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orioleslist Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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I know there are a lot of AJ fans, but I'm not one of them for many reasons. The main one being his arrogance getting in the way of growing as a player.

Not sure the problem is his arrogance. IMO, he's just got a very low baseball IQ and is simply incapable of making the adjustments that would make him a great player and not merely a very good one--adjustments that even a half-smart baseball player would be able to make at least to a certain extent.

I would almost say that it's not his fault--it's an inherent limitation that he has; he has to live with it, and we do too. I just don't see the arrogance you're talking about. He's not stubbornly refusing to change--he just can't change.

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scOtt Hangout Grand Counsel

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Just need to really focus on LF and DH.

Schoop/Flaherty should have a big role next year.

Tillman/Gausman/Norris can be a solid 1-2-3 rotation but we do need to get 2 SP's that are top quality starters not backend starters like Feldman.

Absolutely disagree on Feldman. Groundball pitcher with this defense? As TonyS would say, fuhgeddaboutit!

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This team is playing like they know their season is over.
They are playing like they got a lot less than 8 hours sleep last night. And so is TB. You'll notice they have one less hit than we do. This game is about 2 BB and one bad pitch from Gonzo, plus a spent bullpen.
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MDK02 Hangout Grand Counsel

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They are playing like they got a lot less than 8 hours sleep last night. And so is TB. You'll notice they have one less hit than we do. This game is about 2 BB and one bad pitch from Gonzo, plus a spent bullpen.

I would say it's not about just 1 bad pitch, Jennings recognized the pitch and drilled it. Our batters have gotten a fair share of bad pitches and they foul them off or pop up.

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They are playing like they got a lot less than 8 hours sleep last night. And so is TB. You'll notice they have one less hit than we do. This game is about 2 BB and one bad pitch from Gonzo, plus a spent bullpen.

And a poor managerial decision. There are fresh people in our bullpen.

And the number nine hitter is beating us again. Just like last night.

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centralpaosfan Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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Not sure the problem is his arrogance. IMO, he's just got a very low baseball IQ and is simply incapable of making the adjustments that would make him a great player and not merely a very good one--adjustments that even a half-smart baseball player would be able to make at least to a certain extent.

I would almost say that it's not his fault--it's an inherent limitation that he has; he has to live with it, and we do too. I just don't see the arrogance you're talking about. He's not stubbornly refusing to change--he just can't change.

Could be that as well. Either way it is mind numbing to watch.

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