What a talented player on an otherwise awful team! The O's certainly have a talented, young player in Markakis. In fact, he would be a serious contender for Rookie of the Year if the O's were a better team. Even if they were better, I admit he would probably lose out to pitching phenom Francisco Liriano of the Minnesota Twins. With Liriano out for the remainder of the season though, Markakis may gain some swing votes during the last few weeks of the season. This reminds me, I predicted Markakis to win AL ROY when I made my 2006 MLB predictions back in April. That may be the only good prediction I made though, haha!
Markakis, the AL Rookie of the Month for August, is currently batting .306, with 15 HR's, and 58 RBI. During the month of August, he went on a tear, batting .354, with 10 HR, and 26 RBI. August featured the best game of his young career with a 3 HR game on Aug. 22 against the Twins. With a month as good as this, it is easy for people to forget that he batted .403 for the month of July!!
I just can not say enough good things about this kid. He is a promising lefty with a sweet swing on my favorite team. He is one of the few reasons I can cheer for the O's. I am glad the Orioles were patient during the course of the season while Markakis experienced his growing pains. Allowing Markakis to mature as a big-league hitter, rather than sending him to AAA when his average was .221 through June 13 was an excellent move on Baltimore's part. In fact, it is one of the very few good things I can say about the O's front office. Hopefully they will be smart for a change, lock Markakis up, and build around him, Tejada, and Roberts. Well I had better stop now before I get onto that subject again.
I am looking forward to watching Markakis during the last couple of weeks of the season. From what I have seen so far, I think he will finish first or second in the ROY voting and has the potential to be a perennial All-Star in the future. It will be a long time before I have high hopes about the Orioles again, but I do have high hopes for Nick Markakis. Its good to see a young, talented player in an Oriole uniform again. This is probably the best season for an Oriole rookie since Cal Ripken in 1982. Now that is an enjoyable comparison to think about, so I will end on that note.
Markakis, the AL Rookie of the Month for August, is currently batting .306, with 15 HR's, and 58 RBI. During the month of August, he went on a tear, batting .354, with 10 HR, and 26 RBI. August featured the best game of his young career with a 3 HR game on Aug. 22 against the Twins. With a month as good as this, it is easy for people to forget that he batted .403 for the month of July!!
I just can not say enough good things about this kid. He is a promising lefty with a sweet swing on my favorite team. He is one of the few reasons I can cheer for the O's. I am glad the Orioles were patient during the course of the season while Markakis experienced his growing pains. Allowing Markakis to mature as a big-league hitter, rather than sending him to AAA when his average was .221 through June 13 was an excellent move on Baltimore's part. In fact, it is one of the very few good things I can say about the O's front office. Hopefully they will be smart for a change, lock Markakis up, and build around him, Tejada, and Roberts. Well I had better stop now before I get onto that subject again.
I am looking forward to watching Markakis during the last couple of weeks of the season. From what I have seen so far, I think he will finish first or second in the ROY voting and has the potential to be a perennial All-Star in the future. It will be a long time before I have high hopes about the Orioles again, but I do have high hopes for Nick Markakis. Its good to see a young, talented player in an Oriole uniform again. This is probably the best season for an Oriole rookie since Cal Ripken in 1982. Now that is an enjoyable comparison to think about, so I will end on that note.
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Markakis is the man!
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