Legend_Of_Joey

Yusniel Diaz, who had been out since mid April with a hamstring issue, was activated today and transferred to Frederick. Probably due to his long layoff, expect him to get some at bats and play for a week or two and be back in Bowie.

The two hits were in the last series against Colorado, so he was trending upward.

Stewart is NOT in the Norfolk line up tonight. Nothing confirmed, but the Orioles need a position player and have already optioned Evan Phillips. Let the countdown begin until Roch posts his "there is a locker set up here."

I wonder if he still wanted the ball after that...

Sure is. If you mean "is there interest to trade him."

There are posters who had plans to trade Broxton after his home run.

He was impressive, got hurt, declined a bit, got hurt, put up the same stats as DJ Stewart and got passed over. Would people rather have Mancini, Wilkerson, or Yaz in the outfield?

Little Yaz just got called up by the Giants.

Teams are posting a lot less during games this year in general, because MLB issued them a statement telling them to limit/stop posting video clips. Teams are also not posting about injuries this season. Last season? There would of been a picture of the bruise and an Australian joke about it. This year? Nada.

Per Jon Meoli of the Baltimore Sun: With Cedric Mullins struggling at the plate in late April and no real alternative in the fold to replace him, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde sat in his office with executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias and came up with a solution out of thin air. "Me and Mike were just talking about it one night, probably about three days before [Stevie Wilkerson] got here," Hyde said. "Not kidding. We had him play a game or two down in Norfolk, and then he came, and he's been playing center field quite a bit. "We were talking about a lot of things. I don't know if it was me or him who came up with it, but we sent a message down to Norfolk to see if we could get some time for him in center field. A few days later, he was here." The result has been a real spark — to the extent of any the Orioles have had this year. Wilkerson's fourth home run of the season helped them to a 5-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Friday, and Saturday marked his 12th start in center field in his past 13 games, knocking Joey Rickard into more of a reserve role. Wilkerson, 27, entered Saturday hitting .333 in that stretch and .292on the year. He’s had some difficult moments in center field but nothing glaring for a player who had never played it before being thrust into the role for a few days in Norfolk before his call-up. What he does struggle with, he makes up for with athleticism. "That's what we were trying to come up with," Hyde said. "Looking for some athleticism and Stevie brings that. We wanted to see what that looked like down there. It probably happened a little faster than we anticipated, but we rolled the dice, took a chance and he's been playing well." With Mullins still trying to steady himself at Norfolk, and Austin Hays finally back in games, there are more options behind Wilkerson than there were at the time. Mason Williams is also center field depth at Norfolk, but it's not as if Wilkerson will be hearing footsteps with the way he's playing. "I just like the at-bats he's taking," Hyde said. "He's playing with nothing to lose and leaving it out on the field. It's fantastic. "I just think he's a really good athlete. He's going to make some mistakes here and there, but the more reps he's getting out there, you see the improvement and I just like the speed factor. I like the aggressiveness. I think he's going to get better and better as he continues playing the outfield."

*Holds up 4 fingers*

Or on the OH board.

To be fair, 80% of Bowies swings this year have been helpless...

Keeping Track Of Outs - Austin Wynns

The Road To .400 - Chris Davis My Time With Baltimore: A Matt Wortherspoon Adventure - Matt Wortherspoon How To Have Pinpoint Control - Tanner Scott Carrying Success From The Grapefruit League To The Big League - Mike Wright How To Learn To Play Center Field In 3 Easy Steps - Stevie Wilkerson The Art Of Showing Up Pitchers - Jesus Sucre A Guide To Oceanfront Properties In Norfolk - A collaboration by Ryan Mountcastle, Chance Sisco, and D.J Stewart How To Be A Shut Down Pitcher - Pedro Aruajo

It looks like they locked the fans outside...

Hyde: Hey Severino, Sisco just homered again. Severino: *Cranks one out, giving him more with the Orioles than he had with the Nationals.* Wynns: *Texts Dempsey*

It helps they are playing at 4 instead of 7 like usual. Doesn't bode well for the "A League Of Their Own" movie afterward though.

Even when he isn't at his best, he still seems to limit the damage.

Well, one person reported he was moving his family. Another just reported Sucre is in a contract dispute.

He was just relocating his family.

I think so after yesterday. Atleast they are off today. The sad part is, Pedro Perez is gonna get a pretty serious hangnail and go back on the IL so Sucre to come back tomorrow.

He has really picked up since playing every day, instead of splitting the duties like earlier.

He should do fine. After all, he played there a total of.... *flips through notes and Google.com* 2 games in Norfolk! Wait...