Arizona Fall League
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The Orioles will have seven representatives on the Desert Dogs' roster in the Arizona Fall League: pitchers Jim Johnson, Hayden Penn, Bob McCrory and Jake Arrieta, infielder Paco Figueroa and outfielders Jeff Fiorentino and Nolan Reimold.
For those of you scoring at home, and I'd much rather be doing that, Kurt Birkins was recalled for the fifth time. He held up an open palm when I jokingly asked if he's keeping track.
We both wonder about the all-time single-season record. Maybe the Orioles should start hanging numbers from the warehouse.
Paul Shuey's nice comeback story has been put on hold. He wants to pitch next season. He was still working himself into game shape this summer. It's tough to do that against major league hitters, in games that count.
Here's the lineup (better late than never):
Brian Roberts - 2B
Corey Patterson - CF
Nick Markakis - RF
Miguel Tejada - SS
Kevin Millar - 1B
Aubrey Huff - DH
Melvin Mora - 3B
Ramon Hernandez - C
Freddie Bynum - LF
Daniel Cabrera - P
Comments
Roch, my birthday is on sept 6. Anyway i could pitch that day? i'm erratic but throw harder than half of the O's bullpen (mid-upper 80's still). what could it hurt? pass on the request. i will do it for free or at least for a free pass to the left field club level buffet...
Posted by: Teenage Mutant Ninja Angelos | August 28, 2007 7:23 PM
Roch, let me know if any O's farmhands are headed to the Hawaii Winter Leagues...I'll dust off my Honolulu Sharks cap or maybe get a new North Shore Honu cap.
Posted by: Dean in Hawaii | August 28, 2007 7:28 PM
Isn't there a limit to how many times you can go up and down? I thought that's what "out of options" means. Or do the Orioles technically not "option" Birkins to Norfolk each time?
Posted by: WildBillFan | August 28, 2007 7:31 PM
Games that count? With who? Orioles haven't played a meaningful game in ten years.
Posted by: Hatepaste | August 28, 2007 7:39 PM
Roch -
Message Boards are abuzz w/ your Penn comments - is this dissatisfaction on-going? Have you heard word about recent letdowns?
Is this from a specific source? A general impression?
Posted by: Spencer | August 28, 2007 7:57 PM
With D-Cab having thrown 64 pitches through a mere three innings, it looks like our beloved bullpen will once again have the opportunity to shine...who does everyone pick to blow tonight's lead?
I'm gonna go with Baez...
np: "Who Can I Turn To," ABC
Posted by: Tom in Tinseltown | August 28, 2007 8:19 PM
Tom, I'll go with Bradford in the eighth.
... Don't get me wrong; he'll fool the hitter (I'll say Upton, for kicks), but an 18-hopper will just barely roll through a drawn-in infield to plate the tying run.
np on Shore: “Help!,“ Beatles
Posted by: Kevin on Shore | August 28, 2007 8:28 PM
Shuey had 9.82 in 25 games. Birkins has 9.95 in 7. Am I missing something? Or is the O's farm system?
Thank god for the DRays.
And thanks for over 3400 visits to my Wild Bill Evening Magazine story on YouTube....and counting.
I just changed from Comcast to DirecTV. I get MASN until the games come on. Then I get nothing. At least I'll be able to see what you all are talking about re; Anita Marks.
The down side is that I get to see Tom Davis, the hack's hack.
Posted by: tvdpdx | August 28, 2007 8:31 PM
I believe an Option is good for one year...so a player can go back and forth during the same season and it counts as ONE option.
Posted by: Dean in Hawaii | August 28, 2007 8:37 PM
did Rick Dempsey really just say that Kevin Millar is one of the BEST first basemen in the American League?
he really does say one completely idiotic thing each and everytime he's on TV...
Posted by: Teenage Mutant Ninja Angelos | August 28, 2007 8:56 PM
Dean in Hawaii: Wieters is playing in Hawaii this fall.
Posted by: Eric | August 28, 2007 8:56 PM
Well, Kevin, looks like we were both wrong...well, in the particulars, at least.
In the big picture, you just KNEW those losers in the bullpen were gonna blow this lead somehow....
np: "Ho! Ho! Hoey!," Gary Hoey
Posted by: Tom in Tinseltown | August 28, 2007 9:37 PM
roch, what kind of strikezone do we have tonight?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Posted by: david | August 28, 2007 9:39 PM
Eric,
Thanks for the cool news...I will make that 20 min drive to go see Wieters play! Ichiro once played in the Hawaii Winter League, btw.
Posted by: Dean in Hawaii | August 28, 2007 9:40 PM