Satyr3206

On a side note I have never used Twitter so I have no idea what trends there. I do know lots of different media types use all kinds of methods to get people to click on, or watch things. I do what I want and ignore the noise.

Fans like offense, that means no time reduction there. Replay has added time to games. Pitching changes add time. The simple fact is it takes a certain amount of time to play a baseball game. Maybe people should develop some patience. Electronic balls and strikes might work. Who calibrates the machines? I ask because Umps haven't called the rule book strike zone in eons. Owners will never go for a shorter season. I doubt the players would either. Revenue and Salary reduction? That's a no go.

I've heard this moving stuff since I was young. When the great teams didn't draw a crowd. When the Colts moved out of town. When Jacob's went bankrupt. The O's are still in Baltimore. I'm not saying they won't move but I wouldn't bet on it. Like throwing your money away.

My son Edward just made it through the Crucible and is a Marine now. We'll be going to the Graduation in a week or so. 40 years after I was there. Going to be a blast to wander around Parris Island with my Son.

How did a thread about the O's contending in the future turn into a MacPhail/Buck soap opera?

I don't care if they try it, anything is worth a shot. I just have serious doubts about it. Think about all the junk golfers use to try to get better.

So true. Your swing might need to be altered for many reasons. The pitcher on the mound, game situation, going to the opposite field and many others. I guess the tech might help but I remain skeptical.

I guess it depends on how you define post season success. It's going to depend on the young pitching in the Minors. I'd say Weams is pretty close with his prediction.

If you watched him pitch you wouldn't be surprised. The stats never tell the whole story.

He could always turn it up a notch in big games.

So will I. But this Team has some serious issues and is damned hard to watch.

Ugly game. Ugly win.

This is just a bad team. Is it Basketball season yet?

The Steelers 2nd and 3rd string QB's are having a better game than the Ravens #1.

I was thinking the same thing.