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Yes, McClouth was crappy elsewhere and came to life for the O's. And last year, De Aza was crappy with the White Sox but a contributor with the O's.

Pearce has done more than regress. He is below his career norms. DD bet that at least one of those guys would come through. He lost his bet, though De Aza has been fine with the Red Sox.

You cannot over-emphasize the bad pitching. It was the pitching coming around last year that turned the season around.

Not saying pitching has been the greatest but the orioles have been painful on offense this season with the exception of a few explosions.

I do agree that there have been both offensive and pitching issues, I just feel outfield corner bat is desperately needed at this stage while pitching is behind this priority.

Tillman, Gonzalez and Chen all pitching well. If Ubaldo comes back from that stinker you got those 4 + 5th starter whether that's gausman or someone else

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Not saying pitching has been the greatest but the orioles have been painful on offense this season with the exception of a few explosions.

I do agree that there have been both offensive and pitching issues, I just feel outfield corner bat is desperately needed at this stage while pitching is behind this priority.

Tillman, Gonzalez and Chen all pitching well. If Ubaldo comes back from that stinker you got those 4 + 5th starter whether that's gausman or someone else

But by this time last season the rotation was cranking. That's what ignited their run. The offense has been inconsistent this year. An every day left fielder would be great. We've needed that for four years.

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No, it's the production they got from Pearce, De Aza, and Hardy last year that hasn't been replaced. Manny has more than replaced Cruz.

We should have traded for A-ROD. He was 30 cents on the dollar. It's obvious. We Totally nailed the Ageing PED user DH plan. And then let it slip through our fingers after we rediscovered it.

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No, it's the production they got from Pearce, De Aza, and Hardy last year that hasn't been replaced. Manny has more than replaced Cruz.

I agree that Manny this year has replaced Cruz's production from last year.

But who (this year) has replaced Manny's production from last year?

Manny's this years production doesn't equal Manny's and Cruz's combined stats from last year.

Does that statement make sense? And our my figures correct?

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Because that is so easy. Everyone is doing it!

Hey it worked for Houston and Pittsburgh and Kansas City. Who is the Baseball Prospectus guy who has done a great job helping Luhnow rebuild Houston? I would love the Orioles to take a flyer on him when/if DD moves on.

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Who replaced Nick? Certainly not Snider nor De Aza.

Other than his presence, I'm not sure what Nick did that needed to be replaced. He got on base, but he was so slow he scored very few runs. He's doing the same for Atlanta this year.

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Hey it worked for Houston and Pittsburgh and Kansas City. Who is the Baseball Prospectus guy who has done a great job helping Luhnow rebuild Houston? I would love the Orioles to take a flyer on him when/if DD moves on.

How that program works is having the worst team in baseball for ten years, having a decent scouting director and minor league development dude. And then hiring you.

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