Jay Payton

hagers · 04-22-2007, 11:34 AM

Starts in L.F. today I,m anxious to see him play.He has to be
more consistent at the plate than Gibbons,I,know he is a
much better fielder.

feathered friend · 04-22-2007, 02:08 PM

Gibbons hasn't caught fire yet. When he does, look out. He hits everybody.

And I don't understand why people don't give him the recognition he deserves as a fielder.

Sure, Payton is swifter afoot. But Gibbons is a seasoned firlder, is not slow afoot by any means, and has a better-than-average arm.

DiamondDave · 04-22-2007, 09:08 PM

Gibby may not be a potential gold glover... but he's not bad either.... and he is certainly a bit better than Payton at the plate.... hopefully this is only to give Gibby a rest today, because if Payton goes into our starting lineup, God help us

hagers · 04-24-2007, 08:14 PM

Hey guys look it up.Jay Payton has batted .296 the last few yrs. w/
a much better obp.for Oakland he is a better defender & can play
any outfield position.Plus he can hit leftys as well as righty pitchers
Gibbons doesn,t hit leftys as well.

DiamondDave · 04-25-2007, 08:52 AM

hagers

last year was his only year outside of Colorado, where he hit for any sort of average.. and in that performance last year, he had a whopping 10HR and 59 RBI.... Payton is basically a career bench player with about 3 seasons where he has had full time play....

Jay Payton - Baltimore Orioles - Career Statistics - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

04-22-2007, 11:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
hagers Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 35	Jay Payton Starts in L.F. today I,m anxious to see him play.He has to be more consistent at the plate than Gibbons,I,know he is a much better fielder.

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DiamondDave Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MD, on the Potomac River Posts: 5,390	Gibby may not be a potential gold glover... but he's not bad either.... and he is certainly a bit better than Payton at the plate.... hopefully this is only to give Gibby a rest today, because if Payton goes into our starting lineup, God help us __________________ 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.

04-25-2007, 08:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
DiamondDave Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: MD, on the Potomac River Posts: 5,390	hagers last year was his only year outside of Colorado, where he hit for any sort of average.. and in that performance last year, he had a whopping 10HR and 59 RBI.... Payton is basically a career bench player with about 3 seasons where he has had full time play.... Jay Payton - Baltimore Orioles - Career Statistics - MLB - Yahoo! Sports __________________ 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.

04-22-2007, 02:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
feathered friend Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Orange County, Florida Posts: 56	Gibbons hasn't caught fire yet. When he does, look out. He hits everybody. And I don't understand why people don't give him the recognition he deserves as a fielder. Sure, Payton is swifter afoot. But Gibbons is a seasoned firlder, is not slow afoot by any means, and has a better-than-average arm.

04-24-2007, 08:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
hagers Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 35	Hey guys look it up.Jay Payton has batted .296 the last few yrs. w/ a much better obp.for Oakland he is a better defender & can play any outfield position.Plus he can hit leftys as well as righty pitchers Gibbons doesn,t hit leftys as well.