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Orioles....part 2?
December 17, 2013 at 02:45 PM UTC
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why was the thread locked??
anyway, it really sucks that BRob went to the Yankees. I don't care that he's gone…he hasn't been great. But out of all teams…did it really have to be the Yankees?
atomic
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
December 17, 2013 at 02:56 PM UTC
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Got wrote:
why was the thread locked??
anyway, it really sucks that BRob went to the Yankees. I don't care that he's gone…he hasn't been great. But out of all teams…did it really have to be the Yankees?
I am happy he is going to the Yankees. He should be even worse next year. Going from Cano to Roberts..how the mighty have fallen.
K8teebug
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
December 17, 2013 at 03:36 PM UTC
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He is dead to me. I will be booing him. (and I have only ever booed A-Rod, Texiera, and Ortiz when he acts like an asshole).
PISSED.
I know it's business and all of that, but the YANKEES?
vansmack
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
December 17, 2013 at 03:54 PM UTC
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Got wrote:
why was the thread locked??
Something I said?
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
December 17, 2013 at 04:15 PM UTC
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that whats i would think . . . youre so controversial, around here. im sure in real life, too.
vansmack
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
December 17, 2013 at 05:18 PM UTC
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According to Buster:
"Brian Roberts wanted to go back to the Orioles, but as soon as the team dumped closer Jim Johnson because of payroll restrictions, he reached out to a friend and noted that there probably wouldn?t be room for him"
hutch
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
December 17, 2013 at 05:33 PM UTC
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Brian Roberts is atrocious.. I can't believe the Yankees have stooped that low….
vansmack
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
December 17, 2013 at 05:36 PM UTC
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More problems…
Gavin Floyd turned down more money from Baltimore to sign with Atlanta From ESPN:
Indeed, last season, Camden Yards saw the fourth-most home runs hit per game, according to ESPN's Park Factor, while Atlanta's Turner Field ranked way down that same list at No. 18. That may have played a part in Floyd's decision, since the pitcher has indeed allowed a home run in half of his career starts at the stadium.
Similarly, while Balfour's resistance to sign may be about adding an extra option year to the contract offer already made to the pitcher by the Orioles, the fact that the closer's record has an ERA of 5.56 in Baltimore since 2009 might also be lurking at the back of his mind.
vansmack
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
December 17, 2013 at 05:39 PM UTC
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hutch wrote:
Brian Roberts is atrocious.. I can't believe the Yankees have stooped that low….
They like his OBP and the chance to mentor Dean Anna, but I agree, he's not a full time solution at 2B. At least, nor more so than Jemile Weeks, but at least he's a lot cheaper.
Got Haggis?
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
December 17, 2013 at 07:18 PM UTC
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orioles signed balfour for 14 million
is he really worth that much more over jim johnson?
K8teebug
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
December 17, 2013 at 07:47 PM UTC
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Yes.
I feel like Johnson will be a head case this year. Just my opinion. I'm not a scout!
atomic
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
December 17, 2013 at 08:01 PM UTC
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Got wrote:
orioles signed balfour for 14 million
is he really worth that much more over jim johnson?
Balfour is 7 million a year. Jim Johnson is 10+ million for this year.
Got Haggis?
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
December 17, 2013 at 08:06 PM UTC
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oic
vansmack
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
December 17, 2013 at 08:07 PM UTC
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Got wrote:
is he really worth that much more over jim johnson?
Maybe they *really* like Jemile Weeks?
kmdobrz
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
December 18, 2013 at 12:51 AM UTC
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vansmack wrote:
According to Buster:
"Brian Roberts wanted to go back to the Orioles, but as soon as the team dumped closer Jim Johnson because of payroll restrictions, he reached out to a friend and noted that there probably wouldn?t be room for him"
I think it's kinda crazy if it's true that both he and the O's didn't even speak to each other before he signed with those guys.
Edit: Apparently they spoke last week. I'm sure the O's would have given him a similar contract.
hutch
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
December 18, 2013 at 02:35 AM UTC
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come on now..who wouldn't want to play for the Yankees before retiring..over continuing with the O's?
the Yankees are the Yankees.. if you love baseball and you know even a little bit about the game you gotta be interested in being a Yankee
although building that new stadium was the most stupid thing i have ever heard of.. talk about pissing away tradition.
atomic
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
December 18, 2013 at 04:56 AM UTC
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hutch wrote:
come on now..who wouldn't want to play for the Yankees before retiring..over continuing with the O's?
the Yankees are the Yankees.. if you love baseball and you know even a little bit about the game you gotta be interested in being a Yankee
although building that new stadium was the most stupid thing i have ever heard of.. talk about pissing away tradition.
I am sure Roberts would have preferred being an Oriole. He didn't have a choice as the Orioles didn't want him.
kmdobrz
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
December 18, 2013 at 12:42 PM UTC
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atomic wrote:
I am sure Roberts would have preferred being an Oriole. He didn't have a choice as the Orioles didn't want him.
You know for a fact that they didn't want him? For $2M plus incentives? I'm reading that the O's were never given a chance to counter.
kosmo
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
December 18, 2013 at 12:52 PM UTC
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not sure why the old thread was locked, i don't generally even look in the sports thread. and it wasn't butt locked via my phone as i force the forum into WAP mode in my browser.
vansmack
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
December 18, 2013 at 06:14 PM UTC
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kosmo wrote:
not sure why the old thread was locked, i don't generally even look in the sports thread. and it wasn't butt locked via my phone as i force the forum into WAP mode in my browser.
And it wasn't my secure server link either….