8/24 Orioles (Gonzalez) vs. Cubs (Wada) 1:20 pm CT WGN

[d_money]

Who did the O's give up to get Adam Jones?

 

Erik Bedard

Thanks - I knew it was Seattle just couldn't recall

[Guest]

i knew o's fans overrated gonzalez, but i was under the impression that he was actually kind of good

[treebird]

baez plainly just guessing

[treebird]

i am still somewhat optimistic long-term, but i really expect baez to crater the rest of this season. hope i'm wrong.

[sneakypower]

wow, that was one of the best fielding plays i ever remember seeing a pitcher make

[George Hayduke]

baez plainly just guessing

Yeah, he was expecting outside the whole way and he came right at him on strike 3.

[Clem Fandango]

baez plainly just guessing

Yeah, he was expecting outside the whole way and he came right at him on strike 3.

 

I suppose if you wanted to look at that AB with an optimistic approach you could say that it shows he understand how pitchers have been pitching to him and he was anticipating an outside breaking pitch to lay off of instead of swinging wildly at it, so he's trying to make adjustments.

 

Or it's just Baez being Baez.

[UMFan83]

HR K K K K HR K

[d_money]

This whole replay thing is total [expletive]

[Careless]

Wada really pitches quickly.

 

Nice play, Valbuena.

[TruffleShuffle]

Who did the O's give up to get Adam Jones?

 

Erik Bedard

Thanks - I knew it was Seattle just couldn't recall

 

They also got Chris Tillman, who has been a solid starter for 3 years now, and George Sherrill, who served as a useful reliever for a couple of seasons. The Mariners were widely criticized for giving up too much and, lo and behold, they ended up giving up too much.

 

Yes, Bill Bavasi was an awful GM.

[Clem Fandango]

WOW. Well done, Valbuena

[woodchip2153]

WOW. Well done, Valbuena

 

I love on the side view you can see Baez's draw drop

[sneakypower]

i knew o's fans overrated gonzalez, but i was under the impression that he was actually kind of good

top-50 for pitcher RA9-WAR since hitting the bigs in '12, ahead of guys like Samardzija, Ervin Santana, CJ Wilson

 

i'm a fan

[Clem Fandango]

WOW. Well done, Valbuena

 

I love on the side view you can see Baez's draw drop

 

Ha! You're right. That's awesome

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/ZCKgy4r.jpg

 

[mul21]

i knew o's fans overrated gonzalez, but i was under the impression that he was actually kind of good

top-50 for pitcher RA9-WAR since hitting the bigs in '12, ahead of guys like Samardzija, Ervin Santana, CJ Wilson

 

i'm a fan

 

With his WHIP and OPS against, he is the anti Jaxon. His FIP has to be like 2 runs higher than his ERA.

[Clem Fandango]

i knew o's fans overrated gonzalez, but i was under the impression that he was actually kind of good

top-50 for pitcher RA9-WAR since hitting the bigs in '12, ahead of guys like Samardzija, Ervin Santana, CJ Wilson

 

i'm a fan

 

Sweet, lets get him out of Baltimore and teach him a cutter

[Guest]

i knew o's fans overrated gonzalez, but i was under the impression that he was actually kind of good

top-50 for pitcher RA9-WAR since hitting the bigs in '12, ahead of guys like Samardzija, Ervin Santana, CJ Wilson

 

i'm a fan

 

how does he have a career 4.68 fip?

[Felix Leiter]

What was that huge OOH during the national anthem?

Probably something Orioles fans do

 

It was started when the O's were playing in Memorial Stadium in Balmer. There was this cab driver named Wild Bill Hagy who used to sit in the upper deck down right field. He was a pretty rugged character and yelled stuff all game. He led them in 'O' during the anthem and then later on would try to spell out 'Orioles' using his arms and legs. The O's used to play 'Thank God I'm a Country Boy' by John Denver during the 7th inning stretch. Hagy would dance on the O's dugout and then do the 'Orioles' act. Hagy's gone and I don't know if they still do John Denver.

[sneakypower]

i knew o's fans overrated gonzalez, but i was under the impression that he was actually kind of good

top-50 for pitcher RA9-WAR since hitting the bigs in '12, ahead of guys like Samardzija, Ervin Santana, CJ Wilson

 

i'm a fan

 

how does he have a career 4.68 fip?

HR generosity

 

bases empty: 1.67 HR/9

men on base: 0.83 HR/9

 

FIP assumes those rates to be similar

[Clem Fandango]

What was that huge OOH during the national anthem?

Probably something Orioles fans do

 

It was started when the O's were playing in Memorial Stadium in Balmer. There was this cab driver named Wild Bill Hagy who used to sit in the upper deck down right field. He was a pretty rugged character and yelled stuff all game. He led them in 'O' during the anthem and then later on would try to spell out 'Orioles' using his arms and legs. The O's used to play 'Thank God I'm a Country Boy' by John Denver during the 7th inning stretch. Hagy would dance on the O's dugout and then do the 'Orioles' act. Hagy's gone and I don't know if they still do John Denver.

 

Mr. Sunshine on my God Damn Shoulders John Denver.

[Clem Fandango]

WHOOOO POP UP! Get that contact rate up, buddy!

[Guest]

Alcantara!

[gscool89]

Mendy! \:D/

[Clem Fandango]

CONTRA!!!! Breaking out of the slump!