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MikeAD Hangout Grand Counsel

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So happy we have Danny Valencia, Nolan Reimold and Steve Pearce rather than that bum Halfner

Don't use this as an opportunity to talk about our misses. End of the day the Yankees have a terrible LFer, and nobodies at SS, 3B, 1B and C and are somehow in 1B.

We could fill the internet with the Kelly Johnson's/Travis Hafners of the world that the Orioles should have signed but decided instead to go with Steve Pearces.

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Jonesy10 Hangout Veteran Council

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The teams we're playing, SD, TB, NY, are outplaying us right now period, no excuses.

How is NY outplaying us tonight? We out hit them 12-4 through 8 innings and then our closer gives up 2 hits and a HR in 1 inning to blow the game. If you think 3 straight games of this bull **** from JJ has no effect on the players...

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Being down like this is sickening. But what's more sickening is all this Yankee man-love. These sports guys are all starry-eyed over the poor widdle Yankees, who *somehow* manage to win w/o Jeter, A Rod and Teixeira. What did they think...the Yankees management was going to replace those guys with kids from little league? Come on.

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tntoriole Hangout Grand Counsel

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I never said he was the best closer in baseball. Or that he wouldn't regress a bit. He's just off, clearly. It's not like he's pitching like he always has and just getting beat. He's NOT RIGHT. His mechanics are completely off. Once he sorts it out, he'll be a great pitcher again.

Unless his head is starting to get a bit off too. You start thinking about it, no matter what the common baseball wisdom about it all getting left behind after each game.

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SteveO Veteran All-Star

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How many games are you willing to allow him to blow to get him back on track? 3? 5? 10? His confidence is clearly gone, you think they're doing him a favor by running him out there?

JJ is by far not the first guy to go through this.

I agree though that maybe next opportunity should go to O'Day, Hunter or Matusz depending on who comes up. JJ needs to get his stuff straight before they throw him back out there.

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Rivera has never blown 3 saves in a row. 18 year career. Legit.

Rivera is also the best closer in baseball history...hardly a fair comparison to JJ or just about any other closer in baseball

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murph Hangout Grand Counsel

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How many games are you willing to allow him to blow to get him back on track? 3? 5? 10? His confidence is clearly gone, you think they're doing him a favor by running him out there?

How else do you find out if he has truly lost it or if he get's it back? Now is the time to find out. If something is wrong. Make O'Day the closer, but I don't think we are there yet.

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