O-The-Memories
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When he was at his best, Cal was the best of them all. He was a game changer defensively and when at bat. Of course Frank Robinson was the better hitter, but he was a defensive liability.
Palmer was great and a Hall of Famer, but I actually think he's a little overrated on here. He benefitted greatly from an elite defense and guys like McNally, Cuellar, Dobson all did too.
So overall I picked Cal, but this is a good poll question for sure, it makes you think.
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So proud right now!
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Franco is maddening to watch sometimes, I think we are seeing the reason why a guy that was that highly acclaimed could be had for very little. I think he has 4 errors so far, and also that baserunning blunder hurt too. If he stops walking then we have a real problem (as much of a problem as a non-contending team can have at least).
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I think Lakins got squeezed too, but between the walks and errors it's tough to win a game like this.
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Give him some time, he has talent and proved that he can be an effective starter when he is pitching well. If he doesn't pan out it will really hurt, because it will make it even more likely that we didn't receive much of a return from our firesale of talent.
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Awesome start and I am thrilled that we look like we have some legit potential this year to develop talent. I really hope Hays isn't out already though.
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What a series! As O's fans we have to take the good days when we get them. It's so hard to sweep a division opponent on the road, so I'm thrilled.
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You could make a roster from ex-Orioles that would be a real threat to win the entire World Series in my opinion. Bullpen would be lights out if everyone is healthy, no really great starters but lots of depth, and a very good offense overall.
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Man, that was close.
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Ruiz having himself a great day! Let's hope this is what breaks him out of the slump.
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Nunez again thrown out. Did he break out of the box quickly or did he run slowly because he thought he hit a HR?
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Good Lord has Pillar been great this series. He has had a good career, but man, he has been killing us.
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If we lose, blame RISP. I can't believe that we have squandered so many chances with runners at second with no outs.
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Santander is our MVP so far for sure.
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Wow, that was crazy!
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That's right Rio! Speaking of one of the younger guys with some upside, Ruiz comes through!
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It will be beyond frustrating if we cannot get a run out of all these chances.
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If it's the free game of the week on MLB TV, could they at least relax the blackout rules so I could watch live for once? They are losing out on so much money, because I would gladly pay the yearly cost if I could actually, you know, use the product.
I love seeing some new guys get shots on the roster. Valaika did show some power in Colorado, so maybe he catches lightning in a bottle again this year. Love seeing Mountcastle and some of the younger guys get a shot.
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Pillar used to be great defensively. and I guess he still has it unfortunately. Sucks to rob the one guy I really want to see get a hit.
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Sounds like the defense saved us a run that inning which I love to hear. That's something that we have been missing on our team.
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Man, Cobb was doing so well too.
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Was it even close at home? Listening on the radio and they made it seem like it was a bad decision to send him.
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Should be hitting Perez tonight, his stuff hasn't seemed great.
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On 8/17/2020 at 12:59 PM, DrungoHazewood said:
Five walks in three innings. For Brad Pennington that was called Tuesday. Every Tuesday. I think Steve Dalkowski once walked 11 guys during pregame warmups. I was at a AAA game where Mark Wohlers was trying to get over the yips, or Steve Blass disease, and IIRC he walked every batter he faced and threw both a pitch that went about 40' and one that hit the backstop on the fly. That had to be circa '98 or '99. In 98 he walked 33 in 20.1 innings, in '99 he had six walks and recorded two outs. Was demoted to AAA Richmond (when I saw him) and he walked 36 and threw 17 wild pitches in 12 innings.
And speaking of Steve Blass, he had that '73 season where he walked 84, hit 12 batters, and threw 9 wild pitches in 18 starts. In July and August he pitched a little over two innings and walked 13, striking out one.
From August 22nd through August 28th, 1951 Tommy Byrne of the St. Louis Browns had the following performances:
22nd: 12.2 innings, 16 walks, got the loss.
26th: 1.0 inning in relief, two walks.
28th: 10 innings, 13 walks, also got the loss.
In six days he pitched 23.2 innings, walking 31.Some other notable Oriole performance with a decided lack of command:
Rk Player Date Tm Opp Rslt AppDec IP H R ER BB SO HR 1 Ray Moore 1957-04-18 BAL WSH L 4-6 GS-6 L 5.1 3 5 5 10 4 1 2 Daniel Cabrera 2006-04-12 BAL TBD L 4-7 GS-5 5.0 3 1 1 9 10 0 3 Jeff Ballard 1987-06-03 BAL OAK L 3-7 GS-6 L 5.2 3 3 2 9 3 1 4 Steve Barber 1967-04-23(1) BAL KCA W 5-2 GS-6 W 5.2 3 1 1 9 6 0 5 Ray Moore 1956-04-18 BAL BOS L 4-8 GS-5 L 4.2 8 8 8 9 1 0 6 Jose Mercedes 2000-09-09 BAL ANA W 10-3 GS-6 W 6.0 3 1 1 8 2 0 7 Mike Flanagan 1976-09-19(2) BAL CLE L 2-3 GS-6 5.2 4 2 2 8 3 0 8 Mike Torrez 1975-04-20 BAL BOS L 2-10 GS-4 L 3.1 5 7 7 8 2 0 9 Jim Palmer 1970-04-10 BAL DET W 3-2 GS-6 5.1 4 2 2 8 4 0 10 Steve Barber 1963-05-22 BAL DET W 2-1 GS-7 W 6.0 4 1 1 8 3
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I appreciate the post, but in my lifetime none of those pitchers have been as bad as Carroll so far. His ERA is insane, along with being wild. He's pitched two innings and given up 12 earned runs, much worse than anyone in the list above. He was atrocious in 17 innings last year with a WHIP of 2 and an ERA of 9. He shouldn't be anywhere near our roster.
Should we have kept Brocail?
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I don't think our group of pitchers as it stands right now is much better than the 2003 Tigers, but I'll have to check the stats. Means has got to be the best guy on either one of those staffs. but we have to be historically bad overall, right?
When a staff is this bad I don't think any one factor is the primary reason for failure. I think coaching, a lack of talent, and even a lack of a high level sports psychologist could be in play.