tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post2876559399270457415..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: What if the Orioles are Actually Terrible?Jon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-34242027509305130652017-06-18T00:07:33.153-04:002017-06-18T00:07:33.153-04:00Daren Sweeney: I thought I'd add my own commen...Daren Sweeney: I thought I'd add my own comments about what a mess the organization has become under Duquette, but you expressed my sentiments exactly, so I'll button it this time.<br />I've said this before, but one good thing has come to pass: Rick Peterson is no longer with the Orioles organization. He's the guy who believed all pitchers should have the same mechanics and in the process he ruined the development of guys like Arrieta.<br />Imagine if Sale, Cueto or even Kershaw (with his unusual hitch in his delivery) had been drafted by the Orioles while he was still around.vilnius b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02872502926590063013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-78390169284282319102017-06-16T13:27:43.787-04:002017-06-16T13:27:43.787-04:00The first time I ever watched baseball was during ...The first time I ever watched baseball was during the 1983 World Series. I would be a Phillies fan today had their uniforms been orange and black. I started at the highest peak, and it's been just pure frustration since then. I'm in my early 40's and I don't know if I'll ever get back to where I started with this franchise.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17733208205822734167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-61098958070838176942017-06-15T14:21:49.992-04:002017-06-15T14:21:49.992-04:00i believe most people are missing the elephant in ...i believe most people are missing the elephant in the room so to speak trading the players to restock the farm system is a good idea, getting high draft picks is good also, BUT the scouting department and minor league development staffs need to go. look at the young pitchers who develop arm problems in this system. why? because they change the delivery and where they stand on the rubber. and i know they don't have all that great talent in the big league pitching department but can anyone truly say that Gausman could have benefited by learning to "pitch" in the minors instead of the majors?tony2302https://www.blogger.com/profile/14464582714647079915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-69997061927052079522017-06-15T13:55:25.075-04:002017-06-15T13:55:25.075-04:00I think Buck has made the most of what he has, but...I think Buck has made the most of what he has, but Dan is in charge of getting those players. Buck has been the McGyver of MLB managers, foiling the opposition using chewing gum, half-eaten chicken wings, and an old shoe. It may be true that DD is working under severe resource constraints, but we can't know that for sure. All we know is that his drafts have been bad, the farm system is abysmal, and DD seems no less inclined to spend his time diving in dumpsters and expecting to find caviar.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433717404665291943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-1556489079482784312017-06-15T06:28:06.678-04:002017-06-15T06:28:06.678-04:00Richard, you are sounding shrill. Yes, the team i...Richard, you are sounding shrill. Yes, the team is flawed and this blog makes a compelling case for rebuilding time. That said, Dan and Buck have made the very most of what they have had in terms of players and resources. The failing is not management, but the law of averages. The guys have over-performed for 5 years; Buck and Dan get at least some of the credit for that (not blame). Don't blame ownership either. The law of averages has caught up to them, is all. Boss61https://www.blogger.com/profile/01045206084120458063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-40551988144603188212017-06-14T21:30:27.208-04:002017-06-14T21:30:27.208-04:00Don't wait another year. I see shit when I see...Don't wait another year. I see shit when I see it. Trade everybody. But most pressing of all, fire Dumpster Dan. His shenanigans are an embarrassment. Buck's shchitck is also getting old. We need a fresh approach and new blood. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17733208205822734167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-52204782293144217832017-06-14T21:22:04.090-04:002017-06-14T21:22:04.090-04:00I concur. Trade Manny, too, and as a precondition ...I concur. Trade Manny, too, and as a precondition the other team needs to take Crush and entire salary. Trade everyone. This team stinks. Manny is not worth heir to Brooks and Cal.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17733208205822734167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-75629620358567446852017-06-14T17:57:06.279-04:002017-06-14T17:57:06.279-04:00My time span is a lot longer than the mid 90s but ...My time span is a lot longer than the mid 90s but the points in the article are made with sufficient eloquence. I became a fan in the mid '60s. The first Dark Ages (roughly 1985-95) was a consequence of then-ownership getting drunk on the 1983 success of a then-aging team and trying to catch lightning in a bottle for one more run, by signing aging and overpriced free agents as opposed to rebuilding with prospects. <br /><br />The Fred Lynn, Lee Lacy and Don Aase signings of that era equate to Ubaldo, Trumbo, Smith et. al. now. Adequate players generally, but on the downhill side of their careers. Not how champions are built. <br /><br />Any Oriole age 30 or more, and anyone with two years or less until free agency, should be traded for the best available return even if its not more than a "bag of balls." This is precisely the successful tack of Andy MacPhail when he took over as GM and built the foundation of 2012-2016 successes. <br /><br />We need an Andy approach again. Boss61https://www.blogger.com/profile/01045206084120458063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-20160994259198733502017-06-14T17:35:32.032-04:002017-06-14T17:35:32.032-04:00Great article. I couldn't agree more. For the ...Great article. I couldn't agree more. For the first couple of losing streaks I kept optimistic about their season. Now that we have dipped below .500 it's time to be realistic. I'm not sure how they could remove Davis, but it seams there are several trading pieces (biggest of which is Machado) to beef up the farm system. <br /><br />To address Corey's question - it seems like we have until the trade deadline (and even this winter) to wait for better performance from some of the players that would have gotten huge returns this past offseason (Machado, Britton, Brach). Some of the players that are under team control for a while even could make sense (like Bundy) if the return was good. <br /><br />I've been a fan since the mid-90's and I don't want to do 1998-2012 again but we can do this! Lincoln Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699072616631071749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-74594288662644694422017-06-14T11:24:50.433-04:002017-06-14T11:24:50.433-04:00Agreed. Time to start trading for the future. Who ...Agreed. Time to start trading for the future. Who though can they trade away when the entire team is playing poorly? Seems we would be selling low.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01555183617230053879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-53444634058835923812017-06-14T11:11:52.879-04:002017-06-14T11:11:52.879-04:00Well done and well presented. The truth sucks, whi...Well done and well presented. The truth sucks, which makes it no less true. Boss61https://www.blogger.com/profile/01045206084120458063noreply@blogger.com