Orlando Cabrera liked stint with Sox ... except for Cowley
Orlando Cabrera claims the media tried making his life miserable when he was playing shortstop for the White Sox last year.
Other than that, he has no regrets when looking back on his one decidedly stormy season on the South Side.
"I was happy with the job I did, and the fact we went to the playoffs was awesome, especially compared to the season (72-90) they had the year before," Cabrera said Sunday in a wide-ranging interview with the Daily Herald.
"It was a great experience. I played with guys that are going to the Hall of Fame (Jim Thome and Ken Griffey Jr.) and that will always make me feel good."
7 months ago
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you mean "Joe Cowley"
he liked Mrs. Cowley just fine.
by larry on Mar 23, 2009 1:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
how come this doesn't have the cowley's wife tag?
by onlysoxfaninboston on Mar 23, 2009 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
cheat berates the other editors about tagging but doesn't like to do it properly himself.
by larry on Mar 23, 2009 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
did you know that toonder was the leak on 'cowley's wife'?
i thought it was you…
by onlysoxfaninboston on Mar 23, 2009 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i don't know who/what 'that toonder' is.

by larry on Mar 23, 2009 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh larry, he broke your heart didn't he..
by onlysoxfaninboston on Mar 23, 2009 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Certainly blew me off, too.
Whatever.
the post wasn't for you. fuck off.
by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST
by winningugly on Mar 23, 2009 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
/sobbing uncontrollably….
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Mar 24, 2009 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's just you he berates.
I can lead you to 4 Wisdom, but I can't free your brain from the evil of Punto.
by colintj on Mar 24, 2009 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hear that?
OC’s taking credit for the sox’s turnaround from 07 to 08
Colon "toes" nothing. That implies a nimbleness akin to a Nureyev. I beleive he "platypussed" the shit out of that mound.
-winningugly
by blackoutsox on Mar 23, 2009 6:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
billy beane likes OC
With Orlando, we’ve gone head-to-head with him for years. I mean every time you turn on the TV in October he’s playing for somebody, whether it’s the Angels, Boston or Chicago. So we’ve seen quite a bit of him. He’s a gold glove caliber shortstop. He can hit. He can steal bases. He brings a real upbeat personality to the field, a little bit like Tejada was when he was here. He enjoys playing the game and he enjoys going out there every day. He’s a workhorse. He’s been one of the steady performers at that position for years. We felt like it was an opportunity we had to jump on given what the cost was, so we feel pretty fortunate.
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Blez: I know you love your draft picks. If anything these interviews have taught me, it’s that you love your picks. What made Cabrera such a priority to sign for one year and have to give up a second round pick?
Beane: Second round isn’t easy to give up. We got Trevor Cahill there a couple of years ago. It can be a pretty fruitful draft position so it wasn’t easy. We felt like we had Giambi. We got Holliday. He was too good a player out there and he was worth giving up a draft choice for. With the team we had, we felt he was too good a player at that cost. Listen, it’s not easy to give up that second round pick, but we felt that having Orlando this year was worth it to us. Because of where our draft position was, we weren’t going to lose that first round pick and having that pick in a relatively decent slot sort of eased the pain a little bit. But having Orlando seems worth it to us.
Blez: The big knock on Cabrera is that he doesn’t get on base enough.
Beane: He’s still a 40 doubles guy who is capable of double-digit homers. He’ll steal you 20 bases and if you go back, he’s a gold glove defender. He’s won a couple of gold gloves in his career so that’s a pretty good package right there. He’s consistently been one of the best shortstops in the league year in and year out.
Blez: I think it will be fun to watch him and Ellis work the middle of the infield together.
Beane: Yeah. He brings a certain energy to the park. He’s a grinder who is out there every single day and loves to play.
the whole interview series is interesting.
http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/3/24/806413/an-interviews-oakland-a-s
by larry on Mar 24, 2009 11:03 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I miss Ocab =(
He also doesn’t care much for me, so I expect me posting on these things to piss him off.
by U-God on Feb 27, 2009 10:00 AM CST
by Where Triples Go to Die on Mar 25, 2009 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Billy used the word "grinder" to describe a player...Kenny Williams philosophy has emerged triumphant
Time to rewrite moneyball
by hitlesswonder on Mar 27, 2009 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs





















