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It's not surprising imo. Many of the guys we're counting on right now are cast-offs from other organizations.
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Chris Davis hasn't gotten a hit, Trevor Rosenthal hasn't recorded an out (9 batters faced over 4 appearances). These events are leading up to an epic matchup.
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I wouldn't doubt that Chris Davis' at bats have turned into a drinking game.
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1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:
That is something that could happen if it caught the fancy of the internet.
Would solve the issue of what Oriole went.
To me the question is, would Davis go if voted in?
I honestly think it would be great if he got voted in.
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I think we should vote him into the Allstar game.
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Straily put up a .544 OPS in 43 PA last season. So if anything, it's another option off the bench to hit for Davis late in the game.
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9 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:
Chris Davis ' company are light-hitting middle infielders....ouch.
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If Davis was a light hitting SS with gold glove defense it would be an easier pill to swallow (contract aside) but he's taking up a position that's reserved for offense. Basically, great hitters that can't play defense, usually end up at 1st or DH. Having the pitcher bat for himself is an upgrade. That's depressing.
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3 hours ago, Here! said:
I assume that his contract says that he can't be sent to the minors but why wouldn't he ask to go in an attempt to get sorted out? Better to make a fool of yourself in Bowie than nationwide.
He could even buy all the tickets so nobody attends the games to see him struggle.
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3 hours ago, spiritof66 said:
When I was maybe 10 to 12, playing unorganized baseball (we didn't have any organized ball, other than in school), the supreme compliment to a batter was for the defense to say to the OFs, "Sink out, heavy hitter." That gave rise, to "Sink in, lousy hitter." Since boys are always looking to ratchet up the insults (and somewhere in there Eddie Feigner's four-man softball team showed up on Wide World of Sports), that led to OFers sitting down or gathering in one spot and talking among themselves, not because they wanted to but just to try to make the batter feel bad. (I was in neither category, but if the other team had moved the LF and CF in so they were backing up the SS hole and the 2B bag, they would have taken away the majority of my hits.) I don't think "adjustments" was in our baseball vocabulary.)
I've thought about that often when Davis came up last season and especially this year in ST. Are there guys in the field thinking stuff like "It's hot out here. I could use some water," or "This would be a good time to pee" or "I wish I could use this break in the action to make a few phone calls," figuring that they wouldn't be missed since odds of Davis both making contact and hitting the ball to them are so small.
Seriously though, I wonder if we'll ever see more unorthodox shifts against him. Especially with the game on the line. You don't really need 4 infielders when he's up as he rarely hits the ball on the ground to the left side, if ever.
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1 hour ago, GuidoSarducci said:
Are opposing teams even bothering to shift against him?
And Davis does not have the speed to steal bases with any consistency.
They are probably going to put 3 infielders behind the catcher in case of wild pitches on strike three.
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2 hours ago, SteveA said:
So let me get this straight, if they had let him finish the inning and taken him out after 7, you wouldn't be complaining just as loudly? Honestly,.
I don't believe I'm complaining loudly. Just giving an opinion.
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I think he should have given him an opportunity to finish the inning and then reevaluate. Considering he stretched out Givens yesterday, I would have thought he might have done the same with Hess. Anyway, not a huge deal. The kid pitched great and most importantly, gave the pen some relief. Now, hopefully they can win.
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1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:
Gausman was the opportunity.
I was thinking Givens down the road. But yeah, getting some of that young pitching in the Gausman deal would have been ideal.
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42 minutes ago, Luke-OH said:
I mentioned in another thread that the bullpen is the strongest part of this team. I think it could be good not just in relation to the rest of the team, but in general. The problem is the pen is likely going to get run down substantially unless there is a lot of movement between Norfolk and Baltimore or the starters really overperform.
Kind of off topic but I was looking at the wealth of young arms the Braves have. Is there anything that we have that could entice them to move one or two of those arms? They are going for it so maybe if they suffer an injury of some type they'd be more open to moving some young pitching. I was just wondering if we matchup anywhere.
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3 hours ago, Luke-OH said:
I would have preferred him not thrown that many pitches on a back to back this early, but I'm not going to gripe about it, we'll see if it's a trend or a one off.
It could be a trend if nobody else steps up. With that said, the rest of the pen looked good with the exception of Bleier this weekend.
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20 minutes ago, atomic said:
Has his swing and batting stance changed since last season? I haven't seen him but if everything is the same I would say he isn't trying.
I watched 1 game. He wasn't watching the ball at all, just swinging and hoping to make contact. The phillies announcers made a comment along the lines of how badly he was missing the pitch. Even the pitches he took, he didn't follow the path of the baseball with his eyes.
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I think they should make Davis pitching coach. I don't think there's anyone on earth that has the ability to make a AAAA starter look like a Hall of Famer other than him.
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15 minutes ago, fansince1988 said:
CD isn't done. I have a feeling he will breakout soon.
Hives? Pimples? A rash?
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Maybe he should try batting right.
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23 minutes ago, tntoriole said:
That dog needs to save Alex from the Toronto Dome...man, where is that pitcher that used to kick our butt when he pitched against us? This guy is not him.
You could say that about every pitcher we face this season.
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" To borrow one of Showalter’s favorite phrases: You want to play more? Play better. Davis can read his own stat line and has to understand."
Really???
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Wow. Now our pitchers are getting injured in the dugout.
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Make him an overpriced closer.
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