Tracking Ex Oriole Thread

It really is getting harder and harder to defend them.

Our pitching staff is abysmal, we traded away Bob Gibson and we took our number 1 prospects best pitch away from him.

At one point do we start asking outselves some hard questions?

Bob Gibson? When did that happen?

Exactly. Thank you.

If DD had done the same thing as Theo then fans would have called for him to be

fired.

I've looked at a few of your posts recently as being reasonable. What data do you have for this one? BTW, calling someone that is un-diagnosed a narcissist is considered slanderous or otherwise disrespectful.

Libel not slander.

Duquette is a narcissist and is more concerned with everyone thinking he's the smartest guy in the room than anything else. Period.

That is the goofiest thing I have ever read on this board.

Are we talking about the same Miguel Gonzalez that has a 4.40 ERA, 4.62 xFIP and 4.72 SIERA this year? That Gonzo?

Yeah I was confused about this too...

He looks like the exact same pitcher that the Orioles released.

Yeah I was confused about this too...

He looks like the exact same pitcher that the Orioles released.

I'm sure the White Sox would give him up pretty cheap if we wanted.

Is the cutter a good enough pitch to do away with other fastballs? or is it something that very few pitchers even throw well, or is it also an arm issue with throwing it? I've heard Duquette say that before I think.

Is the cutter a good enough pitch to do away with other fastballs? or is it something that very few pitchers even throw well, or is it also an arm issue with throwing it? I've heard Duquette say that before I think.

To answer your first question, no I don't think so. At least not for most pitchers. Only if you throw an extraordinary one like Pettite, Lester, or Rivera. But I think most pitchers that can throw a soft contact pitch like a cutter, sinker, or even a knuckleball should as another wrinkle to keep hitters off balance.

As for it causing an arm issue. There isn't sufficient evidence either for or against it. Aside from the aforementioned Mariano Rivera. Most pitchers that throw it also throw a two or four-seamed fastball along with it. Rivera was pretty durable throwing almost 100% cutters.

On MLB Network's Quick Pitch, they mentioned that Nick had a streak of 32 at bats without swinging and missing at a pitch, the longest active streak in the majors until it ended last night. On the one hand that's a pretty impressive feat, and on the other hand, who the heck is keeping track of that?

Wonder what it would take to get him and Teheran in a package?

You'd start him over Kim?

Why?

You'd start him over Kim?

Why?

You'd likely start him over Alvarez.

I'm not advocating this, just saying that he'd more likely cut into Pedro's time instead of Kim.

On MLB Network's Quick Pitch, they mentioned that Nick had a streak of 32 at bats without swinging and missing at a pitch, the longest active streak in the majors until it ended last night. On the one hand that's a pretty impressive feat, and on the other hand, who the heck is keeping track of that?

Those Ellis stats folks, keeping track of everything.

I wonder if they counted how many times Buck left the dugout for the clubhouse, last night.

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Gerardo Parra is about to go on a rehab assignment and should return from the DL soon. He is sporting a -1.2 rWAR with a .263/.274/.424 line in Colorado.

Brian Matusz's 2nd AAA start for Iowa Cubs, July 23:

4.1 4H 0ER 2 BB 6K 85-55 NP/S

2H 6K 73 pitches through 4IP