tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post5813885306894950756..comments2024-03-12T03:12:01.172-04:00Comments on Orioles Card "O" the Day: Chito Martinez, 1992 Bowman #19Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-55993816614107108982008-11-21T09:22:00.000-05:002008-11-21T09:22:00.000-05:00Bob - Chito fits quite nicely in that black hole. ...Bob - Chito fits quite nicely in that black hole. He turned heads as a rookie in 1991 with 13 home runs in 216 at-bats, but his power dropped the next year (5 HR in 198 AB). He was hitless in 15 at-bats in 1993 when the team banished him to Rochester, never to return.<BR/><BR/>A line from the great sabermetric guru Bill James about Mark McLemore always made me laugh. He mentioned that Mac took over in right field when the Orioles' platoon (Martinez and Luis Mercedes) "didn't do Chito".Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01334533396646438555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2534235676864614634.post-36689072389316480742008-11-21T08:48:00.000-05:002008-11-21T08:48:00.000-05:00Kevin, you went a looong way around to the card re...Kevin, you went a looong way around to the card reference today. Nicely done (grin)<BR/><BR/>And proving once again that the early 90's represent a 'black hole' in my Orioles fandom... I have no idea who Chito Martinez is. <BR/>Tippy? Oh yes. Dennis? A favorite. But Chito? Nope.Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.com