Moose Milligan

I also didn't say you were wrong.

Ya'll, Phil is the self appointed resident broadcast expert. Just let him be.

I didn't think Bud was all that bad. Goofy, folksy, sure. The PED thing was...well, everyone was complicit, he turned a blind eye to it. So did the owners and players. Manfred is terrible.

Yeah, you’re right. But I don’t want to see an Angelos hold up a WS trophy. I mean, beggars can’t be choosers, I’m sure I’ll be too delirious in joy to really care if that were to happen. They might be able to succeed with the current ownership, it’s true. I just hate the idea of an Angelos hoisting that trophy and thinking they did a great thing after all the years of havoc they’ve wreaked on this fan base.

I don’t think we are gonna get the #1 pick. Diamondbacks seem to be on some next level losing that we can’t even comprehend. There’s so much time between now and then, hard to speculate who will be there for us when we pick second or third.

Yep, it's way better, albeit a small sample size. I'm not looking up the stats but it seems he throws more strike than Kremer, Akin, etc.

Fair points. I didn't hate the Norby pick either, again a college guy that should be closer to the majors. To your points, I was disappointed that they didn't go with more HS over slot upside arms.

His points aren't great, but you've been routinely blasting the team for taking forever in the rebuild. I understand that you like a guy like Lawlar who has big upside potential but why are you mad at the Orioles for taking a guy who can get to the majors quicker? You've said that you want this rebuild to happen faster, the Orioles took a guy who can help make it happen faster. I don't see the downside there.

Josh Towers in June, 2001 (Damn, it was 20 years ago, unbelievable)... 5-1, 1.49 ERA in 42.1 innings pitched. 1.10 WHIP. The tell-tale sign should have been only 15 strikeouts for a 3.2 k/9 rate. He imploded in July, 0-4, 6.47 ERA. Spenser does a lot of things well, it seems. He knows that his fastball is underwhelming but he's not afraid to throw it for a strike. It looks like he mixes his pitches well and the secondary offerings are decent. His K-rate leaves a bit to be desired, and his walk rate isn't great. The FIP is 4.03. I'm expecting the other shoe to drop soon but he's better than Akin, Kremer, Lowther and whatever other slop we've thrown out there, that's for damn sure.

Kevin Brown, dude eat a burger and do some pushups and pullups.

Why's Austin Wynns always look like he's about to cry? That, or he's smoked a bunch of weed.

Need to see how he finishes this season but overall I agree.

Good to know, thanks.

This YouTube game tomorrow night better not be some way to get me to sign up for a free week trial in an effort for me to forget about it a week later and get charged.

Beautiful double play.

Cold Slushy time.

Oh well, there went the shutout. Still, strong start.

Maybe they'll be slightly less terrible.

I agree with that, 100%.

If there was a guy built to hit for the cycle, it's him.

Even if he doesn't come around to score a run, that at bat by Santander is a win in my book. 10, 11 pitch at bat is huge, especially this late in the game. Could be the difference between Yarbrough going an extra batter or two. Might not be great shakes though, the Rays have a good bullpen.

Hell of an at bat for Santander.

I see the clock hasn't struck midnight for Spencer Watkins yet.

Too late, they picked 20 players. Whether they were the best players available is a matter of opinion. I don't think every player taken was the BPA but this isn't the NFL draft and the BPA after the first few rounds isn't always easily identifiable. If they sign all 20, I'm happy. Contrary to what you may think, I don't think the Angelos brothers are worried about 1 million, even though it's a layup to constantly bag on them not wanting to spend money. Their dad is worth 2 billion. 1 million to the Angelos brothers is a rounding error, like it or not. Fair enough, but I don't think anyone here really knows who was picked and what they'll sign for and what they'll end up spending. Sure, we could tell off the bat that Cowser was under slot. The rest? No one knows for sure. Seriously, the only draft analysis I've read about these players is along the lines of "He's not a high schooler so he must be under slot." I agree that there are some senior signs that'll probably be cheap but seriously...no one here knows for sure who's under slot and who's over slot. I'll wait until the signing period is over and the financials are released before claiming who's over slot and who was under slot and that Elias did a good job or a bad job.

Hilarious! You tell me what the issue is with signing all 20 players and leaving money on the table. What do you care if money's left on the table if all 20 players are signed and in the system?