Orlando Cabrera

A fewdays ago, longtime shortstop Orlando Cabrera announced he’s retiring from baseball after 15 seasons. When news like this happens, it’s natural to look back on a player’s career, and for me that means putting together a list of career highlights. This list includes the greatest and most memorable games Cabrera played in, his personal bests (and some worsts), as well as some oddities he was on hand for and great moments by other players...  

OH NO, EXPO! Last season, Orlando Cabrera batted .238 with the Indians and Giants, posting a 61 OPS+. The season before that, he posted a 76 OPS+. The season before that, he posted an 85 OPS+. Orlando Cabrera has been declining, and just turned 37 years old. As a free agent, Cabrera didn’t drum up much interest, which I’m guessing is why he’s intending to hang ‘em up. Enrique Rojas:   “Orlando Cabrera to retire from baseball, he said in...  

Orlando Cabrera, one of The 25, has announced his retirement.He came to Boston from the Expos in the four-team trade deadline deal between the Red Sox, Expos, Cubs, and Twins. Cabrera hit a home run in his first plate appearance for the Red Sox; he banged a clutch walkoff double on August 17. Cabrera played in 58 games for the Red Sox, batting .294/.320/.465.Cabrera had 11 hits in the historic and unforgettable ALCS against the Yankees; only...  

If you're a Red Sox fan, you likely know what "The 25" means. One of the 25 players from the 2004 World Championship Red Sox, the franchise's first such successful club since 1918. While the 2007 team was, in many ways, an even better squad, 2004 wins out on sentimentality, given there was so much emotion wrapped up in not succeeding for the better part of a century. Orlando Cabrera was one of The 25, thanks to a mid-season...  

No sense faking a build-up to the thesis. It's right there in the title. There were alternate themes that barely missed the cut -- "I Will Make Fun of the Orlando Cabrera Trade Even More", and "I Won't Pass Judgment on Aubrey Huff Until After His First 500 At-Bats" -- but I'll stick with Pill. The Giants' outfield, as presently constructed: LF - Melky Cabrera (S) CF - Angel Pagan (S) RF - Nate Schierholtz (L) Which leaves a spot at first for...