South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
After saying goodbye to Orlando Cabrera , it seemed oddly appropriate to do the same, in abbreviated fashion, for the White Sox other high-profile hired gun, Ken Griffey Jr. After all, Junior was only around for a little over two months. Proportionally, he should get about one-third the coverage of Cabrera. We were never fully on board with the Griffey acquisition , and saw Junior in a White Sox uniform...
South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Joe Cowley can rest assured that Orlando Cabrera will not be back next season, but that has more to do with his contract demands (which haven't been made public) and unwillingness to discuss extension prior to testing the free-agent waters than his play on the field. When ChiSox.com runs a headline saying Cabrera's " likely to move on ," and the Twins are sniffing around to see if he's a fit, it's...
Nick & Nick's Twins Blog (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Yesterday's post examined Orlando Cabrera as a potential free agent target for the Twins this offseason, and I concluded that he wouldn't be a very wise investment. Today I'll take a look at another Orlando, one who I think the Twins would be much wiser in targeting this winter. I'm talking about second baseman Orlando Hudson. Hudson, 30, just finished up his last year of arbitration and becomes eligible...
Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Lineup Tampa Bay Rays @ Chicago White Sox 10/06/08 2:07 PM PDT Tampa Bay Rays Chicago White Sox Akinori Iwamura - 2B Orlando Cabrera - SS B.J. Upton - CF AJ Pierzynski - C Carlos Pena - 1B Jermaine Dye - RF Evan Longoria - 3B Jim Thome - DH Carl Crawford - LF Paul Konerko - 1B Cliff Floyd - DH Ken Griffey Jr. - "CF" Dioner Navarro - C Alexei Ramirez - 2B Gabe Gross - RF Dewayne Wise - LF Jason Bartlett...
Nick & Nick's Twins Blog (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
I wrote in this space on Saturday that Joe Christensen had mentioned White Sox shortstop Orlando Cabrera as a player the Twins have identified as "someone they might pursue on the free agent market this offseason." I noted then that I felt this was a bad idea, and today I'll break down the reasons why. Christensen guessed in his post that Cabrera could probably get a three-year deal worth around $30...
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
Wow, talk about a tale with two sides. Scott Kazmir was beyond miserable in the first inning and it began with the second pitch of the game, a slider that broke way too much and nailed Orlando Cabrera in the lower leg. Despite what Harold Reynolds spewed there's almost no chance it was intentional. Not only did Kazmir run getting ejected two pitches in, but he also put the leadoff man on. From there...
Marathon Pundit (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
Despite getting off to a quick start this evening in game two of the American League Division Series, two runs in the first inning, the Chicago White Sox weren't able to capitalize on a rocky start by Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Scott Kazmir. The lefty hit Sox lead off batter Orlando Cabrera with his second pitch, then Nick Swisher walked. The South Siders then followed with three singles, but only Cabrera...
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
Top 4th: The White Sox got to Scott Kazmir early, loading the bases with no outs starting with a leadoff hit-by-pitch on Orlando Cabrera. They got two runs on Jim Thome's RBI single and a sac fly by Alexei Ramirez to make it 2-0 Sox , but the Rays came back in the second on Dioner Navarro's RBI single. Navarro cashed in Willy Aybar, who reached earlier on a leadoff single, and took third on Ramirez'...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Live play-by-play of the ALDS Game 2 from a girl who thinks Orlando Cabrera will be Australian for "hit by pitch" on Friday. Live play-by-play of the White Sox-Rays, ALDS Game 2 from a girl who thinks Orlando Cabrera will be Australian for "hit by pitch" on Friday. Hardball: Anderson, Swisher in Sox lineup Friday Fred Mitchell: Guillen likes Sox's chances to rebound RosenBlog: When Vazquez starts,...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
According to Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Twins are interested in free agent shortstop Orlando Cabrera. Christensen guesses Cabrera could receive a three-year, $30MM contract this winter. Cabrera, 34 in November, hit .281/.334/.371 in 730 plate appearances. He has a reputation as a strong defensive shortstop, though the plus/minus system says he made just one more play than...
Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Lineup Chicago White Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays 10/03/08 3:07 PM PDT Chicago White Sox Tampa Bay Rays Orlando Cabrera - SS Akinori Iwamura - 2B Nick Swisher - LF B.J. Upton - CF Jermaine Dye - RF Carl Crawford - LF Paul Konerko - 1B Evan Longoria - 3B Jim Thome - DH Willy Aybar - 1B Alexei Ramirez - 2B Rocco Baldelli - DH AJ Pierzynski - C Dioner Navarro - C Juan Uribe - 3B Fernando Perez - RF Brian Anderson...
Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Yesterday on Richard Griffin's 'Blue Jays Mail Bag' Blog there was a question and answer that caught my eye: Q: Lots of speculation about the Jays needing and looking to accumulate a "big bat" lately. I think that maybe a different direction might help them score more runs, i.e. a whippet on the basepaths, someone like Reyes of the Mets. The Jays have been without a bona fide base stealer of the highest...
Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
The Chicago Sun-Times’ Greg Couch found Tampa’s 6-4 dispatch of the White Sox in Game One of the ALDS thoroughly dispiriting (”the sheer joy surrounding this team, beating three teams in three thrilling days to get here, is gone”), finding a sliver of comic relief in Orlando Cabrera’s tête-à-tête with Grant Balfour (”Cabrera looked like [...]
TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Grant Balfour tried to get himself pumped up while Orlando Cabrera intentionally kicked a little dirt up. The whole thing nearly turned into a dustup during a tight moment in Tampa Bay's 6-4 victory in Game 1 of the American League Division Series at Tropicana Field on Thursday.
USA Today (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Grant Balfour's first pitch to Orlando Cabrera was about as far outside as it could be from the Chicago White Sox shortstop, ...
