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5 minutes ago, wildcard said:

They just called up Wynn.  He should play tonight

As much as I like him, he should take the night off.

3 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I don't think he's going to play tonight.

This would of been a great game for Susac to not strike out in.

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7 minutes ago, wildcard said:

They just called up Wynn.  He should play tonight

 

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

I'm sticking with my prediction that he doesn't play tonight.

With the current state of the O’s, maybe a catcher has to pitch tonight, so Wynn will be brought in to catch. Or pitch!

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I get not rushing trades or calling up prospects who aren't ready. But why are guys like Yaz, Corban Joseph, Drew Dosch or even Nunez not getting chances. I see no point in keeping the dead weight of the roster like Gentry, Alvarez, Peterson etc. 

Those the moves I'd be making. See if any of those guys are nuggets. 

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2 hours ago, LookitsPuck said:

I've stopped watching and I've been selling my tickets for this season until they trade Machado and call up the young kids.

I don't want to watch Davis, Trumbo, Alvarez, Valencia, Peterson, etc. flailing around. This club is just such a disaster.

Season ticket holder?

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16 minutes ago, Lucky_13 said:

I get not rushing trades or calling up prospects who aren't ready. But why are guys like Yaz, Corban Joseph, Drew Dosch or even Nunez not getting chances. I see no point in keeping the dead weight of the roster like Gentry, Alvarez, Peterson etc. 

Those the moves I'd be making. See if any of those guys are nuggets. 

They just got Nunez off the 40 man roster. Dosch, I agree. Joseph has no future, and no past so...

Yaz, well, you will lose him when you try to send him down. But yeah. Sure. For fun. Mikey and Joey can play with Adam until Adam is traded. 

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2 hours ago, gtman55 said:

I try not to be a fair weather fan but this disaster of a year has been unnerving to say the least. It also has put into focus how poor this teams decision making is at the highest levels. When we were winning it was easy to ignore this organization shortcomings.

Sadly, I have no confidence that this team is capable of putting together a successful rebuild.

Where are you right now as a Orioles fan? Are you feeling as though 2018 is just one of those things and we'll bounce back? Or is this the beginning of a very long dry spell?

Your thoughts 

I have been an Orioles fan since 1965.  Nothing changes that.   I do believe we are in for another prolonged dry spell.  However, if ownership turns over in the near future to the heirs (and they operate differently than Potter) or the team ends up being sold, then this all could change in a heartbeat.  

 

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