M.Tejada places batting average over home runs

bedir than average · 02-15-2007, 12:56 PM

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For what it’s worth, Miguel Tejada no longer considers himself a home run hitter, preferring to rack up hits in pursuit of a high batting average. He’s been working hard to improve his hitting the other way as opposed to swinging for the fences, he told the Listin Diario.

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DiamondDave · 02-19-2007, 08:47 AM

Just what we need from the person slotted to be our cleanup hitter... granted he is a good to great hitter for average.... but it would be nice to have at least SOME focus on some power from a person hitting 4th

rileyspaw · 02-22-2007, 02:37 PM

As the cleanup hitter, TEJADA can't completely abandon the long ball. With a team that hits as few homers as the O's he's going to have to find his power stroke. HUFF, GIBBONS, and hopefully MARKAKIS will all have to contribute to the power department IMO!

KRS-One · 02-22-2007, 06:33 PM

Well if things go our way this year, I think we'll see decent power numbers through our lineup. Not great, but decent.

Roberts: 10-25
Mora: 10-20
Markakis: 20-25
Tejada: 20-25
Huff: 30-40
Gibbons: 20-30
Hernandez: 10-20
Patterson: 15-25

Payton: 5-15
Bako: 1-5
Gomez: 3-8

DiamondDave · 02-22-2007, 08:27 PM

Huff has only hit more than 30 once in his career.... and that was when he was a bit better in the batting skills department than what he has become now... ain't no way he hits between 30 and 40....

Payton and his horrible hitting skills may not have him hit 15 extra base hits in total... anywhere close to 15 HR for him would be a miracle deserving of biblical mention... we have to remember that this is Baltimore and not Coors field (the only place Payton has had any hitting success)

We'll be close to the bottom of the league in terms of team HRs

02-19-2007, 08:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
DiamondDave Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MD, on the Potomac River Posts: 5,390	Just what we need from the person slotted to be our cleanup hitter... granted he is a good to great hitter for average.... but it would be nice to have at least SOME focus on some power from a person hitting 4th __________________ Reagan in 08... Even though he's dead, he's the better choice! Superdelegates - Because even the Democratic party knows it's base is too stupid to make really important decisions.

02-22-2007, 06:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
KRS-One Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Just South of Baltimore, MD Posts: 185	Well if things go our way this year, I think we'll see decent power numbers through our lineup. Not great, but decent. Roberts: 10-25 Mora: 10-20 Markakis: 20-25 Tejada: 20-25 Huff: 30-40 Gibbons: 20-30 Hernandez: 10-20 Patterson: 15-25 Payton: 5-15 Bako: 1-5 Gomez: 3-8 __________________ Orioles-Ravens-Wizards-Terps How could colonized minds lead to such uncivilized times? Maybe the tribes were harmonious and you were erroneous.

02-22-2007, 08:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
DiamondDave Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MD, on the Potomac River Posts: 5,390	Huff has only hit more than 30 once in his career.... and that was when he was a bit better in the batting skills department than what he has become now... ain't no way he hits between 30 and 40.... Payton and his horrible hitting skills may not have him hit 15 extra base hits in total... anywhere close to 15 HR for him would be a miracle deserving of biblical mention... we have to remember that this is Baltimore and not Coors field (the only place Payton has had any hitting success) We'll be close to the bottom of the league in terms of team HRs __________________ Reagan in 08... Even though he's dead, he's the better choice! Superdelegates - Because even the Democratic party knows it's base is too stupid to make really important decisions.

02-22-2007, 02:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
rileyspaw Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South/Central PA Posts: 20	As the cleanup hitter, TEJADA can't completely abandon the long ball. With a team that hits as few homers as the O's he's going to have to find his power stroke. HUFF, GIBBONS, and hopefully MARKAKIS will all have to contribute to the power department IMO!