Comments on: 2010 Orioles Position-By-Position: CF

By: Sports Posters

Sports Posters — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:09:47 +0000

Not a big Orioles fan, but it has been great checking out your previews. There really is a lot to like about your team this year. Adam Jones is absolutely great. I can’t wait to see how this kid plays.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:42:57 +0000

That’s Ghiroli, of course. Not Chiroli, which sounds like a delicious new sandwich at the local Rochester Mexican place.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:41:58 +0000

…and there it is, Britt Chiroli telling me that Arrieta admitted that he’s been trying to do too much to impress the brass. Stay within yourself, Jake.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:27:03 +0000

@dan the man – Pie doesn’t have the on-base skills to lead off. I’m as high as anybody on him, but just because he’s fast doesn’t make him a good lead-off hitter. Their best guy outside of Roberts is probably Reimold actually, but he’ll NEVER IN A THOUSAND YEARS bat leadoff. I’m not really too worried about the lineup outside of replacing Roberts with Andino (which would just give the lineup two insta-outs).

Arrieta will be fine. He’s got command issues, and we know where command issues + velocity get you sometimes, but he was never gonna crack the team out of spring training. He needs to just go back to AAA and figure out a comfort zone and then learn not to try to blow everyone away with his overthrowing and velocity when he’s in the big league uniform. His defense today wasn’t anything to write home about either, so take that into account too. More on Arrieta later.

By: dan the man

dan the man — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:46:52 +0000

Woops, how’d that sneak in at the end there?

Also, I should add the one thing that bothers me about the Arrieta thing is I have this terrible fear of the O’s overvaluing their talent like in years past. Not saying they are, just saying it’s a fear, irrational or not.