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Currently, "watching the 2022 Os offense" is somewhere well south of "watching paint dry" and "watching grass grow" on the list of exciting ways to pass the time...

Hell of an AB by Mountcastle...

Wilkerson has played in 145 MLB games, has 445 MLB PAs and is almost 30 years of age. He's been getting paid to play baseball since 2014. He's played in the majors for more than a couple of weeks... I don't disagree that how a team plays can be, to a degree, a reflection of the manager's style. I just think in this instance the Orioles pathos is more about a lack of talent - or maybe an unwillingness to improve the talent (front office) - than it is Hyde's failings as a manager. If he had some talent to work with, we'd know more clearly if he's any good at his job... And Wilkerson being impatient at the plate in a tight game isn't necessarily on Hyde... Welcome to the board!

Explosivo, I appreciate your earnestness, but this ain't little league. Players should understand the game at the MLB level. Managers shouldn't have to signal, "hey, take one here, Stevie." Wilkerson is a long-time player. I didn't see the pitch/AB in question, but the amount of interest in the decision is ridiculous given the Os' record and recent history for futility, AND it's relative outcome on the final core. Sooner or later, it's on the players, and Hyde is left shaking his head... But thanks for trying to teach me how things work.

LOL. Arguing about a take call for a team playing .321 ball. What difference does it make on any level? Hyde can't manage what he doesn't have. Be thankful for another first first pick...

This. Valaika isn't going to crack the starting lineup on a long-term basis, but his value as a utility player / pinch hitter could keep him on the 25-man roster for a little while, enough time to make some decent quid...

Any post that mentions Terry Crowley gets an upvote from me! The Crow!!!

All good feeling for this season just vanished... poof!

Sweet....

jay-sus....

Scott pumping strikes, nice to see...

Fasten your seat belts everyone, we're expecting little turbulence ahead...

Crush needs to come through here....

Oh, don't act like you've never given 110% effort...

Andrew Vaughn is a hitting machine. I think the concerns around him were his size (small for 1B) and defense. But I don't think there were many doubts he would rake at the MLB level...

https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/02/14/baseball-lawsuit-astros-sign-stealing Bolsinger is suing for personal damages and requesting that the Astros donate their $31 million postseason bonuses to charity This is probably a very difficult case to win, but I'll be watching it...

Perhaps the Orioles' front brass has mistaken spring training for fantasy camp?

Love this post. How do I rep?

Is this a product of: 1) Indecision 2) Compromise 3) Incompetence 4) An artificially intelligent marketing campaign forced down your throat by the soul-less coin counters at MLB Oh, what I wouldn't give to have the dear departed Charles O. Finley leading baseball's marketing department...

Yeah, my apologies. Wasn't trying to make a political statement, but I suppose I did. I'll fix it.

Seriously, no cheating. Ever. The soupy broth of moral relativism is awash with well-intentioned do-gooders whose basic mistake was entertaining the notion that "maybe" is a supportable, ethical stance. There is right and there is wrong. Wrong is always wrong.

Right. Top-tier managers are like ACEs - there aren't enough to go around and they'll always be in demand. By all accounts, Hinch is a skilled manager, well liked by his players and respected by his peers (well, until today, maybe). If he's as good as his record would indicate, I think his transgressions will be overlooked in time...

He'll have to wander the hinterlands of unemployment for a while, but american society - and business in particular -- has a short memory and a large capacity for forgiveness... I bet he's in some coaching capacity inside the next 3-5 years.

Best god-d**n car on the lot... Just remember, the life of a Scouting Analyst Consultant man is always intense!

Jeffrey Hammonds.