The importance of a J.J. Hardy bounce-back

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Wearing number 8.

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Wearing number 8.

In May of 2009, I went to Scranton, PA and saw a Tides game vs. the AAA-Yankees.

Their 1st base coach was wearing #7, in dark blue pinstripes. It looked peculiar.

I also got to see Wieters and Reimold play before they got to the Majors in that game (I also saw Wieters play for AA-Bowie in a doubleheader on the final game of the season against Harrisburg in September of 2008.)

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Hardy is coming off of the DL today.

https://twitter.com/masnRoch/status/743991625320370177 ) (From Last Night)

I liked the comment on Roch's Twitter page: "Can he pitch?"

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I think I might let the fans handle J.J.'s name on his first at bat today. I mean, it's been six weeks.</p>— Ryan Wagner (@rwags614) <a href="

">June 18, 2016</a></blockquote>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I think I might let the fans handle J.J.'s name on his first at bat today. I mean, it's been six weeks.</p>— Ryan Wagner (@rwags614) <a href="

">June 18, 2016</a></blockquote>

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BALTIMORE O RIOLES O (vs. BLUE JAYS, 6/18)

Adam Jones - CF

Jonathan Schoop - 2B

Manny Machado - 3B

Chris Davis - 1B

Mark Trumbo - RF

Matt Wieters - C

Pedro Alvarez, Jr. - DH

JAMES JERRY HARDY - SS

Joey Rickard - LF

Yovani Gallardo - RHP (1-1, 7.00 ERA)

OPPOSING PITCHER

Robert Allen Dickey - RHP (4-7, 4.16 ERA)

http://www.baseballpress.com/lineups

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Guess this is our knuckleball lineup and Kim can't hit the knuckler. We need to show off the power today.

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Guess this is our knuckleball lineup and Kim can't hit the knuckler.

We need to show off the power today.

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Guess this is our knuckleball lineup and Kim can't hit the knuckler. We need to show off the power today.

Yea, that's been unequivocally proven.

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(MAY 2nd)

And now, the Orioles have to play without his services for at least a month-and-a-half.

The Orioles went 24-18 in Hardy's absence.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/2016-schedule-scores.shtml

That's a .571 winning percentage (about 93-69 when computed to 162 games.)

Not bad.

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The Orioles went 24-18 in Hardy's absence.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/2016-schedule-scores.shtml

That's a .571 winning percentage (about 93-69 when computed to 162 games.)

Not bad.

Team ERA was 3.77 with J J Hardy

Team ERA was 4.49 in his absence

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The Orioles went 24-18 in Hardy's absence.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/2016-schedule-scores.shtml

That's a .571 winning percentage (about 93-69 when computed to 162 games.)

Not bad.

The team ERA was 3.77 with J J Hardy in the lineup.

The team ERA was 4.49 in his absence.

Good info. Thanks.

So if the pitching (the starting pitching, in particular) makes even a modest improvement with Gallardo coming back, Despaigne up from AAA-Norfolk, and Jimenez and Wright gone from the rotation, the team overall should be in pretty good shape.

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(MAY 2nd)

And now, the Orioles have to play without his services for at least a month-and-a-half.

The Orioles went 24-18 in Hardy's absence.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/2016-schedule-scores.shtml

That's a .571 winning percentage (about 93-69 when computed to 162 games.)

Not bad.

While the Orioles won yesterday's game in Hardy's return, the shortstop himself hit a double in 3 plate appearances.

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(JUNE 25th)

James Jerry Hardy is 8-for-27 with 2 doubles and 3 RBIs in 7 games since coming off of the DL.

https://twitter.com/masnRoch/status/746802686427828224

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For the first time in two months, the Baltimore Orioles played an entire series with both Manny Machado and J.J. Hardy on the field.

SOURCE: Eddie Matz, ESPN Reporter