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Who was that imposter on the mound????

Seriously... Ubaldo pitched very well.

He certainly did. It's clear that he was working very hard in side bullpen sessions. Now that he has an official Save, he's a certified Relief Pitcher. While broadcasting, Gary Thorne said that the rotation is pretty well set, so Ubaldo will be in the bullpen for the rest of the season. Today, he did very well as a relief pitcher.
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Well he did his job today and shut me up. Very happy he pitched so well, I was listening on the radio and didn't get much of a chance to watch today. Just hope this can be the start of something and he actually pitches. Maybe Buck will give him a chance in a non blowout game. We can't use only 6 pitchers.

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Does anyone know for sure if O's management has offered him the minor league option? Did he outright refuse it?
They wouldn't leak information like that about a player. Wouldn't be professional. ;)
Then nobody knows if Ubaldo refused an assignment to the minors. Maybe management didn't offer that option to him.
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Well he did his job today and shut me up. Very happy he pitched so well, I was listening on the radio and didn't get much of a chance to watch today. Just hope this can be the start of something and he actually pitches. Maybe Buck will give him a chance in a non blowout game. We can't use only 6 pitchers.
I believe that Ubaldo can be effective in 2-4 inning bursts. As he improves his relief techniques, he can later be put into higher leverage situaitons.
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His mechanics are a lot more deliberate right now. Having an 8 run lead certainly had to take a lot off of his mind.

Still not sold on him, but Buck used him in the right way today. And Ubaldo saved essentially the entire staff.

Bingo! Exactly what I observed watching him and that can only lead to better results. He just seemed more relaxed. He even mixed his pitches well. And I agree, not sold. It would be nice to think he could actually contribute consistent results for what they're paying him.

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He certainly did. It's clear that he was working very hard in side bullpen sessions. Now that he has an official Save, he's a certified Relief Pitcher. While broadcasting, Gary Thorne said that the rotation is pretty well set, so Ubaldo will be in the bullpen for the rest of the season. Today, he did very well as a relief pitcher.

He had filthy stuff, too.

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