Birds Up, O's Down for Aug. 24-29
by duck on Aug 30, 2010 7:00 PM EDT
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Here's who's hot and who's not among the Orioles this week:
Birds Up
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Matt Wieters (CA) - Much better week for Switch Hitting Jesus, as he posted a .400 AVG (although a .353 OBP) while going 6-for-15 with two SAC flies. |
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Nick Markakis (RF) - Yet another week above .300 AVG for Nick. The bat seems to be back. Now if Corey would just let him field the position... |
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The Starting Pitching - Kevin Millwood goes 8.0 IP of shutout ball, Jeremy Guthrie goes 8.1 of shutout ball, Brian Matusz pitched deep for the second start in a row, Brad Bergesen has back-to back good starts. Only Jake Arrieta stumbled, and I blame his 'stache for that. A pretty good week for starting pitching. |
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Koji Uehara (RHP) - He had three saves in three tries, and while he did allow one run in those three appearances, his arrival in a game now means the O's are gonna win. And those sideburns are all kinds of awesome. |
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Brian Roberts (2B) - He was batting .385 for the week, hitting doubles and stealing bases again when he went out with a hip problem. He's supposed to be back soon. Here's hoping. |
O's down
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Ty Wigginton (1B) - Remember when he was our All-Star? Yeah, not last week. A .167 AVG, a .250 SLG and .480 OPS is unfortunately closer to the norm for the second half of the year for Wiggy. Hope you took lots of photos at the All-Star Game, Ty. You're not going back anytime soon like this. |
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Julio Lugo (2B) - He and Izzy are having a contest, apparently, over who can bat the worst while playing middle infield. A .125 AVG, a .222 OBP and a .125 SLG is putrid by even replacement-level player status. |
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Cesar Izturis (SS) - No glove can make up for the suck that is Izzy at the plate this year. In the past week, he sported a .200/.238/.200/.438 slash line, and that was with him going 3-for-4 on Saturday. |
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Corey Patterson (LF) - Corey sat on the bench quite a bit when Buck Showalter took over, and he's giving Buck reason to plant him back there. He went 2-for-18 with two singles for the week. Two hits in six games, four of which he started. Not good. |
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Luke Scott (DH) - Ugh. When he cools off, he cools off. A .130 AVG, .261 SLG and just 3 hits in 23 AB for the week. Yeah, there was a HR, but 3-for-23? |
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Adam Jones (CF) - Adam went 1-for-2 in the one game he played this week, and that fastball in the shoulder blade from Gavin Floyd has kept him on the bench ever since. |
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A hip problem, honestly
What is he, my grandpa?
"Stick to what you know, which is nothing, and stick to your little blogs." -Rob Dibble
Zing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeMwHZrUbVA
"If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400." - Ted Williams
Damn, I'm sorry.
"I got a good Christian raising and a 8th grade education / Ain't no need in y'all in treating me this way." - Billy Joe Shaver
ha
fuck your life
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 30, 2010 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
That does suck dude...
BUT, both teams have some young guys with potential so your loyalty could all be worth it in a few years.
"If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400." - Ted Williams
Burt Reynolds?
"If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400." - Ted Williams
Turd Ferguson?
Insert something witty here.
by Knubles and Bits on Aug 30, 2010 9:43 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Sideburns
are awesome and should be encouraged. Especially if everyone plays as well as my boy Uehara because of them.
P.S. Islanders=garbage. Sorry NSOsfan about your plight.
by Ned from Lex Vegas on Aug 30, 2010 11:53 PM EDT reply actions
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