Tillman having shoulder issues still

[Norfolk orioles]

Crap, let's hope it's a minimum DL trip.

Any more than that and we are in serious doo doo.

[scOtt]

DL him and have him back in ten days. Give the Gunk two starts.

[O's84]

Ugh. I don't think we can make the playoffs without him. It'll be hard enough with him.

The offense will have to get on fire (Think June of this year) for the remainder of the season to make it without him.

[scOtt]

This has happened with Gausman and Gallardo this year. Both have been fine after it. If he comes back on Sept. 2nd and pitches the rest of the year we will be ok.

The other guys are just going to have to step up.

And the offense can carry a weak pitching staff for stretches. We saw that for the first two months.

[O's84]

Technically you could say 2 if he can come off the DL right away. He would miss the 25th, 30th and could pitch when he is eligible to come off since we have off day September 1.

How dare you correct me!

[webbrick2010]

Gotta wonder how much more damage was done pitching injured

Please shut down Dylan Bundy now

Look at the rosters, pitching rotations of the playoff contenders. No way a reasonable baseball man would project the O's to

have a chance.

Don't screw up what has been an amazing bounce back by Bundy

[Tx Oriole]

Gotta wonder how much more damage was done pitching injured

Please shut down Dylan Bundy now

Look at the rosters, pitching rotations of the playoff contenders. No way a reasonable baseball man would project the O's to

have a chance.

Don't screw up what has been an amazing bounce back by Bundy

Glad I am not a reasonable baseball man because I think the O's have a chance.

[Redskins Rick]

Glad I am not a reasonable baseball man because I think the O's have a chance.

Its that small but very vocal minority that wrote the team off, before opening day.

[maybenxtyr]

Gotta wonder how much more damage was done pitching injured

Please shut down Dylan Bundy now

Look at the rosters, pitching rotations of the playoff contenders. No way a reasonable baseball man would project the O's to

have a chance.

Don't screw up what has been an amazing bounce back by Bundy

So...we are in a wildcard position 2 games out of first, and you want to throw the season away? I don't want anything happening to Bundy, but as long as he is healthy and not experiencing any fatigue, he should be building his innings. If they shut him down at 80-100 innings he will be short again next year.

Also, why do you bother with this team? Everybody asks you this but I was curious as well.

[riprulz8]

So...we are in a wildcard position 2 games out of first, and you want to throw the season away? I don't want anything happening to Bundy, but as long as he is healthy and not experiencing any fatigue, he should be building his innings. If they shut him down at 80-100 innings he will be short again next year.

Also, why do you bother with this team? Everybody asks you this but I was curious as well.

Some people are pot stirrers; ire inducers. They love to get people's dander up by doing Sith-like things such as dealing in absolutes (i.e. we will NEVER do this or he CANNOT win tonight; no chance!).

Others are what I like to call "bufferers." These people, you see them in the game threads a lot, will predict doom and gloom so that they don't have the feeling of being let down if/when bad outcomes occur. Additionally they get the brief psychological benefit of doling out "I told you so" remarks.

Some people just have to have something to complain about for them to feel purpose. They enjoy complaining - I feel bad for these individuals.

Then again, there's is also the distinct possibility that some are just trolls/closet Gnats/Yanks/Sox fans who like to watch OH burn.

[OFFNY]

Gotta wonder how much more damage was done pitching injured

Please shut down webbrick2010 now.

Look at the rosters, pitching rotations of the playoff contenders. No way a reasonable baseball man would project the O's to

have a chance.

Don't screw up what has been an amazing bounce back by Bundy

This is by far the best idea that you have ever had in all of your posts at the OH.

[Going Underground]

i don't think anyone knows what will happen with Tillman. The clubs say things all the time that either turn out right or way off. Hang on for the ride.

[25 Nuggets]

Today's pitchers are like nfl running backs. They are fragile and undependable and have a short life span. All of them. I think the new dynamic is to have 5 average pitchers with a shut down pen. All the time building depth and replacements in the minors.

Eventually the idea of needing starting pitchers so they can go 5 innings and get a "win" will be abolished. Mix-and-match from inning one to inning nine. Kind of like the running back-by-committee approach.

[Aristotelian]

Eventually the idea of needing starting pitchers so they can go 5 innings and get a "win" will be abolished. Mix-and-match from inning one to inning nine. Kind of like the running back-by-committee approach.

I agree. Works for me in the old Nintendo RBI baseball. Seriously, the 1st and 2nd innings are pretty high leverage, they should be played that way. I'd rather go with Worley for a couple innings and see where we are than start, say, Ubaldo, and be forced to stretch him out.

[lovetoaster]

Eventually the idea of needing starting pitchers so they can go 5 innings and get a "win" will be abolished. Mix-and-match from inning one to inning nine. Kind of like the running back-by-committee approach.

Well, judging by the way Manfred wants to apparently limit pitching changes, I don't know if that would be allowed.