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How did you get on Hangout Ryan? Aren't you still playing?

On the bright side, the Orioles have only left 4 man on because they are not getting on base a lot.

How hard is it to just walk Vlad? How ridiculous to keep pitching to him right now.

Masalino loves to send guys with two outs. Cowser smoked that ball.

He's never drafted a major league pitcher as the Orioles GM. He did draft some major league pitchers as the Scouting Director for the Astros.

Norby trying to do too much. Rookie at bat there.

Why is Kevin Brown screeching? Did someone put some adderall in his Monster?

Pretty crazy how bad the infield defense is of late.

Bad starting pitching, bad defense, and offense that went on cruise control against a below average pitcher. Not a fan game to watch.

Probably will go down to the last minute. They need to save some bonus money from him to probably sign one of the other guys though they can go 5% over.

Thomas Eshelman

Yep, the pitching staff has been brutal. Elias needs to acquire more relievers and another starter. If he knew how to draft and develop pitching maybe he'd have some in his system to go to.

They need to just walk Vlad unless the bases are loaded.

Hyde is riding Webb like a rented Mexican mule.

Here's Hyde bullpen management on display. Webb barely threw pitches in the bullpen and now comes in and cant throw strikes and his velocity looks down. He's not warmed up.

He allowed something like, oh I don't know, 9000 base runners, walked 5, can't get guys out with two strikes, and got a pitiful 13% whiff rate. Outside that he was nails.

Kevin Brown needs to tone that crap down. Watching Povich pitch puts everyone in bad mood and no one needs him playing games over what arm Hyde is going to put up. Grow up and act like you've been here before. That was so minor league-esque.

Want to know how we know a guy is not major league ready? I'm actually surprised when he gets someone out.

And the official white flag move, Irvin is up.

The sad part is he gets ahead and just has nothing to put guys away with. He still throws too many uncompetitive pitches. He's just not close to being ready and it really makes me wonder about our pitching development. We already know Elias and crew can't draft pitching, but now you have to wonder if they can identify young pitching that can be developed. Sure, he hit on Bradish. We'll give him Cano. How many other pitchers did they acquire over the years? Where are they?

Can't throw a damn hanging curve to Vlad. Good Lord Povich. This young man can not make pitches when he needs to. Vlad is red hit but that was just an awful, A-ball level crap curveball.

Ok, now changeup away.

I think the Orioles may need another backup SS. Clearly Westburg is not the answer there even in a backup role. He looks like he's never been on shortstop his entre life. Can't field, catch catch, and catch throw accurately is no way to go through life as a shortstop.

There's how he makes up for the crappy fielding. lol

Bit of a clownshow defensively. Westburg has to catch that.