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Why on earth does Flaherty continue to get a chance to play? He has proved over and over that he doesn't belong in the big leagues. I know he plays a lot of positions but he never does anything at the plate and Buck never pinch hits. What a waste.

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Who do we replace him with? Janish?

Flaherty has never hit enough for my tastes. He gets hot every now and then and flashes some power once in awhile, but typically he is a big hole in the lineup.

Im not a GM or coach or scout

But get rid of Flaherty, Janish, Alverez, and Bundy

Go get real MLB players. No more AAAA (4A) players.

Of course I might be an idiot//////

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Every year this thread gets stared about Flash. Then someone gets injured, he gets some playing time, gets some key hits then everyone loves him again.

Not me. Count me in the anti-Flash getting more playing time camp. Him playing full time just cannot happen and expect to win a pennant. He should be playing once a week as a utility infielder as he is possibly the worst hitter I have ever seen play full time in an Orioles lineup, including Belanger.

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Not me. Count me in the anti-Flash getting more playing time camp. Him playing full time just cannot happen and expect to win a pennant. He should be playing once a week as a utility infielder as he is possibly the worst hitter I have ever seen play full time in an Orioles lineup, including Belanger.

It always hurts us when Hardy is out. He is a big cog when healthy.

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Not me. Count me in the anti-Flash getting more playing time camp. Him playing full time just cannot happen and expect to win a pennant. He should be playing once a week as a utility infielder as he is possibly the worst hitter I have ever seen play full time in an Orioles lineup, including Belanger.

The same Belanger that has a career .228 average and several years, batted under the Mendoza line.

As good as the Blade was with his glove, I wonder if he would have played daily in this era.

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Who do we replace him with? Janish?

Flaherty has never hit enough for my tastes. He gets hot every now and then and flashes some power once in awhile, but typically he is a big hole in the lineup.

How many UTIF aren't? If they could hit they would be starters.
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How many UTIF aren't? If they could hit they would be starters.

Exactly. The thing they get on Flaherty for not hitting but he is a utility infielder and he hits like one. They should instead be getting on Rickard who is a corner outfielder and is hitting like a Utility Infielder.

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Not me. Count me in the anti-Flash getting more playing time camp. Him playing full time just cannot happen and expect to win a pennant. He should be playing once a week as a utility infielder as he is possibly the worst hitter I have ever seen play full time in an Orioles lineup, including Belanger.

Belanger career OPS: .580. Flaherty career OPS: .639.

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Our offense has really suffered since Hardy got hurt. It's likely not entirely due to him being replaced by Flaherty (Rickard and Jones haven't exactly been lighting it up either) but I think losing Hardy is a big deal.

He got hurt on May 1st so we can essentially examine the monthly splits to see the impact.

O's in April - .796 OPS......averaging 4.7 runs / game

O's in May - .735 OPS......averaging 4.25 runs / game

Hardy was hitting .700 while Flaherty is down to a paltry .491. Hope he turns it around soon I guess since Hardy isn't coming back next week or anything.

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