Ruzious

The people want butter on their asparaguy!

Thank you!

I think the evidence is growing in his favor. Can't believe I missed the game,. But I'm sure MASN will show a replay at some point. Congrats John Means!!! So proud of him - he's come so far - just amazing. This is so great.

Alright then.. I think people understand we're talking in comparison to his peers - not the average person. God love ya.

Of course, but... this is a message board for a Major League team. Obviously... we're talking relative to other MLers. That's a given. We don't need to explain that. Right? The best basketball player ever at my HS - by miles - was a little point guard named Craig Davis. He was a little-used backup at NC State - decades ago. Hopefully we all get the concept of a big fish in a little pond. In fact, I know we do. Right? Good. .

I would not call Stewart anything more than a mediocre athlete - as far as athleticism needed on a baseball field. He can probably run straight ahead decently, and he's strong, but he's extremely stiff and badly lacking in agility - which is the major cause of his lack of range and very slow release on his throws - as it takes him so long to set his feet. He's a bad OFer mainly because of his lack of athleticism.

Hmm, wrong thread.

Big throw by Mullins, and again - it was his speed that made that throw possible.

Big throw by Mullins, and again - it was his speed that made that throw possible.

I think it was actually their 3rd baseman trying to turn it - because of the shift.

Yup - one of the reasons that having speed is a big advantage.

Can't say it made any sense to start Plutko this inning.

Trey having his best at bats this game with RISP.

Mancini at 2-1, swings at would have been balls 3 and 4. Helping out the A's pitcher - frustrating way to end the inning.

Pray for callups.

He and Ian Anderson - best changeups in baseball?

Yeah, something smells - no wonder they're a loser 9-12 team. Not sure what our excuse is.

Like SG said, Hays is scheduled to get injured in a couple of days, so that should give Diaz the opportunity to play here every day. However... there's probably a cheap 30 year old AAAA quality veteran they can find instead.

Very good point.

Didn't the O's say back in February that they expect him to report to the alternate site in April - without giving any specific date in April? And it still being April, maybe that's their logic in not saying anything now. I'm not saying it's good logic, but I'm trying to think of a reason for them being so closed-mouthed about it, and that's the best I got. They really owe it to the fans to say something about the situation.

The upside is that he could be a solid DH, but he's so inconsistent and injury-prone that it's hard to have any serious expectations for him. Best not to play him defensively not just because he's a bad OFer - but he's also so stiff that he's a danger to himself out there.

That is the number one possibility.

Hmm, there's a strange Odor at Yankee Stadium.

There's 1 word to describe that Cubs team. Failures! <kidding>

C'mon Hyde, we're 4 games in and still don't have 5 wins yet!