Ruzious

Wondering why Wells went only 2 batters (both SO's), and they tried to get 2 innings from Fry...

Precisely.

Exactly.

Cedrick had such a great jump on that - I bet that caused the pitcher to lose his consentration, and he hung it for Hays - who crushed it.

Which inning will we walk the winning run in?

What's the over/under - 5 hours?

I mean.... he took out Harvey because he walked a batter... and replaced him with Scott. Probably not the best idea.

Absolutely pathetic.

There's just never an excuse for walking in a run.

No Chance. I mean there's nobody named Chance. Otherwise, yes - it's exactly the same.

I feel like this is the first time all year that I'm watching an athletic O's defense that can really help the pitcher - with the possible exception of the catcher.

At least it's not as bad as "We built this city". Posting a youtube video of that would be unconscionable. Starship - We Built This City (Official Music Video) - YouTube

But they played 7th inning stretch music starting in the mid/late 70's - with "Country Boy".

I still remember Howard Cosell saying Sister Sledge, and the cameras panning to the Pirates wives in the stadium. But that was 1979, wasn't it?

I'm pretty sure I said this: "Let's agree not to respond to each other again. Fair enough? That's a rhetorical question, btw."

Sports Guy, you are just way too aggressive for my tastes. I'm here to relax and don't appreciate being labelled - whether you're right or not. Let's agree not to respond to each other again. Fair enough? That's a rhetorical question, btw.

Did somebody really just say something?

I'm not interested in making a career of responding to your posts - particularly after the cheap shot above and your overall charming style of posting - it ain't worth another minute of my time. Here's a link to an article that mostly focuses on Arcia - written just before he was traded to the Braves - for other people to read, if they choose to. Milwaukee Brewers 2021 preview by position: Shortstop - Brew Crew Ball

I don't even know what you're arguing for or against there - seems like you're doing it for the sake of arguing - though Paige would make an outstanding swing coach.

Not to mention, the O's have limited bargaining power, because everyone assumes the O's will not pay Mancini next year.

He's not a failed player. He OPS'd .734 last year and is regarded as one of the better defensive SS's in baseball. He got behind 2 very good young players in Milwaukee, so they traded him to Atlanta, but he's not gonna beat out Swanson or Albies. I'm not saying he's a star, but OPSing .926 in AAA is a very good sign. If he jjust OPS's what he did last year in the Majors, he's a perfectly fine starting SS - which is more valuable than a poor fielding 1B/Corner OFer who's 3 years older, who's in recovery from cancer, slumping badly at the moment, and making 4.6 million compared to 2 million.

There is absolutely zero chance that happens.

He's a proven top defensive SS who's hit 15 homers twice in the majors and may have seen the light offensively. He's certainly a better bet to be a quality major league starter than Leyba - a guy you were screaming for the O's to give a chance. If we're honest, we admit Trey has very little trade value. Right?

Do you really think Trey has much trade value?

And the O's strike out all 3 at bats in the 8th. Well, what important is that all of their minor league teams are winning - including the best team in the organization - Bowie.