The Orioles will attempt to recover from their first loss of the season tonight when they face Brad Penny and the Tigers. In the meantime, here are some links…
- Victor Martinez tells Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun that he appreciated the Orioles' interest in him this offseason, when they offered $48MM over four years to become their first baseman. "It was a pretty tough decision," Martinez said. Instead, he signed with the Tigers for $50MM.
- Orioles pitching coach Mark Connor told Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports that catcher Matt Wieters is "by far the most amazing 'feel' guy at that age" he has ever seen. Wieters' tempo and game-calling are impressing the Orioles. Those skills were a big reason the Orioles weren't interested in Martinez as a catcher.
- Peter Schmuck of the Sun isn't looking to nitpick, but he says Adam Jones' approach at the plate is one potential area of concern for the Orioles early on.
- After a surprising 4-1 start thanks to their impressive pitching, the Orioles are 15th on WEEI.com's power rankings.
Red Sox should have resigned this guy, without question and as the guys on Baseball tonight mentioned last night, the Red Sox should have read the flyer on Buck a little more closely. Guy is paying serious dividends in Florida right now. I’m not going to argue this, but man..shoulda coulda woulda..V-Mart looks like a relative steal for the Tigers with that contract. Good for them to add a quality player at a quality price..
And yeah, Buck rules..I hope he wins a championship with the O’s. I can’t imagine one person (player or personnel) currently in baseball who is more deserving of a ring than Showalter. Shoot, since it’s such a beautiful park, I may get tickets, hop on a train from New York and go see a game this summer..
Why do you like Shoewalter so much?? Every team he’s been to, wins AFTER he leaves…
Also John Buck stated he wanted to play in Boston, they def should have picked him up
Why do I like Showalter so much? It’s because I am a die hard Yank fan and have been to every ticker tape parade dating back to 96. In a large part, I credit Buck with much of the Yanks success in the 90’s. He is that intangible many neglect to mention when people discuss the Yanks dynasty and run of dominance. The same could be said for other teams he has managed too. Exhibit B is the Rangers.
I also truly appreciate his candor and the way he speaks. Never sugar coated.
Why do you hate the Orioles so much? Its getting sad now.
I didn’t like Shoewalter BEFORE he went to the Orioles.. The only thing thats sad is your blind bias.
Pot calling the kettle black.
yes my unbiased baseball opinion on a team i’m neutral with is completely blind and biased. great work
Are you also unbiased and neutral regarding the Rays, Soxs and Yanks? Just curious if you’d say you have some biased there …
You thinking you’re unbiased is as sad as you trying to make a linguistic argument.
okay… we’ll see if your still here when the O’s fall back under .500 .. or if you’ll run back under your bridge!
I notice you’ve responded to all of the personal comments, but ignore much of the baseball talk … interesting.
I’ve been a die hard for 25 years. You have no idea what you are talking about. Also you are the one trolling these boards, don’t be confused.
yawn.
Give it up Rabbitov, this troll is always right, just ask him. I’m sure he’ll give you an unbiased opinion! Lol!
hahah wow! hilarious!
I`m glad your not still bitter for all the 100 times i`ve schooled your baseball knowledge…
keep following me around hoping to embarrass me. haha
Oh Lunchbox45, thou art the definition of a Stalker. Remember you’re the one who went the extra yard to look up my Facebook account a few months back cuz you just had to see who was getting the better of you here. Getting a Stalker on MLB Traderumors is rare but getting under your skin is Priceless!
lol I don’t even remember that to be honest. but the fact that you do and still harbour a grudge is pretty pathetic. Essentially what your telling the world is that you have no life and the social interactions that happen on mlbtr actually have influence over you.
Which is actually pretty sad in its self.. I actually sincerely feel bad for u :/
Lame try deflecting your creepiness! Is stalking what all Canucks do when none of their hockey teams make the playoffs?
It was a gamble for sure going with Salty as the starting C. So far it’s not looking good but it’s early. Russell Martin having a hot start probably isn’t making Theo feel any better.
Yeah Russell and that $4m deal is looking really REALLY good so far. Hope he can sustain his production. More importantly, based on the posts in the papers. Pitchers are really liking his game calling. Salty and his weird crouch, sitting, laying (whatever the heck that is he does) is not helping matters. Isn’t that what they call tipping pitches? Theo essentially put the integrity of a $200mm team in the hands of a young, 4th tier (on the Rangers) catcher. Let’s face it, the catcher is one of the most important aspects of the game and team. Variteck is really no better. The Sox have some real problems with their behind the plate situation right now. I’m not worried about their offense. It will come and it will be big, but if the pitchers don’t get their mojo down with Salty, they should kiss the season good by.
complete overreaction
156 games left…
157*
Not for everybody lunchbox.
The story is on the O’s. They have played 5 games.
anything else?
Not just fans of the orioles come to the comment section.
I accept your apology
Ha, yeah right.
Close enough, point stands.
wieters has exceeded expectations defensively and with his game-calling/handling of pitchers
now… if that bat would just get going
It’s not polite to poke fun at someone for their name, but ‘Peter Schmuck’ just might be the funniest name I’ve heard since ‘Lucious Pusey’.
It is funny, until you read his blog, which is horribly unfunny.
You should read some of his stuff.
So if the Sox started 6-0, everyone and their mother would predict 105 wins and bla bla bla. But they start 0-6 and its no big deal? Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think they will finish under 90-92 wins but what the hell?
i don’t understand your question
So you WANT people to over react and make a big deal? Just like last year when Teix was hitting .200 and everyone said he sucked then he finished with his usual numbers? Theres just no point in over reacting in baseball. theres 156-7 games left just enjoy the ride