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Congrats Ninck! All time leader in fielding percentage among MLB right fielders.

We need to limit the free passes to keep them off the basepaths... and it's a good place to get our right-handed power going. (Or keep it going, actually. It should be a good series for Mounty and Westburg!)

My takeaway is that Juan Soto is the kind of person who makes it about himself and invites drama. And, it is apparent that he either doesn't think that good defense is what teams pay for or he just personally doesn't like to play good defense... so he just doesn't bother. His theatrics after the home run made me wish we had Bob Gibson on the mound the next time he was up. He's a ticking time bomb and I can't wait to see it blow up.

Fact: John Eisenberg is one of the greatest sports writers in Baltimore history. Opinion: Eisenberg was always my favorite. Fact: He's working on a new project! Opinion: It's gotta be amazing.

Just for fun, I added the homegrown pitchers... and let's just say that part of the list is more "interesting." C - Rutschman, Basallo 1B - Mountcastle 2B - Holliday 3B - Mayo SS - Henderson Util - Westburg LF - Cowser, Hays CF - Mullins RF - Kjerstad #12/#13 - Stowers and Norby... Could also work a 3rd catcher in like Handley... and Bradfield should have a spot in a year or so. Maybe Beavers, Fabian, Wagner, or Horvath can get in here? Rotation - Rodriguez, Means, Armbruester?, Bright?, Baumeister? Bullpen - Baumann, Akin, Vespi, Watson?, Pham?, Gillies, Sharkey?, Baumler I could be convinced of a De Leon, Strowd, or Denoyer...

There are three current major leaguers who were born in 2003 or 2004 and they are all named Jackson.

Once more unto the breech, dear friends... Once more!

Thank you for saying what needed to be said. Take it easy, man.

I realize this is a hot take, but the real injustice is Wong (or Maton, or Nevin) over Norby. Norby has played very well at AAA and, barring injury, the first month of this season will be his best chance to make a splash on the major league roster. In other words, if there's an infield spot to fill before Holliday and Mayo arrive, then Norby should get that shot. (It's also another bullet point in the explanation for sending those two down, even though we all know the real reason is just service time manipulation.)

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Nah, I think we know what we (don't) have in Zimmermann... If we have to dip into our #8+ SP I think it needs to be Povich, McDermott, and then Johnson (in that order). Bet on someone taking the next step rather than betting on someone who has had that chance and not performed.

Anyone else see Heasley throw up before his last 1-2 pitch to Contreras? Ew.

Ed-dee, Ed-dee, Ed-dee…

Elias = Max Effort

My concern was that it could create an ankle injury over time (or a midfoot sprain). I'm sure I've seen it before, I just wonder if anyone is aware of players who did this for 10+ years without an injury?