Comments on: O’s, Markakis Not Close On Extension…Yet

By: dan the man

dan the man — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:54:13 +0000

Looks like Gibbons is going to get a minor league deal with the Brewers.

By: dan the man

dan the man — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:49:58 +0000

Figured I’d go ahead and supply the obligatory impatient Markakis extension comment.

Maybe WOB is more appropriate – Winning Organizational Baseball. Doesn’t have the same ring to it, huh?

By: Andrew out of Rochester

Andrew out of Rochester — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:24:03 +0000

Eh, calm down.

That’s all I got.

By: dan the man

dan the man — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:22:23 +0000

I agree that Andy isn’t going to let Nick go too long without an extension. But this kind of thing is extremely frustrating to fans when we all know it took 6 games for the Rays to sign Longoria. I mean.. the question is why even low-ball? When you know his agent is going to say no to it? Why do that? Just come at him with the money that he’s worth and stop dicking around with the fragile emotions of an already thin Orioles fanbase. Our nerves are shot. And fucking sign Matusz and DT already, damnit.

WTB

By: Andrew out of Rochester

Andrew out of Rochester — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:49:29 +0000

For some reason, I can’t comment on the BSMARs week after week…the orange question never comes up in my browser…weird.

Anyway, I voted nay, so I’ll explain myself here:

I’m really torn about this one. On the one hand, Roch’s insider information is great stuff and his blog is must-read because of the early lineups and player/manager quotes and stories. On the other hand, his style is extremely irritating to me. It feels like half of his posts are off-topic junk like “I locked my keys in the car again”, or horrendous jokes, or some combination of the two.

So I dunno. But I get the feeling that any other writer could do his job and not be so clunky, as Neal put it. So I guess I’m a reluctant “nay” (but a nay nonetheless).