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Drifter Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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I'd be a little surprised, and yes.. upset.

I'll agree with the hot hand (should that be the case the rest of the year). However, I'd stick with the fact that UJ has been an undependable starter over the last 3 years. He's our 'box of chocolates' that I don't want to see in such an important game.

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PaulFolk Hangout Grand Counsel

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In all likelihood, the O's won't be able to shift their rotation around to get the exact matchup they want for the wild card game. They'll likely be playing meaningful games up until the last day of the regular season, and the AL wild card game is just two days after the season ends. So anyone who starts during the Orioles' last series of the year against the Yankees would basically be ineligible to start the wild card game, since they'd be working on less than 4 days' rest.

That's pretty much how Joe Saunders ended up starting the 2012 wild card game. The O's three best healthy starters -- Tillman, Chen, and Gonzalez -- all had to start the last series of the year in TB because the O's were battling for a playoff spot. So none was available for the WC game.

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LookitsPuck Hangout Grand Counsel

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Not even thinking about it at this point. Gotta make it first. Every single game is important for this entire month. And we finish the season on the road against the Jays and Yankees.

...this means that all 3 clubs (O's, Jays and Yankees) are all going to be in a similar situation (most likely). So we'll have no way to align the rotation in any meaningful way. Basically as the chips fall is how we'll deal with it.

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