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Endy Chavez = Blind Squirrel. Happy he found his nut...!

I wish everyone wd just lay off Endy until the end of the season. He came into today's game 16 for 53 (.302 BA) since June 5; with today's 3 for 3 he's up to .339 over his last 56 official ABs. He puts the ball into play (only 7 Ks over that period), where his speed can cause things to happen. Defensively, he also more than cancels the loss of Markakis in RF. I find it incomprehensible that some people actually want Hoes out there instead.

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And yet Cabrera is in the triple crown hunt. Hamilton and Braun are in the MVP discussions, and Kemp would be too if not for injuries. Id trade Jones for any of them. Except Hamilton. And that's more because of Hamiltons age and personal issues.

Sorry, but I disagree here. I used to love this guy but the whole thing last year left me with a bad feeling about him. What if he's caught again like Colon and you lose him for 50 games. No thanks. He's a cheater who got away with it.

I agree with Scott in that respect, Adam is a great teammate and he has set down roots here, does great work in Baltimore and has a passion for the game. He also strikes me as someone who is teachable which means he may be able to improve his game in areas where he is presently lacking. Hopefully that starts with the low and away slider and progresses to his defense which looks good at times and confusing at others.

He's young and he might continue with this production which over the course of the contract would be a plus, but I'm hoping for more.

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That is the PERFECT term for it. You bring in enough relievers in a row and one of them is going to.... be the bullet. ;)

Reminds me of that time Perlozzo kept bringing in a new pitcher every inning despite the starter only going 5 and despite the fact that we went into extra innings. Finally he got to Kurt Birkins. First appearance of the year. He was the bullet.

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BRIAN MATUSZ O(vs. ATHLETICS, 9/16)

IP:O 2

H:o. 0

R:O. 0

BB:. 0

SO:. 2

Pitches: 24 (18 Strikes, 6 Balls)

2012 ERA: 5.07 OO [sTARTER: 5.42] OO [RELIEVER: 1.93]

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BRIAN MATUSZ' 11 RELIEF APPEARANCES IN 2012

Pitches: 114 (88 Strikes, 26 Balls)

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Sorry, but I disagree here. I used to love this guy but the whole thing last year left me with a bad feeling about him. What if he's caught again like Colon and you lose him for 50 games. No thanks. He's a cheater who got away with it.

I agree with Scott in that respect, Adam is a great teammate and he has set down roots here, does great work in Baltimore and has a passion for the game. He also strikes me as someone who is teachable which means he may be able to improve his game in areas where he is presently lacking. Hopefully that starts with the low and away slider and progresses to his defense which looks good at times and confusing at others.

He's young and he might continue with this production which over the course of the contract would be a plus, but I'm hoping for more.

Me too. Thankfully, he just turned 27.

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Hey, if they leave Brian in to close this out, does he get a save? He came in with the score within 2 runs I think.

I think so.

If you pitch 3 innings or more and finish the game on the winning side, and your team was ahead when you came in and never trailed, you get a save, regardless of what the run differential was when you entered the game.

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