Baltimore Orioles - The Bush Years (2000-2009)
 
   
 
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        2000 4 74 88   2003 4 71 91   2007 4 69 93               Click  
        2001 4 63 98   2004 3 78 94   2008 5 68 93               on Logo  
        2002 4 67 95   2005 4 74 88   2009 5 64 98                  
                  2006 4 70 92                            
                                                       
   
  Titles:  Top Orioles Players of the Twenty Oughts  
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    Pitchers:  
  BallPark: Rodrigo Lopez (9.3) -   42  
  Camden Yards Sidney Ponson (9.41) -   35  
    Donald Cabrera (5.47) -   29  
  Team Name: Eric Bedard (12.81) -   26  
  Orioles Jeremy Guthrie (9.95) -   22  
    Jorge Julio (1.38) -   21  
  Owner:  Jason Johnson (3.88) -   18  
  Peter Angelos Jose Mercedes (2.43) -  16  
    George Sherrill (1.84) -   13  
  General Managers: Chris Ray (2.44) -  10  
  Syd Thrift (2000-2002) B.J. Ryan (7.26) -  10  
  Jim Beattie (2003-2005) Mike Mussina (5.66) -  9  
  Mike Flanagan (2003-2007) Pat Hentgen (4.55) -   5  
  Andy MacPhail (2007-2009) Jim Johnson (3.09) -  3  
    Buddy Groom (4.33) -  2  
  Managers:    
  Mike Hargrove (2000-2003) Catchers:  
  Lee Mazzilli (2004-2005) Javier Lopez (6.96) -   19  
  Sam Perlozzo (2005-2007) Ramon Hernandez (7.31) -   16  
  Dave Trembley (2007-2009)     
    First Basemen:  
  No Hitters: Rafael Palmiero (1) -   12  
  None Aubery Huff (3.49) -   11  
    Kevin Millar (2.24) -   10  
  Hall of Famers:    
  Mike Mussina Second Basemen:  
    Brian Roberts (27.98) -   61  
  Rookie of the Year: Jerry Hairston (6.07) -   15  
  None    
    ShortStop:  
  MVP: Miguel Tejada (20.08) -   43  
  None Mike Bordick (5.66) -   14  
       
  Cy Young: Third Base:  
  None Melvin Mora (29.05) -   56  
    Tony Batista (4.81) -   11  
  Notable Events:    
  Outfield:  
  2000 - An ugly decade for Baltimore. This is a throwback to the old Browns Jeff Conine (5.46) -   26  
  days. Their best seasons in the Oughts were 74-88 both in 2000 and 2005. Nick Markakis (16.96) -   26  
  Hard to pinpoint exactly what's wrong with this franchise. Owner Angelos's Jay Gibbons (6.14) -   20  
  inconsistency is definitely a problem. One year he spends, one year he Luis Matos (4.44) -   20  
  doesn't. A lot of shuffling of General Managers and Managers, as well.  Corey Patterson (5.92) -   16  
  It wasn't the money or the fan support. The O's were pulling in two and a Adam Jones (4.64) -   15  
  half million a year in attendence even with bad teams. The GM's,  BJ Surhoff (4.56) -   12  
  particularly Thrift, Beattie and MacPhail were high quality. Definitely a     
  puzzler. One problem was that the Yankees and Red Sox were in the  Notable Events:  
  Division. That may have caused an impatient go for the big score kind of   
  mentality shortcircuiting a stable long term approach to winning. 2002 - Cal Ripken retires at age forty one  
   
  2000 - The Orioles acquire third baseman Melvin Mora from the Mets  2002 - Rodrigo Lopez is signed as a free agent at age twenty six. He  
  in exchange for shortstop Mike Bordick. It was a win-win deal for  had briefly pitched for the Padres earlier. Lopez goes on to be a  
  Baltimore as Bordick became a free agent at the end of the year and mainstay of the starting rotation thru the middle of the decade  
  re-signed back with the Orioles.    
    2004 - Miguel Tejada signs as a free agent. It was one of Peter  
  2001 - Albert Belle, a huge free agent signing in 1998, retires due Angelos's up days in a roller coaster ride ownership run of one  
  to a degenerative hip ailment. The Orioles had insured themselves day big spending, the next day austerity.   
  against a premature end to Belle's career so owner Peter Angelos    
  saved himself a bundle of cash. Belle was flat out nuts (as was 2006 - Nick Markakis debuts as a 22 year old rookie. He has four  
   Angelos for signing him to a huge deal) and his presence was toxic in  big years and looks like he may have a possible Hall of Fame career,  
  Baltimore's clubhouse. The retirement was win-win for everybody but after signing a big contract in 2009 and injuring the hamate bone  
  except the insurance company.  in his wrist, he settles into being merely a very good ball player  
  Nick had been a first round pick in the 2003 draft  
  2001 - Mike Mussina, a hall of fame quality talent, jumps ship and    
  signs with the Yankees. The Orioles do not recover from his  2008 - the Orioles deal ace Eric Bedard to Seattle for young outfielder  
  departure.  Adam Jones. The deal would have been a steal for Baltimore even  
  if Bedard hadn't blown out his arm right away. Bedard had been a   
  2001 - Brian Roberts comes up as a rookie. A rare bright light in a  bargain 6th round pick in the 1999 draft. This trade was definitely   
  dark Oriole decade. Roberts was a first round pick in the 1999 draft.  one of  GM Andy Macphail's best moves.  
  A big part of the O's problems in the Oughts is the poor drafting of first     
  round picks since the Mussina selection in 1990. Roberts was an 2009 - Brilliant catching prospect Matt Wieters debuts at age 23.  
  obvious exception. Outfielder Jeff Hammonds was a decent pick in '92 as  Similar to Markakis, his career starts brilliantly before injury  
  was outfielder Jayson Werth in '97 (altho' the O's let him slip thru their (elbow surgery) downgraded his talent level from future star to very  
  fingers to Toronto in a trade in 2000 for someone named John Bale) good player. Matt had been a first round pick in the 2007 draft.