pay that man his mOney
let's talk about erik bedard.
wayward O didn't want to bring this up this year. he wanted to wait until next year when Orioles have good record. but with 15-K domination of rangers last night, eriK moves lifetime record to 34-33, all with orioles, who have been losing team over same span.
my friends, eriK isn't looking back ... win total will move way beyond where it currently stands.
wayward O has grown used to watching eriK pitch and desperately hopes Orioles are smart enough to keep him. despite taciturn demeanor, erik is a solid dude, very smart, and plays hard. is there storm inside mind of canadian pitcher? perhaps. perhaps not. the lengthy time off in 2005 because of injury still sticks in back of wayward O's mind as black spot on resume -- but that's the only one. and one must give him courtesy of understanding he's young and has plenty of room and leeway to mature.
so it's time for a 4-year, $60 million contract offer; lock him up through 2011 now. show him he's valued and he's not going to be traded and orioles are going to make a winner around him.
to naysayers on baltimore blogs, who suggest that bedard isn't a tough guy, wayward O simply says: you are bitter, absurd and probably drunk.
bedard is real deal.
wayward O didn't want to bring this up this year. he wanted to wait until next year when Orioles have good record. but with 15-K domination of rangers last night, eriK moves lifetime record to 34-33, all with orioles, who have been losing team over same span.
my friends, eriK isn't looking back ... win total will move way beyond where it currently stands.
wayward O has grown used to watching eriK pitch and desperately hopes Orioles are smart enough to keep him. despite taciturn demeanor, erik is a solid dude, very smart, and plays hard. is there storm inside mind of canadian pitcher? perhaps. perhaps not. the lengthy time off in 2005 because of injury still sticks in back of wayward O's mind as black spot on resume -- but that's the only one. and one must give him courtesy of understanding he's young and has plenty of room and leeway to mature.
so it's time for a 4-year, $60 million contract offer; lock him up through 2011 now. show him he's valued and he's not going to be traded and orioles are going to make a winner around him.
to naysayers on baltimore blogs, who suggest that bedard isn't a tough guy, wayward O simply says: you are bitter, absurd and probably drunk.
bedard is real deal.
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posted by the wayward o at
10:03 AM
3 Comments:
Yes, eriK is great. But the decision on signing him depends on Cabrera and Loewen (and now Guthrie too). If those guys prove themselves and the Os have a real pitching rotation, then we MUST sign eriK. Otherwise, if we are starting from scratch, you have to get whatever you can.
- bOOm
i will never talk shit about erikkkkkkkkkkkkkkk (15) bedard again. he's proved his ace-ness. i agree: lock him up NOW.
I like the taciturn demeanor. If the alternative is (as has been seen countless times) a whiner who gets upset when he loses, or gets moved to the bullpen, or takes a long rest, or plays in front of a shit team, then give me Erik Bedard and his "Whatever. Go away." attitude every day of the week.
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