vs. TIGERS, 4/17

[Yossarian]

Why does Chris Davis even carry a bat with him up to the plate?

[Moose Milligan]

WTF, Caleb.  You were supposed to be a good defender.

[24fps]

1 minute ago, TheWall said:

This organization has never been forward thinking. 

The team thought seven years into the future with Davis.  You see where that got them.  Be careful what you wish for.

[Rich Mac]

3 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I've been saying it for days, what else did you guys expect?

Yeah, Tillman in the rotation sucks.  But what's the alternative?

Jones, no longer a great CF.  What's the alternative?  

Davis, absolutely terrible.  What's the alternative?

There's no one on the 25 or 40 man that can really make a huge difference here.  Mullins ain't ready for the majors, Gentry isn't a great hitter.  You can have Mike Wright instead of Tillman, but Mike Wright still sucks.  

There aren't any moves that can be made that are going to make this team a winner.  There's just not.

It's a team built for a fire sale. DD will probably muck that up too.

[Uli2001]

This team is paying for letting Cruz go and signing Davis to take his place. The baseball deities are angry.

[Moose Milligan]

Just now, eddie83 said:

Effort and execution need to improve. Was Jones afraid of VMart trying to get a double?  Manny running the bases like a little leaguer?  

Yes we have holes but this is a joke.  

Manny has always run the bases like a little leaguer, he's good for a few boneheaded ventures on the basepaths each year.

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Moose Milligan said:

WTF, Caleb.  You were supposed to be a good defender.

To reuse a joke from earlier.

But he's making up for it with his bat.

[TDG27]

Well now 5-12 how much longer til changes are made? Buck and Coolbaugh keep saying the weather but that sounds like 2 guys grabbing onto any excuse they can. If I was Dan and actually cared a little they both would be gone.

[eddie83]

Just now, Moose Milligan said:

Manny has always run the bases like a little leaguer, he's good for a few boneheaded ventures on the basepaths each year.

Doesn’t make it ok. Jones easily can “try” to catch that ball in CF. 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

3 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Davis, absolutely terrible.  What's the alternative?

Disabled list or DFA.  Mancini can cover first base.  

[ORIOLE33]

The one and only way this team will truly get better is by all out tanking the next few years. I’m being dead serious .

[eddie83]

Just now, TDG27 said:

Well now 5-12 how much longer til changes are made? Buck and Coolbaugh keep saying the weather but that sounds like 2 guys grabbing onto any excuse they can. If I was Dan and actually cared a little they both would be gone.

Here is an idea. Buck needs to stop covering for their asses. 

[Oriol3s]

Just now, 24fps said:

The team thought seven years into the future with Davis.  You see where that got them.  Be careful what you wish for.

While Davis has fallen off more than anyone predicted, signing a one-position guy who is an all-or-nothing hitter was risky at the time of the signing.  Forward-thinking isn't just thinking about the future, but doing so in a comprehensive way that takes ALL possibilities into account.  The Orioles SEEM to assume that all their players will have career years the next season, which is why they keep everyone.  It kind of worked in 2012 and 2014.

[Moose Milligan]

Just now, Rich Mac said:

It's a team built for a fire sale. DD will probably muck that up too.

BS.

Seriously, who's a tradeable piece on this team, outside of Manny?

Schoop, probably.  That's it.  

Can't get any good value back for anyone else, unless they're going to trade Bundy.

[capyy]

Are there a bunch of owls in the stands?