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Can_of_corn Hangout Grand Counsel

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Buck said he won't go to 6 man rotation when Norris comes off DL." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/orioles?src=hash">#orioles</a></p>— Roch Kubatko (@masnRoch) <a href="

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So does anyone think Bud gives the team a better chance to win the then five guys currently in the rotation (or Gausman for that matter)?

Does anyone think this is solely about giving the team the best chance to win?

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Buck is loyal to his guys and he'll give Norris every opportunity to prove he can get back to that hallowed 4th or 5th starter role. Meh....

Norris might be quite useful as a reliever. He is essentially a two pitch pitcher-less so now until he finds the slider that's been missing from his repertoire.

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Can_of_corn Hangout Grand Counsel

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Buck is no doubt looking for this guy. Me too! Hope he shows up!

http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/70089766/v36204525/?query=Bud%2BNorris

I think Buck feels he owes Bud a chance to get his season on track in his walkoff year.

Me, I think that an on track Bud isn't a particular improvement over the other options available and that the O's shouldn't risk putting the team at a competitive disadvantage in an effort to help Bud find his form.

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Yeah, that's how Buck has won 400 games for us. Because he holds on to players that can't perform out of loyalty.

Really? I thought he won games by having players in games that perform to a level that is better than the opposition. The loyalty thing is Buck's, not the players, though saying they 'can't' be loyal may be a disservice to people you know only through watching their accomplishments on the ball field. Easier to count the wins than it is the losses and wonder why those came about.

Apparently, you were one of those I spoke of earlier who thinks Norris is better than he is. Even a 4 or 5 starter holds some value for a team. It's quite possible that he isn't that any longer.

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Really? I thought he won games by having players in games that perform to a level that is better than the opposition. The loyalty thing is Buck's, not the players, though saying they 'can't' be loyal may be a disservice to people you know only through watching their accomplishments on the ball field. Easier to count the wins than it is the losses and wonder why those came about.

Apparently, you were one of those I spoke of earlier who thinks Norris is better than he is. Even a 4 or 5 starter holds some value for a team. It's quite possible that he isn't that any longer.

On the other hand it isn't as if the team is a game out of first and that a couple of wins or losses could make the difference in making the playoffs.

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On the other hand it isn't as if the team is a game out of first and that a couple of wins or losses could make the difference in making the playoffs.

Lol, exactly. Let's throw caution to the wind and insert a guy back insert a guy back into the rotation because he won 15 games last year. It doesn't matter that he can't get hitters out on a consistent basis right now.

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We could be .500 after today's game. A huge part of that has been Wright's 3 starts. Norris has pitched 8 more innings than Wright so far this season and has given up 27 more runs. Let that sink in. I don't want Norris anywhere near the rotation. But I'd take him in Chaz Roe's spot all day. He's making 10 million this year. We owe him nothing.

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