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    Hyde can’t manage this team

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    22 hours ago, Explosivo said:

    He’s only been in the league for a cup of coffee. Teams are an extension of the manager’s intention met with the players’ ability. How they play is a reflection of the manager. Why do you think they have signs in baseball? You don’t understand and that’s fine. I agree that he shouldn’t have to signal that and for a player like Mancini you’re right. For a kid who’s never been in the majors for more than a couple of weeks, you have the foresight to remind the lad. 

    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!

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    Hyde can’t manage this team

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    1 hour ago, Explosivo said:

    He actually can affect the game in that instance. Managers are supposed to utilize moments in games and situations in games to teach players on what they are supposed to do in those moments. That’s how managers can affect the game. It’s not just on who to throw and when or what lineup to use against a specific pitcher. It’s supposed to also be about their knowledge base of the game as they have been around it for much, much longer than anyone else on the team. That’s their role. Did you see that affecting the game or did the manager just let a kid who still calls himself Stevie do whatever he wanted in that situation? Is this another Hayes decided to bunt on his own and after the fact Hyde gets all butt hurt? A manager is supposed to make decisions that affect the game before they happen, not play armchair quarterback like us fans. 

    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.

    Valaika makes a bid to become an everyday player

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    5 hours ago, DrungoHazewood said:

    If you're a utility guy you're probably lacking somewhere.  Usually it's the bat. But it doesn't have to be.  He could be a Ty Wigginton type utility guy.

    All I can really be confident in saying about his defense is I don't think he's a starting shortstop in the majors.

    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...

    Well, we suck again...

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    On 8/21/2020 at 8:29 AM, drjohnnyfeva said:

    Luckily, Chris Davis will be taking on the Terry Crowley role...  That should get us back on track. ;)

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

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    Adley so far: 0-8, 1 walk, 5 Ks

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    20 hours ago, Frobby said:

    Not too worried, but I’d be happier if he were hitting like Andrew Vaughn (.364/.553/.727 through yesterday in 16 PA).    

    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...

    Markakis on Astros: "Every Single Guy Needs a Beating"

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    9 hours ago, Explosivo said:

    Is there a pitcher whose career was terminated by playing against the Astros? I'm talking, a guy gets called up to face the Astros, gets shelled, and stays in the minors? Or maybe just examples of guys getting sent to the minors after being shelled? I'd be interested to know. 

    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...

    JJ Hardy is back!

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    4 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

    Being a guest instructor at ST sounds like one of the cushiest jobs there is.  Fart around, help some guys out, tell war stories. 

    Glad to see they're bringing some good players back into the fold, though.

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

    The Orioles spring training cap is terrible.

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    5 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

    Sorry to steer you guys away from the constant debate and speculation on how we'll finish in last place this year and what players we'll be doing it with.  Wanted to bring this to your attention.

    https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/orioles/new-era-spring-training-hats-get-poor-reviews-especially-orioles-cap

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    I hope none of you are buying this.

    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...

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    Connolly: As fans, would you be OK with your team cheating if it meant winning a World Series title?

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    1 hour ago, ArtVanDelay said:

    I’ll take championships with asterisks over 110 loss seasons.

    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.

    Should we go after Jeff Luhnow?

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    Just now, weams said:

    Wash smoked the crack and got back. On skilz. 

    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...  

    Should we go after Jeff Luhnow?

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    3 minutes ago, BrendanPlutschak said:

    Agree with this. The guys on MLB Network are saying that could see Hinch getting a job before Luhnow. I just don't see how that's possible. I don't see how any team can hire Hinch after this.

    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.

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