... baseball.
After seeing the A's and O's play twice in the last couple of days, a few observations:
The "Rafael Palmeiro, I hope you get syphillis" phase of my baseball life continues, as I watch the Orioles struggle with the fact that they don't have a very good defensive first baseman. Friday night's game hinged on what was officially scored as throwing error on Melvin Mora. Really, it was a low throw, and Kevin Millar should have scooped it up. Today, Chris Gomez did pretty well, but his footwork around the bag still kept things interesting in the ninth. After pitching, I would consider this a top priority in the offseason.
Frank Thomas can clearly still knock the cover off of the ball. For those who'd like to criticize Billy Beane, just remember that the Big Hurt only makes $500K this year, and he hit his 30th HR today.
My wife has crushes on David Newhan and Brian Roberts. Alex Rodriguez remains unattractive.
The atmosphere at A's games these days is pretty electric. With the O's up 5-0 today and Adam Loewen having only allowed 1 hit going into the 5th, the crowd was still incredibly upbeat and focused in on the game. All I'm saying is that this does not happen in Baltimore these days. I've mentioned before how loyal A's fans are, and how much I love the energy at their games. It's pretty cool to be there when the team is really on a roll.
The Orioles really are pitching (everyone needs pitching) and a good first baseman away from being solid. Other than 1B, the infield is Melvin Mora, Miguel Tejada, and Brian Roberts, all 3 All-Stars last year, with Ramon Hernandez behind the plate. In the outfield, I like David Newhan, Corey Patterson, Nick Markakis, and Jay Gibbons just fine, off the top of my head. If a marquis player becomes available out there, great. Otherwise, we have more pressing needs.
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A new GM would help. New ownership, too. Maybe a manager with a track record.
Other than that, sure, a first baseman and a marquis outfielder, sure.
Hey, I know a great left fielder whose contract comes up this year. He'd make a great DH at a minimum. And I've seen him hit a homerun in Camden Yards before...off his wrists he hit it. He's a big guy, though.
Sure, a new GM and ownership would be fine, as their fundamental flaw all along has been an inability to address the team's needs. Perlozzo hasn't gotten a fair shake yet.
I'm interested in that left fielder. Is there any chance he could be implicated in illegal activity, thus throwing his team into a tailspin? If so, I think he could be the right guy for us.
Peter Angelos wishes he could buy a .500 record in any division, much less the weakest one in baseball. We're 4.5 games out of the wild card in September, baby. Tailspin? Think again. The last time the O's were that close, they still had a player named Ripken and a manager named Johnson.
By tailspin, I was referring to the 2005 Orioles. Clearly, if Barry Lamar went to Baltimore, Camden Yards would burn to the ground and Bud Selig would end up moving the franchise to Jacksonville.
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