Baltimore Orioles Off-season 2016-2017 (and April 2017)

[Tank 92]

28 minutes ago, OriolesMagicPlease said:

Yes, please!!!

Thinking the love affair with the long ball may be waning.    lol

[rmw10]

28 minutes ago, Tank 92 said:

Thinking the love affair with the long ball may be waning.    lol

It's great when they're clicking, but when they're all in a slump at the same time...  Unfortunately, you get those ebbs and flows with power bats.

[Tank 92]

Just now, rmw10 said:

It's great when they're clicking, but when they're all in a slump at the same time...  Unfortunately, you get those ebbs and flows with power bats.

With the quality of pitching in the post season I think you have to be able to play small ball to win a championship.

[rmw10]

1 minute ago, Tank 92 said:

With the quality of pitching in the post season I think you have to be able to play small ball to win a championship.

Yep.  You need those guys that can grind out those extra bases.

[Moderator 3]

2 hours ago, rmw10 said:

Issue is that he's a platoon guy though.

Rickard, Chen, Mancini might cover it.

[OriolesMagicPlease]

1 hour ago, Tank 92 said:

Thinking the love affair with the long ball may be waning.    lol

Lol. I want both. I want it all!

[OriolesMagicPlease]

47 minutes ago, Moderator 3 said:

Rickard, Chen, Mancini might cover it.

I have to see much more of Mancini.

[Steve0x]

Matt Wieters is having trouble finding a new team. What wrong with asking to sign with San Diego Padres or with the Oakland A's? if nobody wants him?

[cobrajet]

On 1/31/2017 at 10:27 AM, Steve0x said:

Matt Wieters is having trouble finding a new team. What wrong with asking to sign with San Diego Padres or with the Oakland A's? if nobody wants him?

Not following here. If they have not called his agent and made an offer they must not want him either.

[Willbacker]

Whens pitchers and catchers report lol.

[Moderator 3]

8 hours ago, Willbacker said:

Whens pitchers and catchers report lol.

12th

[Willbacker]

1 hour ago, Moderator 3 said:

12th

Thanks. Looking forward to it.

[Steve0x]

Good News O's fans who don't live in Maryland. MLB TV is offering single team package If you choose this package only, you will have access to watch a single selected team's out-of-market regular-season games live, accessible via the Internet through the MLB.TV HD media player on the web, supported connected devices and the At Bat free experience. 

 

Note,,,No link cause i don't want anymore points from mods

[Moderator 3]

1 hour ago, Steve0x said:

Note,,,No link cause i don't want anymore points from mods

It's okay to link to official sites, just not illegal streaming sites.   

[Moderator 3]

	Jon Meoli (@JonMeoli)
2/7/17, 3:37 PM The #Orioles have announced their full list of NRIs for spring training. pic.twitter.com/58WEKJkQkt

And yes, Chance Sisco is on the list.

[BmoreBird22]

1 hour ago, Moderator 3 said:

	Jon Meoli (@JonMeoli)
2/7/17, 3:37 PM The #Orioles have announced their full list of NRIs for spring training. pic.twitter.com/58WEKJkQkt

And yes, Chance Sisco is on the list.

Chance Sisco is one I think the Orioles want to be what Matt Weiters should have been.

A very great batter for the position with solid defense. If he could just get his glove going for him, he could be a plus hitter in the MLB.

[Moderator 3]

I hope Chance can manage pitchers better than Matt. I think his pitcher management is what has him still job seeking.  I was very disappointed with that aspect of his game last year.  

In other news, from USA Today, the annual predictions.  Though they count us out in the chart, in the verbiage they don't.  I don't think any of the "experts" really know what to expect.

MLB win totals: How we see the 2017 season unfolding

http://usat.ly/2jYlgEe

 

[BmoreBird22]

7 minutes ago, Moderator 3 said:

I hope Chance can manage pitchers better than Matt. I think his pitcher management is what has him still job seeking.  I was very disappointed with that aspect of his game last year.  

In other news, from USA Today, the annual predictions.  Though they count us out in the chart, in the verbiage they don't.  I don't think any of the "experts" really know what to expect.

MLB win totals: How we see the 2017 season unfolding

http://usat.ly/2jYlgEe

Speaking of pitchers, I really hope that Bundy is allowed to have his full arsenal in 2017. I hate that the Orioles tried to limit his full pitching selection. 

As far as the predictions go, I'm happy to see the Orioles being predicted at over .500 for once. I don't mind the Red Sox being placed first, but I'm used to seeing the Orioles in last with like 65 predicted wins.

[Moderator 3]

2 hours ago, BmoreBird22 said:

Speaking of pitchers, I really hope that Bundy is allowed to have his full arsenal in 2017. I hate that the Orioles tried to limit his full pitching selection. 

I saw a tweet the other day that said his full arsenal in now in play.

[52520Andrew]

Would be nice to see Bundy unleashed, just have to hope he holds up physically. He got worn down towards the end of last year

[Moderator 3]

The MASN Spring Training Broadcast schedule is out:

* Monday, Feb. 27 at 1 p.m., New York Yankees vs. Orioles (replays at 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.)
* Sunday, March 5 at 1 p.m., Philadelphia Phillies vs. Orioles (replays at 4 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.)
* Wednesday, March 8 at 1 p.m., Toronto Blue Jays vs. Orioles (replays at 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.)
* Saturday, March 11 at 1 p.m., Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Orioles (replays at 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.)
* Sunday, March 19 at 1 p.m., Detroit Tigers vs. Orioles (replays at 4 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.)
* Wednesday, March 22 at 6 p.m., Tampa Bay Rays vs. Orioles (replay at 11:30 p.m.)
* Thursday, March 30 at 1 p.m., Detroit Tigers vs. Orioles (replays at 7 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.)

[Steve0x]

Why cant MASN televise all spring training home games? Just like the Yankees and the Mets do. 

[Moderator 3]

50 minutes ago, Steve0x said:

Why cant MASN televise all spring training home games? Just like the Yankees and the Mets do. 

Costs too much for a smaller market.

[OriolesMagicPlease]

Tillman won't be ready for opening day. That is a bummer.

[Steve0x]

On February 10, 2017 at 4:31 PM, Moderator 3 said:

Costs too much for a smaller market.

Then raise the price on MASN. Just like the Dodgers did to Time Warner cable.   

Edited February 16 by Steve0x

[OriolesMagicPlease]

So Wieters signed with the Nats. I am going to miss him.

[BmoreBird22]

5 hours ago, OriolesMagicPlease said:

So Wieters signed with the Nats. I am going to miss him.

He's a major case of what could have been.

[OriolesMagicPlease]

16 hours ago, BmoreBird22 said:

He's a major case of what could have been.

True, but I loved watching him throw runners out at second.

[rmw10]

16 hours ago, BmoreBird22 said:

He's a major case of what could have been.

They never could figure out his swing.  So long and slow.  Hard to be a supremely successful hitter, or at least half of what he was expected to be, with those issues.

[Moderator 3]

Is this a good sign of things to come?

	Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch)
2/24/17, 4:15 PM Crichton with scoreless 9th. #orioles win opener 2-0. Started out 0-10-2 last spring before 1st win.