studs Or duds?
Would you look at handsome fella Team signed?
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Wayward Odeo hasn't been on Baltimore SportsYap blogs much lately -- blog management mostly getting whipped like rented mule in other sectors during Christmas rush -- but assumes mix of 64% unbridled optimism splashed with 22% "this is the 2006 offseason all over again" lightly spiced with a 12% wizened wait-and-see attitude.
There is, after all, a patch where putative closer's ligament used to be. Which ligament? Anyway ... 77 appearances last year says not a concern and God Bless Maj. Gen. Andrew Quimbly MacPhail for doing short-term deal with incentives, presumably for that reason.
If it works, it's going to work great because Young Houdini aka Jim Johnson is a natural 8th inning guy, based upon what we've all seen.
And ... dare Wayward O say it? Is there a whiff of Rocky Mountain 'Roids trailing behind Garrett Atkins? Probably just a mirage .... some Rockie fans theorize loss of Holliday in order hurt him. And Atkins' year-in, year-out declines in offense output since 2006 are more indicative of guy who ... got solved.
Still many Rockiesphere fans see big 2010 from Garrett and call move big, under-radar signing of offseason so far. It also was noted in Cyberwompersphere that Atkins came into camp last year overweight and out of shape.
Atkins stopped hitting last year and lost starting job to young kid. Again though, MacPhail has taken essentially a calling card because contract is lean.
And like the old one, Team's new third baseman has PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE.
Put Wayward O in edgy enthusiasm category. If you want to label deals a reprise of last notable signing frenzy, which resulted in more losing, you probably could, but at least Team wised up with structure of deals.
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Wayward Odeo hasn't been on Baltimore SportsYap blogs much lately -- blog management mostly getting whipped like rented mule in other sectors during Christmas rush -- but assumes mix of 64% unbridled optimism splashed with 22% "this is the 2006 offseason all over again" lightly spiced with a 12% wizened wait-and-see attitude.
There is, after all, a patch where putative closer's ligament used to be. Which ligament? Anyway ... 77 appearances last year says not a concern and God Bless Maj. Gen. Andrew Quimbly MacPhail for doing short-term deal with incentives, presumably for that reason.
If it works, it's going to work great because Young Houdini aka Jim Johnson is a natural 8th inning guy, based upon what we've all seen.
And ... dare Wayward O say it? Is there a whiff of Rocky Mountain 'Roids trailing behind Garrett Atkins? Probably just a mirage .... some Rockie fans theorize loss of Holliday in order hurt him. And Atkins' year-in, year-out declines in offense output since 2006 are more indicative of guy who ... got solved.
Still many Rockiesphere fans see big 2010 from Garrett and call move big, under-radar signing of offseason so far. It also was noted in Cyberwompersphere that Atkins came into camp last year overweight and out of shape.
Atkins stopped hitting last year and lost starting job to young kid. Again though, MacPhail has taken essentially a calling card because contract is lean.
And like the old one, Team's new third baseman has PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE.
Put Wayward O in edgy enthusiasm category. If you want to label deals a reprise of last notable signing frenzy, which resulted in more losing, you probably could, but at least Team wised up with structure of deals.
Labels: 2010: meaningful imprOvement
posted by the wayward o at
10:30 AM
1 Comments:
The three signings so far are not really an improvement over the players who had those roles at the beginning of '09. The question for the team in '10 is: how far can their 3 young starters take them?
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