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Would you fire Duquette?

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And even with his "dumpster diving," the offense scored as much as last season. How did his "dumpster diving" destroy the starting pitching that is the real problem? How is that his fault?

He dived in the wrong dumpster. He should have picked the one that had all the good, cheap pitching and, most importantly, an accurate crystal ball.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This Orioles pen actually has a better ERA than last year. I'm not saying it's better than w/o Miller, but the ERA is. So pen not an issue.</p>— Brett Hollander (@BrettHollander) <a href="

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What's not the same - starting pitchers E.R.A. 2015 is almost a full run difference from last year.</p>— Brett Hollander (@BrettHollander) <a href="

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's a little weird the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orioles?src=hash">#Orioles</a> have the same runs/game as last year. It doesn't feel that way.</p>— Brett Hollander (@BrettHollander) <a href="

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He dived in the wrong dumpster. He should have picked the one that had all the good, cheap pitching and, most importantly, an accurate crystal ball.

He was supposed to keep Bundy and Harvey from getting hurt so they could step in like Harry Potter and make Oriole Magic every game.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It really comes down to Tillman, Norris and Gonzalez.</p>? Brett Hollander (@BrettHollander) <a href="
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That sounds very familiar.

Beat you to it, Brett.

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I'm just curious... for those in the not fire DD camp what do you want/expect him to do this offseason? Short of increasing the payroll to 150 million I don't see any way to avoid a 90 loss season. We have gaping holes at 3 SP, LF, RF, SS, 1B, and DH

I think the team should reduce the payroll to 75-80 million take a bunch of lumps the next couple seasons and then return to competitiveness with a home grown core of players. I don't see that this approach is in DD's DNA. We need to bring in a GM and new team of scouts and coaches that can develop players. I don't know where we get them, but I don't think our present group is going to build a team from smart trades and the amateur/international drafts

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I'm just curious... for those in the not fire DD camp what do you want/expect him to do this offseason? Short of increasing the payroll to 150 million I don't see any way to avoid a 90 loss season. We have gaping holes at 3 SP, LF, RF, SS, 1B, and DH

I think the team should reduce the payroll to 75-80 million take a bunch of lumps the next couple seasons and then return to competitiveness with a home grown core of players. I don't see that this approach is in DD's DNA. We need to bring in a GM and new team of scouts and coaches that can develop players. I don't know where we get them, but I don't think our present group is going to build a team from smart trades and the amateur/international drafts

You think we have a gaping hole at SS?

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You think we have a gaping hole at SS?

Also, he thinks there is nothing between 80 million and 120 million that can buy a competitive club with our core. And you and I know that is false. You just have to get a bit fortunate. And play up to your Pythagorean or above it.

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You think we have a gaping hole at SS?

webbrick2010 was against re-signing Hardy, so therefore he is going to take JJ's poor season as conclusive proof that he is now a sub-replacement player.

Whether we are competitive next year or not depends on whether we get some bounceback from Tillman, Gonzalez and Gausman. It's abut that simple, though Duquette does have a lot of work to do to fill the holes at 1B, corner OF and DH and one SP spot.

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