I am not convinced that he is what he was billed to be (a slick fielding, light hitting shortstop) but Luis Hernandez is starting to win me over a little. His fielding has been great and he's up there at the plate working the count. He's performing in the field and buying into the team philosophy of hitting. He's trying and until we have a better option, he may work out after all.
(edit: It's Sunday now and I'm ready to love this guy again. Walk off singles will do that for your credibility...)
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Matt Wieters homered twice in his debut for the Frederick Keys and Jake Arrietta threw four innings allowing 1 run. Nice start for the 2007 draft class. On the other had, Billy Rowell had to be removed from the game after pulling up lame running to first.
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LaTroy Hawkins, welcome back to the AL East.
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Brooks Robinson's statue was unveiled in York, PA this weekend. I won't go on a rant but if you are the Baltimore Orioles, you don't have a ton of immortals like the Yankees or the Cubs do. It a pretty clear Holy Trinity of 33rd St of Brooks Robinson, Jim Palmer and Cal Ripken. All should be immortalized in bronze out on Eutaw St.
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Sam Perlozzo spoke to reporters on Friday and said that he was put in a "no-win situation" here in Baltimore.
Was he in a no-win situation like Dave Trembley is now? Better or worse?
His sad-sack loser ways seem to be rubbing off on the Mariners...
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After that Opening Day loss to Tampa Bay, who thought this team would be 3 games over .500 at any point during this season? Anyone? Not even me. But I'll enjoy it while I can.
The Orioles have to get some starters going deeper into these games or we'll be looking at 2007 all over again. (edit: They did. Jeremy Guthrie gave them 7 strong.)
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This is too funny.
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Don't look now, the Baltimore Orioles are in first place.
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Matt Wieters homered twice in his debut for the Frederick Keys and Jake Arrietta threw four innings allowing 1 run. Nice start for the 2007 draft class. On the other had, Billy Rowell had to be removed from the game after pulling up lame running to first.
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LaTroy Hawkins, welcome back to the AL East.
G IP H BB K ER ERA
Hawkins 2 2 8 0 0 7 31.50
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Brooks Robinson's statue was unveiled in York, PA this weekend. I won't go on a rant but if you are the Baltimore Orioles, you don't have a ton of immortals like the Yankees or the Cubs do. It a pretty clear Holy Trinity of 33rd St of Brooks Robinson, Jim Palmer and Cal Ripken. All should be immortalized in bronze out on Eutaw St.
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Sam Perlozzo spoke to reporters on Friday and said that he was put in a "no-win situation" here in Baltimore.
Was he in a no-win situation like Dave Trembley is now? Better or worse?
His sad-sack loser ways seem to be rubbing off on the Mariners...
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After that Opening Day loss to Tampa Bay, who thought this team would be 3 games over .500 at any point during this season? Anyone? Not even me. But I'll enjoy it while I can.
The Orioles have to get some starters going deeper into these games or we'll be looking at 2007 all over again. (edit: They did. Jeremy Guthrie gave them 7 strong.)
And I don't get how anyone can't like Kevin Millar. he's single-handedly bringing back Oriole Magic...
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Picked up some beer from Clipper City today. I couldn't find any of their lighter fare so I picked up a 12 pack of their Heavy Seas series. Kind of heavy beers for baseball season but it's chilly and rainy in Atlanta this weekend so the Winter Storm tasted pretty good watching the Oriole win.*****
This is too funny.
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Don't look now, the Baltimore Orioles are in first place.
I think I'm starting to understand why people don't like Angelos. Brooks should have been honored long ago.
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Well, yeah but the others live up to higher standeards. Palmer, Brooks and Ripken all had Hall of Fame careers AND spent their entire careers in Baltimore. So those three are on a different level.
Frank Robinson and Eddie Murray can be the Archangels of 33rd Street...