Trumbo sounds cautiously doubtful to be ready by Opening Day

[Moose Milligan]

I just think it'd be cool to see Yastrzemski on the back of an Orioles jersey.  

Let's be real, if his last name is Smith he's not being talked about.

[mdbdotcom]

6 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

I just think it'd be cool to see Yastrzemski on the back of an Orioles jersey.  

Let's be real, if his last name is Smith he's not being talked about.

Sure, but Smithzemski would be somethin'.

[bobmc]

1 hour ago, mdbdotcom said:

Sure, but Smithzemski would be somethin'.

Infante es muy fresco!

[Frobby]

More from Trumbo today: http://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2019/01/trumbo-on-his-role-and-future.html

Sounds like he knows 2018 could be his last hurrah unless he produces.   

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Frobby said:

More from Trumbo today: http://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2019/01/trumbo-on-his-role-and-future.html

Sounds like he knows 2018 could be his last hurrah unless he produces.   

Despite it not reflecting in his game Trumbo always struck me as a thoughtful person.

[oriole]

20 minutes ago, Frobby said:

More from Trumbo today: http://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2019/01/trumbo-on-his-role-and-future.html

Sounds like he knows 2018 could be his last hurrah unless he produces.   

Sounds like he has accepted defeat. I’d rather see him released then potentially be a purveyor of nonchalance in an impressionable club house. I’m happy to give him a chance but if he isn’t bringing anything to the table I hope they’re quick to release.

[DrungoHazewood]

39 minutes ago, Frobby said:

More from Trumbo today: http://www.masnsports.com/school-of-roch/2019/01/trumbo-on-his-role-and-future.html

Sounds like he knows 2018 could be his last hurrah unless he produces.   

That was a very forthright, honest interview for a high level athlete.  That's nice.  Too many guys would have talked about giving 110%, being on the edge of a breakthrough, being in the best shape of their lives, and leading the team back to glory.

 

[Frobby]

46 minutes ago, oriole said:

Sounds like he has accepted defeat. I’d rather see him released then potentially be a purveyor of nonchalance in an impressionable club house. I’m happy to give him a chance but if he isn’t bringing anything to the table I hope they’re quick to release.

Trumbo actually had a decent offensive year in 2018.    Ironically, he was at his best in the last few weeks before going on the DL, even though the knee already was bothering him.    I don’t see the O’s releasing him very quickly, if at all.

[LookinUp]

2 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I don’t see the O’s releasing him very quickly, if at all.

Agree. I also think the thread is more pessimistic than I am after reading the article. I'm not assuming he'll play 162 games at a 1.000 OPS, but I didn't read anything that made me think he'd have a Pedroia-like season either. Hopefully he doesn't.

[Frobby]

4 minutes ago, LookinUp said:

Agree. I also think the thread is more pessimistic than I am after reading the article. I'm not assuming he'll play 162 games at a 1.000 OPS, but I didn't read anything that made me think he'd have a Pedroia-like season either. Hopefully he doesn't.

Luckily, it doesn’t much matter.    The team would be slightly better with a healthy Trumbo playing well, but we’re not going to contend and that also would limit opportunities for younger players.   So there’s an upside/downside either way.    

[LookinUp]

5 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Luckily, it doesn’t much matter.    The team would be slightly better with a healthy Trumbo playing well, but we’re not going to contend and that also would limit opportunities for younger players.   So there’s an upside/downside either way.    

I'm definitely looking at this more as a fanboy who doesn't care about, or really think about, our long term plans. Analytically, I agree. Emotionally, I want my kids to see Trumbo hit a few more HRs in an Orioles jersey. If he does, maybe the analytical side can be a net positive too through whatever is recapped in a trade. 

[weams]

1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said:

Despite it not reflecting in his game Trumbo always struck me as a thoughtful person.

He's a standard rocker. 

[weams]

21 minutes ago, LookinUp said:

Agree. I also think the thread is more pessimistic than I am after reading the article. I'm not assuming he'll play 162 games at a 1.000 OPS, but I didn't read anything that made me think he'd have a Pedroia-like season either. Hopefully he doesn't.

I believe the surgery is somewhat experimental when it comes to world class athletes. I think it is more a quality of life fix.  

[interloper]

1 hour ago, DrungoHazewood said:

That was a very forthright, honest interview for a high level athlete.  That's nice.  Too many guys would have talked about giving 110%, being on the edge of a breakthrough, being in the best shape of their lives, and leading the team back to glory.

 

He knows he's a dying breed with only a couple years left before he probably has to retire. That was a very refreshing interview. Interesting.

[foxfield]

On 1/7/2019 at 5:51 PM, Frobby said:

I am not writing out Yastrzemski every time I refer to the grandson.   Life’s too short!

U go Fro