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2 minutes ago, weams said:

He left third base! Where he was platinum! Never to be seen again. He is now the thick shortstop! 

Oops. Not that one.

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28 minutes ago, weams said:

He left third base! Where he was platinum! Never to be seen again. He is now the thick shortstop! 

The next Derek Jeter....

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If he stays an Oriole all season, then I'm sure he will end up playing third more than he thinks. If/when the Beckham at 3rd experiment fails, Buck will slide him over to 3rd. 

 

p.s. If they find a good field, no bat utility infielder then I also think Buck will move Manny to 3B in late innings (once Buck has started Beckham at 3B long enough to prove even to Manny that there's a defensive drop-off with Beckham at third). 

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2 minutes ago, Jagwar said:

Yeah... this thread title is going to cause a few hearts to skip a beat. 

Which was the point.

Of course if Manny were to be traded this would be surrounded by a half dozen other posts about it.

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