2016 Baltimore Orioles

[Cville-Raven]

8 minutes ago, Steve0x said:

Buck!!! CUT Joseph!!! Release him!!! He cant hit..At Least O's have another catcher who can hit PENA! I rather see Joesph in a Yankee uniform 

It's one game

[Steve0x]

Well He's shown he's got power. Joseph just strikes out hit ground balls into double plays.

[rmw10]

1 minute ago, Steve0x said:

Well He's shown he's got power. Joseph just strikes out hit ground balls into double plays.

Francisco Pena owns a career .375 SLG and .661 OPS in the minor leagues.  That's awful.  1 HR doesn't automatically mean a guy has power.

[Steve0x]

18 minutes ago, BmoreBird22 said:

As far as I know, catchers aren't usually known for offensive prowews...

Lots of Catchers are or were power hitters. Yogi Berra was a power hitter. Gene Tenneace was a power hitter. Ray Fossie was a power hitter. Steve Yeager was a power hitter. Elrod Hendricks was a power hitter. Thurmond Munson was a power hitter. Rick Dempsey was a power hitter. Should i go on?

[BmoreBird22]

2 minutes ago, Steve0x said:

Lots of Catchers are or were power hitters. Yogi Berra was a power hitter. Gene Tenneace was a power hitter. Ray Fossie was a power hitter. Steve Yeager was a power hitter. Elrod Hendricks was a power hitter. Thurmond Munson was a power hitter. Rick Dempsey was a power hitter. Should i go on?

I recognize two and they're considered the all time greats, so, no, you should not.

[Steve0x]

5 minutes ago, rmw10 said:

Francisco Pena owns a career .375 SLG and .661 OPS in the minor leagues.  That's awful.  1 HR doesn't automatically mean a guy has power.

Lots of minor leaguers play better when they come into major leagues Remember pitcher Dennis Eckersley? He sucked in minors as well with Indians but he was great at Oakland. Maybe O's can trade Joseph to the Angels for Tim Lincecum. Maybe he might shine again with O's

Edited June 3, 2016 by Steve0x

[rmw10]

Just now, Steve0x said:

Lots of minor leaguers play better when they come into major leagues Remember pitcher Dennis Eckersley? He sucked in minors as well with Indians but he was great at Oakland

So you've made that determination off of 1 game?  Cool.

[BmoreBird22]

2 minutes ago, rmw10 said:

So you've made that determination off of 1 game?  Cool.

I mean, are we surprised?

[Steve0x]

2 minutes ago, rmw10 said:

So you've made that determination off of 1 game?  Cool.

Well what if Pena keeps it up? It would be a big mistake to send him back to Norfolk when Joseph comes back and if i see him bat at Camden yards again i will boo at him like i did with Albert Belle

[rmw10]

4 minutes ago, BmoreBird22 said:

I mean, are we surprised?

If you can't tell, I'm just bored lol

[rmw10]

4 minutes ago, Steve0x said:

Well what if Pena keeps it up? It would be a big mistake to send him back to Norfolk when Joseph comes back and if i see him bat at Camden yards again i will boo at him like i did with Albert Belle

And what if Joseph rebounds from a rough start and hits like he did last year?

[Steve0x]

Joseph is just a defensive catcher. He's not a hitter. The coaches have to tell him be patent at bat instead of swinging with aggressiveness. Take pitches then if you feel right at 3rd or 4th pitch go after it.  

[Steve0x]

Having Pena is like having another weapon. The O's line up kinda reminds me of the 1927 Yankees. Thats how dangerous they are. But pitching is another story.

[rmw10]

15 minutes ago, Steve0x said:

Joseph is just a defensive catcher. He's not a hitter. The coaches have to tell him be patent at bat instead of swinging with aggressiveness. Take pitches then if you feel right at 3rd or 4th pitch go after it.  

Except for the fact that Joseph has been a better career hitter than Pena in nearly every facet, in addition to his defense? Okay. 

[Cville-Raven]

20 minutes ago, Steve0x said:

Having Pena is like having another weapon. The O's line up kinda reminds me of the 1927 Yankees. Thats how dangerous they are. But pitching is another story.

lol you do know that you're comparing them to one of the greatest lineups ever

[Steve0x]

56 minutes ago, Cville-Raven said:

lol you do know that you're comparing them to one of the greatest lineups ever

Cause Davis and Trumbo are kinda like Ruth and Gehrig

Edited June 3, 2016 by Steve0x

[Cville-Raven]

30 minutes ago, Steve0x said:

Cause Davis and Trumbo are kinda like Ruth and Gehrig

lol stop it

[BmoreBird22]

I don't think anyone talks about him, but Mychal Givens is a very legit AL ROY candidate 

[Cville-Raven]

11 minutes ago, BmoreBird22 said:

I don't think anyone talks about him, but Mychal Givens is a very legit AL ROY candidate 

He's better than O'day right now tbh. I know he made his debut last year but did he not have enough appearances to qualify for it last year?

[OriolesMagicPlease]

9 hours ago, Steve0x said:

Buck!!! CUT Joseph!!! Release him!!! He cant hit..At Least O's have another catcher who can hit PENA! I rather see Joesph in a Yankee uniform 

I needed a good laugh this morning. Thanks!

[rmw10]

7 hours ago, Steve0x said:

Cause Davis and Trumbo are kinda like Ruth and Gehrig

Oh how I wish signatures were still things around here.  This is prime sig material.

[BmoreBird22]

10 hours ago, Cville-Raven said:

He's better than O'day right now tbh. I know he made his debut last year but did he not have enough appearances to qualify for it last year?

According to an article I read, he retained his rookie status.

[cobrajet]

Wow 7 homeruns last night.....and we really needed them!!!!!

[Steve0x]

6 hours ago, OriolesMagicPlease said:

I needed a good laugh this morning. Thanks!

You'll be shocked to see that I'm right when Pena keeps it up. 

[Steve0x]

Mark Teixeira what a wuss! Took himself out of the game. He's taking the money and run. Im glad the O's didn't sign this wuss and a bum. Teixeira been doing this for years keeps taking himself out. Whats the matter? Cant handle Tillman on the mound

[Cville-Raven]

Ruth with the homer

[Steve0x]

7 minutes ago, Cville-Raven said:

Ruth with the homer

Chris=Babe Ruth

Trumbo = Lou Gehrig

Edited June 4, 2016 by Steve0x

[Steve0x]

Ex squealers Coach wearing O's cap

 

Edited June 4, 2016 by Steve0x

[BmoreBird22]

44 minutes ago, Steve0x said:

Chris=Babe Ruth

Trumbo = Lou Gehrig

All Davis has to do is hit 500 more home runs, get 1700 more RBI's, and up his BA by .800.

All Trumbo has to do is get 350 more home runs, 1500 more RBI's, and get his BA up by .900.

Very close in all categories and spot on assessment. 

[Steve0x]

20 minutes ago, BmoreBird22 said:

All Davis has to do is hit 500 more home runs, get 1700 more RBI's, and up his BA by .800.

All Trumbo has to do is get 350 more home runs, 1500 more RBI's, and get his BA up by .900.

Very close in all categories and spot on assessment. 

Clever