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  1. Just seems like the moment is still too big for them
  2. They’re literally just shitting themselves. Not built for the big time yet.
  3. Who throws if the game goes extras and they continue to manage the pen like this? Gonna be out of pitchers by the 8th
  4. The hitting approach the second half of the year and now into the playoffs has been dreadful. Lugo looks on today. One run might be enough for them. What a shame this year.
  5. I still think his best position may be in the outfield. On paper he has the physical tools that suggest that he can run em down and while EBJ offers a lot in range and speed on the bases, I'd keep my eye on JH getting reps in CF come Spring Training. I think the kid may have a moment here in this post-season. He's due for a big hit. As a fan, I'm happy that he ended the regular season strong. As a more critical viewer, I'm encouraged that he was able to make a MAJOR mechanical adjustment in-season but I question why it took them so long (was him or the coaching?) to try something else. I have zero doubt that he's going to figure it out at the plate but the impact of getting back Westy and Ramon for the last week of the season cannot be understated. JH, like ROH, for the better part of the last six weeks had been virtually non-producers at the plate. Mateoian bad. The difference in the lineup is night and day. Hopefully the kid works his butt off in the off-season and is ready to contribute out of the gate next year. Nothing suggests that he isn't a hard worker but man, the last month and a half of the season with him playing nearly every inning has been brutal.
  6. Expect to see McCann catch two of these three games in the WC round. Is it crazy to suggest that with Adley’s 2nd half steuggles, the O’s might field a better lineup with JM behind the plate and Adley DHing or coming off the bench? I pinched myself as I typed this but I think that’s a reasonable argument right now.
  7. I know I know but a 2B was taken 1-1 this year
  8. LOL you sure? Pretty sure a 2B went 1-1 in this year’s draft.
  9. LOL You and this JH SS shtick. I’ll bite. On which of those plays did he ‘look good’? The infield bobble that should have been an error but they awarded Castillo a hit? Was it Royce Lewis’s pop out to short or his liner to SS where JH looked good? Maybe the pop out to short by Michael Helman? The balls that get right to a major leaguer should be fielded cleanly 100% of the time. On none of those plays did he ‘look good’ He made exactly one clean putout on a ground ball but even that was an adventure for him. Thank goodness the one clean putout was in a 6-0 game and bad attitude Austin Martin hitting. The kid had a great day at the plate yesterday but he looked terrible in the field.
  10. I don’t think this is true. He’s had a lot of games as you described and there haven’t been these ten post reactions to said games. He’s going to hit. Would it be nice if he was producing this year like the other rookie Jacksons? Of course but no one (that I’ve seen) on this board is rooting against him or suggesting that he won’t be a high caliber major league hitter. His defense is another thing but he’s going to figure it out at the plate at the MLB level. You’re right though - his nice game should have garnered more attention, especially with the way the year has largely gone for him. I’m not sure what role he has in the postseason other than maybe as a pinch runner. Right now I don’t think I’m putting him ahead of any of the lefty bats on the roster. I guess he’s the only other ‘SS’ they have on the big club so he’s surely going to fill a spot but I can’t think that he plays ahead of anyone, including Rivera right now. It will be interesting to see how Hyde and Co. deploy Holliday come Tuesday.
  11. is one of maybe ten or so players who outsize Gunnar there but it made me think of the time Schoop full-on tackled someone at 2B. I feel like that was in the playoffs. Anyone remember that?
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