Markakis will have the rare pleasure of going into spring training with expectations for the team heightened following the first winning season and playoff berth in 15 years.
“That’s what comes with success,” he said. “With what we did last year, people are going to be looking for us to be in the same position as last year and go further. And that’s our expectation. That’s our goal. We want to get there. The guys have been there. Hopefully I’ll be able to get there with them and you know, have fun doing it.
“You can definitely tell (the excitement) from the fans’ standpoint. It’s good to see. This will by my eighth season coming up, and the six years prior to this past season, it’s been tough. We’ve had our ups and downs, but we just couldn’t pull things together. This past season, when things go right, and everybody’s on the same page, good things happen. It’s just good to bring it back to the city, it’s good to see it in the fans. And not only the fans, but the whole country knows what the Baltimore Orioles are about now. And we’ve just got to continue with that mindset, that attitude, and play hard, and we’ll see at the end of the year where we are.”
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Posted: December 12, 2012 at 06:51 AM |
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1. Double-Spin Mechanic Posted: December 12, 2012 at 07:47 AM (#4322720)"I came back to New York because moving is a hassle, my book editor lives right across town, and the fans are great, but anyone who expects this team to contend really should have their head examined. It's been, what, twenty ####ing years since the club last had a single plate appearance from an OFer we developed who could actually hit?*** Fred and Jeff are broke, Alderson's mailing it in, and Ricciardi, the heir apparent, couldn't hack it on the comparatively small stage that is Toronto. Seriously, folks, what chance do we have?"
***Daryl Strawberry, believe it or not.
You have to decide the Mets giving up on Angel Pagan for cash (and not much cash) then two years later bringing him back for baseballs doesn't leave Pagan with his "homegrown" hymen sufficiently intact. After Pagan the best candidate is Butch F. Huskey.
Does any other team have a record this poor of developing OFers who can hit?
And please, make that Dickey quote happen.
That's what the Orioles are about to me. Finding guys I assumed were out of baseball and hitting them seventh.
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