Ortmeier is a switch hitter no longer!
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Apr 9, 2008 9:19 AM PDT
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Switch-hitting Dan Ortmeier will begin batting exclusively from the right side.
Ortmeier, who has started the season 1-for-11, is a natural righty. "Right now, obviously, I feel more confident right-handed. It's my natural side, and it always comes back to me quicker," Ortmeier said. The 22-year-old has been adjusting to first base, but with Dave Roberts out he got the start in left field against a southpaw on Tuesday.Rotoworld says he's 22 which would be fantastic! I think it's a good move and we'll see if it increases his value at all. What do everyone else think?
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Making him 22 is definitely a good move. They should have thought of that sooner!
by Evan on Apr 9, 2008 9:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's try that with Aurilia. May be a good move for the crafty veteran.
Looks like I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue...
by UnleashTheGore on Apr 9, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
May want to suggest...
That he not attempt that shitty fake bunt anymore.
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by SoFa King Mike on Apr 9, 2008 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
while we're at it
can we send a memo to shelve that REAL shitty bunt?
by ExcuseMeSwing on Apr 9, 2008 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BUNTS ARE FOR WEENIES!
He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!
by howtheyscored on Apr 9, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was always disappointed that we didn't get more Mark's Weeny jokes when he was around.
It was a bit of a wasted opportunity.
And now the A's get to have twice the fun!
He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!
by howtheyscored on Apr 9, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Athletics have two Sweeneys. A plethora, if you will.
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by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Apr 9, 2008 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rotoworld says he's 22 which would be fantastic! I think it's a good move and we'll see if it increases his value at all. What do everyone else think?
I don't know. Sending him back in time 5 years could be risky. What if he kills his own father or something like that? Then he would never have existed, which would effectively reduce his trade value to zero. On the other hand, that's an open roster spot.
I'm on the fence.
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by delorean on Apr 9, 2008 9:26 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
even if he kills his father from 5 years ago, the sperm and egg have still joined, right? Now, if we sent him 35 years into the past we'd have to worry...
by tyrannoman on Apr 9, 2008 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Real Problem
with sending him back in time is the Chaos Theory :-)
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by nvsfg on Apr 9, 2008 9:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This is an untimely development
Why now? Does this organization have anyone in player development or are the minor leaguers just ignored while Sabes kicks the tires on gritty free agents? Ortmeier has been in the organization for years and no one has thought about this until he is needed on the MLB level? Great now we have a great righty-righty platoon at first.
by out machine on Apr 9, 2008 9:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's always depressing when a player does this after it's probably too late to salvage his career. Switch-hitting is a ridiculously overrated skill, and I'm surprised teams don't discourage it more aggressively.
by Evan on Apr 9, 2008 10:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I concur.
Switch Hitting is only valuable if you demonstrate a significant platoon against opposite or same hand pitching. Often, thats not the case.
More often the case is you are just better from one side of the plate. That doesn't make you a switch hitter, it makes you a good right hander and a shitty left hander.
Unless the pitcher has an extreme platoon split, I think it's pretty much worthless.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 9, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
'Bout time.
You deserve to be struck out, when your first name's a verb.
by Cookyman on Apr 9, 2008 10:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Switch hitting...not that there's anything wrong with it.
2008 Giants: A steaming pile of scrap!
by Goofus on Apr 9, 2008 12:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, everybody experiments when they're young.
SAVE_US.RAY
Get yer Nattowear
by Natto on Apr 9, 2008 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
come on wil
eeeeeeverybody a little gay.
I sure wish that Ort Cloud would form a solid sphere to enter into this team's orbit.
by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Apr 9, 2008 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ron White says so.
He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!
by howtheyscored on Apr 10, 2008 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This makes me happy. Now can whoever has adopted him please enter into negotiations with me?
And Boom Goes the Dynamite
by Andy from DC on Apr 9, 2008 1:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ort's best hit as a pro was lefty
One of the best moments of 2007 was when Dan hit a walk off bomb to straight away center field off of Dodgers’ Broxton.
by Cainer on Apr 9, 2008 1:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, with a Bochy way of thinking
That means he should bat lefty all the time.
Eugeniooooooo!!!!
by FairweatherFan on Apr 9, 2008 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Over the winter
I suggested over the winter that Dan should at least look into batting exclusively righthanded. Why didn't he do so over the winter when he had lots of time to work on it?
The Giants almost always seem to be reactive rather than proactive.
As an example, when they gave a first baseman's glove to Dan, why didn't they also give one to Nate Schierholtz? The two might have made a decent platoon.
by sharksrog on Apr 9, 2008 5:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I would think
that Nate's performence at 3B scared everyone so much they want him as far away from the IF as possible. Only a guess, but when you move a promising prospect from 3B to RF, you're pretty much admitting that ground balls are not his forte.
by tyrannoman on Apr 10, 2008 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn't it be awesome if he won a game with his first at-bat as a righty against a right-handed pitcher? I'd love to see that.
by Grant on Apr 9, 2008 10:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That seems improbable to say the least.
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by groug on Apr 9, 2008 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's crazy.
Stop being so crazy, Mr. Crazy.
SAVE_US.RAY
Get yer Nattowear
by Natto on Apr 9, 2008 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I SEE THE TIME STAMP!
YOU CAN'T FOOL ME!
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by WalrusMan on Apr 10, 2008 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe Grant. He can see the future. I believe him because I didn't use facts or coherent thinking like "checking time stamps." I believe him because my gut tells me to.
Make me proud again Hen
by AndYourBirdCanSing on Apr 10, 2008 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's no longer a switch hitter
Now he's a home run hitter.
He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!
by howtheyscored on Apr 9, 2008 10:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If he switched from..
Being a home run hitter to not being a home run hitter, why would he switch?
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by WalrusMan on Apr 10, 2008 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because, strategically speaking, sometimes you need a not home run.
Though statistically speaking, of course, you don't.
He is Vengeance. He is the Knight. He is Dave Righetti. PRAY TO HIM!
by howtheyscored on Apr 10, 2008 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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