ORIOLES

As bad as he ends up, his average will still be 20 points higher than Reimold and he'll have twice as many home runs.

atomicfront wrote:
I can't stand Mark Reynolds.  He will be back hitting around .200 before the season is out.  With his usual 200 strike outs and a ton of errors.  The guys who replaced him at third and first our doing a lot better than him anyway.  Let him botch a bunch of plays in Cleveland we are doing just fine without him.

James wrote:
As bad as he ends up, his average will still be 20 points higher than Reimold and he'll have twice as many home runs.

atomicfront wrote:
I can't stand Mark Reynolds.  He will be back hitting around .200 before the season is out.  With his usual 200 strike outs and a ton of errors.  The guys who replaced him at third and first our doing a lot better than him anyway.  Let him botch a bunch of plays in Cleveland we are doing just fine without him.

The average point is debatable.  Anyway Betemit was supposed to be the Orioles DH.  I think Urrieta will be up shortly.  He is hitting .352 in AA.  Don't see him being on the farm much longer.  That could be the end of Reimold as an Oriole.

Somebody's got a serious man crush on Mark Reynolds.  He'll revert to form soon.   

James wrote:
As bad as he ends up, his average will still be 20 points higher than Reimold and he'll have twice as many home runs.

I disagree on the batting average, agree on the home runs, but is that worth 6 times the salary?

I would argue no.

I find it hard to believe he could't afford the $1,000 fine, though let's be honest, common sense should have prevailed here.  Oh wait, we're talking about MLB….

James wrote:
I was thinking that as well as the O's are doing, they still can ill afford a major injury. And now their best pitcher goes down. Ouch.

Right oblique strain

"Duquette estimated that it would take "more than a couple weeks" for Chen to return."

Ouch ouch

Sure could use some starting pitching right about now.

Definitely.  Hammels got robbed on a call that would have been the 3rd out and gave up a 3-run dinger to the next batter.  It was all downhill from there.

Closer implosion. Painful to watch.

He was so perfect for so long.  Couldn't last forever. 

But the ship is definitely taking on water.  Is it Gausman time, or is that the panic switch?

I just hope they can win tonight.  Onward and upward!

Went to see the Orioles two games last week and Jim Johnson blew both games.  The Saturday game was particually painful becuase of the walks. It looked like the Orioles of old out there.  Esepcially with a few bad defensive plays in the field. 

I am going to Wednesday's game.  Hopefully not another blown save.  They are 3-3 in games I have gone to this year.  They need to pick up their effort.

I am going tonight.  I am 1-1.

Don't be so glum - we're Best Dressed!

Fucking Johnson. time to make Pedro the closer.

Alright, so maybe not Strop.

so frustrating.

Oday should be the closer.  Or why have a closer at all?  If someone has 50 saves it just drives up their salary.  Have another guy do it each night. 

Why not have Chris Davis do it? He seems to do everything else right this year.

Plus, he's got the best lifetime ERA of anybody on the team

atomicfront wrote:
Oday should be the closer.  Or why have a closer at all?  If someone has 50 saves it just drives up their salary.  Have another guy do it each night. 

It's called a slump.  It won't last forever.