Moose Milligan

Josh Sborz, Northern Virginia's finest.

Diamondbacks are playing the Dodgers tonight.

LMAOOOOO DILLON TATE TIIIIIIIIME @Can_of_corn

Amazing. I agree, never would have guessed that Cedric would have a 30/30 year. Congrats to Cedric, hard work and persistence has paid off. Very, very happy for him. A giant bright spot for the Orioles this year.

Are there rookies in the MLB that aren't affected by Covid weirdness?

That'd be disappointing. Kinda what I was hoping for. Cobb level pitcher, Cobb level deal.

How much is "much?"

I agree, we need to see if he's a good major league GM. IMO, these next two years will be where the rubber meets the road in that regard: can he sign some good FA talent? Can he pull the trigger on some impactful trades? In regards to the OP and your post, I don't have a huge issue with them loading up on bats, although I have said I would have liked to have seen more arms drafted. However, I'm assuming they have a plan in place to acquire them.

Good diagnosis. That's not an ML fastball from a velocity perspective. I hope he's learned to attack more with the curve and the slider.

That is not a de-facto admission that the game is not interesting...because we're still watching the game with our eyes and haven't changed the channel. If the game wasn't interesting, I wouldn't be watching in the first place. Your move.

Tampa Bay got lucky by hiring the right talent evaluators.

Oh come on. How long was Holt gone for? Stuck in Covid weirdness? Dude, everyone's stuck in Covid weirdness right now, the Orioles aren't a unique case. Some teams are thriving. Know who's kicking ass despite Covid weirdness? The Blue Jays. And the Blue Jays only just recently made it back to their home in Toronto. All last year and most of this year they were playing in Dunedin and Buffalo. And yet they're still a game back of the Yankees for a wild card birth. They've dealt with more Covid weirdness than practically any team and they're legit. Their young players are stepping up big time. What Covid weirdness have the Orioles had to deal with in comparison? You're right, Kremer and Akin aren't going to be the next John Means...not even John Means knew he was going to be the next John Means. An unheralded guy who figured it out at the ML level and surprised a lot of people...they're exceptionally rare. I didn't expect that from Kremer and Akin, but I also didn't expect them to completely **** the bed, either. I didn't expect both of them to have to be demoted because they were so god-awful terrible in Baltimore. Dude, how bad do you have to be that the guy who used to be Matt Harvey is holding it down in the rotation and pitched the 2nd most innings on the club this year? No one's saying that Kremer and Akin were ace material but it's concerning that guys who were looked at as 3rd to 5th starters have been terrible this year. None of the young pitching has progressed at the ML level and that's a big reason for concern. You can't convince me otherwise.

Eh, you're right. I thought the Rangers were closer than they were.

Sorry, but we've got the #1 prospect only because we picked him first overall. A monkey could have made that pick. And while G-Rod is fantastic, he was part of the previous regime's processes. If you really want to point to him as part of the recent success, that's fine...I'd accept that he's been developed under this current regime and they partially deserve some credit for his status. As mentioned earlier, the young pitchers this year have been disappointing practically across the board. That cannot be ignored. If we are talking about processes, the lack of performance from guys were were looking to step up and achieve this year has to be addressed.

Great game but the Rangers just gained on us in the first draft pick race.

Cold Slushy in the game.

Wait a second, here it is:

I dunno if you're old enough to remember the "Chances of me working are...remote!" commercial that was on HTS a long time ago. It was on every commercial break and it was awful...but there was something that made it hilarious when he said that line. Weird mix.

Yes, that's terrible. The DraftKings commercial isn't terrible, it's just annoying. And I want to think that blonde chick is attractive but I can't.

Folty is a guy I wanted awhile back.

Jessie Cofield can go away anytime. So can Automatica Gramatica.

IMO, they always sound the best on spring training games for some reason. I dunno, I don't believe Renato Nunez swung a bat in a way to make his homers sound different.

Foul ball straight to Wynn's baby-maker.

Tools of ignorance.

He did hit the ball hard. Some of it is just acoustics. I think the ball echoing around a mostly empty stadium makes it sound louder.