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#1 Chicago Fan said 04/20, 07:53 PM
Adam Jones is still a prospect, all Orioles fans must remember that, he doesn't have enough expirience to lead a very weak team to the playoffs.

The Baltimore Orioles may be doing good right now but they are only about 20 games into the season, we have 140 more games left, that is a long time and I doubt that the Orioles will stay good for that long.

The porspects that the O's got in the trade are still prospects, none of them (except Jones maybe) are going to help much during the season.

Which reminds me, why did the O's trade their two best players in the off-season? They didn't get anybody who can help them now. They lost an Ace starting pitcher and an All-Star Shortstop for the All-Stars of 2013. Last time I checked it was 2008.

The Orioles do not have enough talent this year to have a great year nor does Adam Jones have enough expirience to lead a team.

#1 Chicago Fan said 04/21, 06:51 PM
I hear what you are saying but none of it makes sense.

We are arguing for different things here, right?

Well, it was bad of you to mention that Nick Markakis and Brian Roberts still do have Baltimore jerseys on their backs and they boht have more expirience and talent than Jones so if anybody leads the Orioles this year, it is going to be one of those two.

Jones has hit under .250 in two shortened seasons and I don't think he has fully matured yet. He may be doing now but wait and watch him slump as the length of the season gets to him.

Anyways, Roberts will hit better than him at average and Roberts will have more steals, Jones may have a chance at more homeruns, but he is not going to far into the 20's.

Roberts will probably lead the Orioles this year.

Or Markakis. Markakis hit .300 with 15 homeruns last year and is young so he can just keep improving.

Jones is going to go be on a roller coaster this year, he may even go back to Triple A Ball, so I doubt that he will lead the Baltimore Orioles to thier best record in ten years.

Jones won't lead the Orioles to 80 wins this year.

#1 Chicago Fan said 04/22, 07:08 PM
It is about the Orioles now?

Stick to one topic, don't change the rules when the throwdown is already half way through.

The title was: "Adam Jones will raise the O's to their best season in 10 years"

Call me wacky but I thought that this throwdown was about Adam Jones when I accepted it.

But whatever, I will try to argue a different topic, just don't change the rules this time.

Baltimore never has had a worser offense before. They lost their best offensive player in Miguel Tejada and that is a loss of about 20 homeruns and a .300 average.

The O's pitching is doing good right now but it is a lucky streak. None of the Baltimore pitchers have ever had a good year, not close, if you call Jeremy Guthrie's 3.70 ERA year a good year.

Yeah, the Orioles do have Markakis, Roberts, and Jones but what else do they have? A lot of .260 hitters without much power.

The Orioles have a weak pitching staff and don't have any offense outside of Markakis, Jones, and Roberts and three players can't lead a team to 80 wins.