Comments on: Four Ways I’d Improve the Orioles http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2010/four-ways-id-improve-the-orioles/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:27:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: sci http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2010/four-ways-id-improve-the-orioles/comment-page-1/#comment-32760 sci Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:05:31 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=6266#comment-32760 I'm liking the idea of Miggy at third for one year more and more. What I don't like at all is the idea of Atkins at first. Signing him to play third is one thing, but his likely 15-20 HR and 70-75 RBI are Millar-like at first. I’m liking the idea of Miggy at third for one year more and more. What I don’t like at all is the idea of Atkins at first. Signing him to play third is one thing, but his likely 15-20 HR and 70-75 RBI are Millar-like at first.

]]> By: dan the man http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2010/four-ways-id-improve-the-orioles/comment-page-1/#comment-32755 dan the man Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:45:44 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=6266#comment-32755 <a href='#comment-32754' rel="nofollow">@Andrew</a> - Yeah that's "The Miguel Tejada" alright. Dude, you are not fast. Melvin, neither are you. I would argue that any alleged failed hit-and-run should be called "The Aubrey Huff" because that seemed to be what kept happening to him last year. How about "The Felix Pie", where you almost kill yourself going into 2nd base because, well, you didn't slide because... well, we will never know why I guess. @Andrew – Yeah that’s “The Miguel Tejada” alright. Dude, you are not fast. Melvin, neither are you. I would argue that any alleged failed hit-and-run should be called “The Aubrey Huff” because that seemed to be what kept happening to him last year.

How about “The Felix Pie”, where you almost kill yourself going into 2nd base because, well, you didn’t slide because… well, we will never know why I guess.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2010/four-ways-id-improve-the-orioles/comment-page-1/#comment-32754 Andrew Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:37:50 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=6266#comment-32754 <a href='#comment-32753' rel="nofollow">@dan the man</a> - I would guess it's because the good players are batting in the so-called "run producing spots" of the lineup, so they come up with more 1st and 1 or fewer outs situations. Also the good players play longer. I think Miggy's per capita GIDP rate is a heck of a lot worse than Cal's, but anyway I'm not exactly holding it against him when he's still getting so many hits. If they do go with him, though, i just hope to God that he stops the play i named "The Miguel Tejada" where he hits a line drive to the outfield for a base hit and then gets thrown out astonishingly easily at second base. I also considered renaming it "The Aubrey Huff" or "The Baltimore Orioles 2009" @dan the man – I would guess it’s because the good players are batting in the so-called “run producing spots” of the lineup, so they come up with more 1st and 1 or fewer outs situations. Also the good players play longer. I think Miggy’s per capita GIDP rate is a heck of a lot worse than Cal’s, but anyway I’m not exactly holding it against him when he’s still getting so many hits.

If they do go with him, though, i just hope to God that he stops the play i named “The Miguel Tejada” where he hits a line drive to the outfield for a base hit and then gets thrown out astonishingly easily at second base. I also considered renaming it “The Aubrey Huff” or “The Baltimore Orioles 2009″

]]> By: dan the man http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2010/four-ways-id-improve-the-orioles/comment-page-1/#comment-32753 dan the man Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:21:32 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=6266#comment-32753 <a href='#comment-32752' rel="nofollow">@Andrew</a> - Yo yeah, Cal himself. In fact a ton of really good players have high GIDP, which is interesting. Maybe they just make more contact all around. What was worse, though, was Miggy's tendency to just pull it on the ground to 3rd, much like Jones started to do late in the season. That bugs the crap out of me. But bring him on, it'd be fun. The two big trade pieces back again, this time with an actual rotation and some actual good players. @Andrew – Yo yeah, Cal himself. In fact a ton of really good players have high GIDP, which is interesting. Maybe they just make more contact all around.

What was worse, though, was Miggy’s tendency to just pull it on the ground to 3rd, much like Jones started to do late in the season. That bugs the crap out of me.

But bring him on, it’d be fun. The two big trade pieces back again, this time with an actual rotation and some actual good players.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2010/four-ways-id-improve-the-orioles/comment-page-1/#comment-32752 Andrew Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:16:04 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=6266#comment-32752 <a href='#comment-32751' rel="nofollow">@dan the man</a> - You know who holds the record for most career GIDP, don't you? @dan the man – You know who holds the record for most career GIDP, don’t you?

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