Frustration Setting In Already?

neo - I will raise my hand and say that I'm guilty.  I know that you were not calling anyone out, but a bunch of us do apply to what you are describing.

I respectfully do not think that you need to be "disappointed by (the complaints and gripes)."  I have debated this issue often with friends, and I have a personal theory called the Right Of The Fan.  Basically, it means (to me) that if you are a passionate, loyal, good fan, then you have a right to criticize your team when it lets you down.  Sure - there are extremes to everything, and some people go ape shiznit over one or two losses, but in a nutshell - if we blow 3 games in 5 days that I think we should have won, I'm going to express my displeaseure about it.  For starters, I have sunk thousands of my own dollars into the O's organization, so if I have been unhappy for 10 + years, I have a "right" to express it.

Again, I hear and respect what you are saying too, and I think that as long as we all do that with each other, then it's all good.

I complain a lot on here but I think its because Im trying to be unbias. I dont think every O is great and I dont think every O is horrible. I think stats are overrated except in the Win Loss column which obviously this team believes as well. Because if you look at team batting average the Os where towards the bottom as well as team Era and quality starts and crap like that but bottom line they are finding ways to win, will they keep it up? Stay tuned.

My biggest complaints come from the infielders not named Roberts and outfielders not named Markakis and Jones. I think the Os need a left fielder just as much as a SS and hang on a minute and let me explain. As much as I dislike Bynum and Fahey they are NOT a liability in the field. They will make the plays they are supposed to make. But in lf whether its Payton or Scott they CANT throw anybody out to save their lives. Yeah they can hit but your outfielders are supposed to, your SS has always been known as a gloveman. To me the Os are closer to making a good outfield great needing only one being the left fielder. In the infield its a mess. Ramon is lazy - thats just the way I see it. He knows his days are numbered just waiting for Matt to come up. Millar - is old and predictable and not in a good way, but he makes people laugh so lets play him everyday. Mora - is old but a very reliable glove but a very predictable bat. If there is less than two outs with runners on he grounds into a double play. If there nobody on and two outs he pops up. If there are runners on and two outs he will get a hit.

You defintely dont want to mess with success particularly since the Os are above 500 for the first year in a long time. But how long will it last with a 37 yr old 1b on his last legs. A 35 year old 3b winding down. An out of shape catcher. SS that bat 200 combined and left fielders who cant throw out any advancing baserunners? And this is without any mention of the pitching staff who is getting figured out as well. Sherril cant afford to keep throwing that big breaking ball because as we saw teams are waiting for it with two strikes. Burress, Olsen,Loewen and even Liz cant expect to get the run support they have seen for the year thus far. We dont know what Cabrera we are gonna see from start to start and Guithrie cant be expected to hold teams to under 3 runs every start.

Im not trying to be negative just realistic. And thats why I post and sometimes bash some guys just because these are classic traps the Os of recent past fall into. Jeff Manto had a decent month as an O and they kept him around for the hole year. Leo Gomez is another name that comes to mind. David Newhan had one year of showing something  they kept him around for how long? The list is a lot longer and a lot more painful and thats the point I m trying to get across. Jones, Markakis, Roberts are the real deal. I honestly dont know who the real deal is in terms of pitching. Johnson looks like it but how many one year wonders do you see year in and year out?