Comments on: Independence Weekend http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/independence-weekend/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:16:49 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ryan http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/independence-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-22473 ryan Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:40:52 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=1370#comment-22473 Yeah, as I see it there’s no reason at all to go altering the chemistry this team has.

If we can get some young prospects out of our older veteran players come off-season time, sure go for it, but this thing this year is held in a delicate balance. With us sitting around .500 ball this time of year I don’t know if we can even come close to being real contenders for a wild card slot, but post All Star break collapses aren’t unknown to other teams, except the Wankees. It’d be silly to do away with the goodwill this team is generating here at home. The 10th man, i.e. the proverbial US, is somebody the organization can’t draft or trade for (see Sosa, etc.), and it seems O’s fans are finally back into the team. Sherrill, Millar and Huff are a big part of that goodwill, so trading them now is kind of a slap in the face of a fanbase that’s finally regaining interest in the organization.

I think we develop an offensively passable SS in the farm system from the ‘08 draft class — if possible — and see about improving Bynum and Fahey and using them as the utility guys they are until the young dudes are ready for the Show.

My two cents, anyway.

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]]> By: xi0 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/independence-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-22458 xi0 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:35:53 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=1370#comment-22458 I honestly don't see a reason to trade for any retreads to fill the SS position at this point. What MacPhale done has been amazing, but I don't think he should change the "blueprint" just because we're still having a winning season. Let's go as far as we can with these young guys and be (presumably) even better next year. Now if we can get a prospect at SS in a package for Sherrill or Huff, maybe, but the type of player we'd get isn't going to make an immediate impact this season.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('22458','xi0'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('22458','xi0','I honestly don\'t see a reason to trade for any retreads to fill the SS position at this point. What MacPhale done has been amazing, but I don\'t think he should change the \"blueprint\" just because we\'re still having a winning season. Let\'s go as far as we can with these young guys and be (presumably) even better next year.\r\n\r\nNow if we can get a prospect at SS in a package for Sherrill or Huff, maybe, but the type of player we\'d get isn\'t going to make an immediate impact this season.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I honestly don’t see a reason to trade for any retreads to fill the SS position at this point. What MacPhale done has been amazing, but I don’t think he should change the “blueprint” just because we’re still having a winning season. Let’s go as far as we can with these young guys and be (presumably) even better next year.

Now if we can get a prospect at SS in a package for Sherrill or Huff, maybe, but the type of player we’d get isn’t going to make an immediate impact this season.

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]]> By: Mike L http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/independence-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-22457 Mike L Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:15:30 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=1370#comment-22457 DT does it again. We score 10 runs when you have a lineup including both Bynum and Fahey, and when Guthrie pitches. Sarfate looked good too. showed some good command. i sure hope someone takes bukvichs spot quick. if we can get one of the next two id be happy. that'd make for a 4-3 homestand. What about david eckstien. He's a much bigger name than say felipe lopez, but he also doesnt have the bat. 1 HR and 18RBI in 198AB. so hes gotten to the plate plenty. I just dont see much upside here. the only upside is veteran, and postseason/championship experience (Kevin Millar like) I think we should just deal with what we got right now. besides, fahey hitting the ball well, granite, its been 2 games, but we'll see how long it lasts. Sunday morning headline..Trembley bats Fahey cleanup, hits walk off homerun. Maybe not cleanup, but im gonna call it, fahey hits a bomb, and Huff goes deep again too. O's win 8-5.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('22457','Mike L'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('22457','Mike L','DT does it again. We score 10 runs when you have a lineup including both Bynum and Fahey, and when Guthrie pitches. Sarfate looked good too. showed some good command. i sure hope someone takes bukvichs spot quick. if we can get one of the next two id be happy. that\'d make for a 4-3 homestand. \r\n\r\nWhat about david eckstien. He\'s a much bigger name than say felipe lopez, but he also doesnt have the bat. 1 HR and 18RBI in 198AB. so hes gotten to the plate plenty. I just dont see much upside here. the only upside is veteran, and postseason\/championship experience (Kevin Millar like) I think we should just deal with what we got right now. besides, fahey hitting the ball well, granite, its been 2 games, but we\'ll see how long it lasts. \r\n\r\nSunday morning headline..Trembley bats Fahey cleanup, hits walk off homerun.\r\n\r\nMaybe not cleanup, but im gonna call it, fahey hits a bomb, and Huff goes deep again too. O\'s win 8-5.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> DT does it again. We score 10 runs when you have a lineup including both Bynum and Fahey, and when Guthrie pitches. Sarfate looked good too. showed some good command. i sure hope someone takes bukvichs spot quick. if we can get one of the next two id be happy. that’d make for a 4-3 homestand.

What about david eckstien. He’s a much bigger name than say felipe lopez, but he also doesnt have the bat. 1 HR and 18RBI in 198AB. so hes gotten to the plate plenty. I just dont see much upside here. the only upside is veteran, and postseason/championship experience (Kevin Millar like) I think we should just deal with what we got right now. besides, fahey hitting the ball well, granite, its been 2 games, but we’ll see how long it lasts.

Sunday morning headline..Trembley bats Fahey cleanup, hits walk off homerun.

Maybe not cleanup, but im gonna call it, fahey hits a bomb, and Huff goes deep again too. O’s win 8-5.

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]]> By: ryan http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/independence-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-22456 ryan Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:19:54 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=1370#comment-22456 Watched the Harbor 'works from my back window. Drunk and nice indeed. But Red Bull and Curevo? That sounds like arrest in a cup.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('22456','ryan'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('22456','ryan','Watched the Harbor \'works from my back window. \r\n\r\nDrunk and nice indeed. But Red Bull and Curevo? That sounds like arrest in a cup.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Watched the Harbor ‘works from my back window.

Drunk and nice indeed. But Red Bull and Curevo? That sounds like arrest in a cup.

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]]> By: Joe the Guy http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/independence-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-22453 Joe the Guy Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:22:36 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=1370#comment-22453 I celebrated my independence with red bull and cuervo and I shouldn't drunkpost you cats but fuckin ESPN.com the supermarket rag tabloid gossip shitpan couldn't even go 2 paragraphs, even after a win like tonight, without mentioning the thirty run game last year and that sucks. Fireworks are violent and unnessecary and decadent and basically the epitome of america. I love them. Crazy colors all drippy like tripping, only more drunk....<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('22453','Joe the Guy'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('22453','Joe the Guy','I celebrated my independence with red bull and cuervo and I shouldn\'t drunkpost you cats but fuckin ESPN.com the supermarket rag tabloid gossip shitpan couldn\'t even go 2 paragraphs, even after a win like tonight, without mentioning the thirty run game last year and that sucks.\r\n\r\nFireworks are violent and unnessecary and decadent and basically the epitome of america. I love them. Crazy colors all drippy like tripping, only more drunk....'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I celebrated my independence with red bull and cuervo and I shouldn’t drunkpost you cats but fuckin ESPN.com the supermarket rag tabloid gossip shitpan couldn’t even go 2 paragraphs, even after a win like tonight, without mentioning the thirty run game last year and that sucks.

Fireworks are violent and unnessecary and decadent and basically the epitome of america. I love them. Crazy colors all drippy like tripping, only more drunk….

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