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3 minutes ago, bpilktree said:

To be fair the offense was so bad the first 8 games there was not much to get excited about.  

Yeah but Garceau didn't get excited when Santander threw the tie run out at the place for the last out of the game.

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Kremer has been a huge disappointment. He's pitched like garbage all spring and it hasn't stopped. He was lucky he won a spot in the rotation this spring and his command has been garbage. 

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Brown is fantastic. I still laugh when I  think about his line when the O’s finally beat the Yankees last year “Nobody and I mean NOBODY! beats the Orioles 20(something) times in a row!”

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With this high-octane offense, you can blink and miss some real action. Bathroom break? Forget it.

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2 minutes ago, bpilktree said:

I don’t like a set DH in today’s game especially with a younger player.  

I was mostly just playing for laughs.    But whether a team should have a set DH depends on its personnel.    For some teams it’s good, for others it’s not.  

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When you walk Freddy Galvis on 4 pitches, it is time to leave the game.

McDonald: you have to wonder how much longer they’re going to leave him in the game.

Brown (as manager emerges from dugout): you won’t need to wonder much longer.  

Gold!
 

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I wonder what it is about us that we continue to allow ourselves to get our hopes up...especially when it comes to our young pitching.  Both this year and years prior.

Look, it's really simple...it's GrayRod, DL Hall and everyone else.  We've got a bunch of guys that profile anywhere from a #3 to a #5 starter or swingman.  I feel confident labeling Means a good #3, at times he can look like a #1 but he'll have starts where he looks like a back end of the rotation piece.

Kremer doesn't have the stuff to be anything more than a 3.  As far as I'm concerned, none of the other young starters we've got that are going to debut this year aren't going to be anything better than a #3, most likely.  

If we want to make this rebuild happen, we need some more elite arms.  Guys like Means (and I like Means) and Kremer aren't going to get us to where we need to be.  Especially in the AL East.

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19 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I’m loving this Brown/McDonald combo.   Brown is WAY better than Garceau.    He actually gets enthusiastic when things go well.  

Brown is fantastic. I still laugh when I  think about his line when the O’s finally beat the Yankees last year “Nobody and I mean NOBODY! beats the Orioles 20(something) times in a row!”

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12 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I’d have trouble picking between Palmer and McDonald as color man.  They’re both excellent.   But Brown and McDonald have good chemistry together.  

I like Palmer overall because of who he is and what he presents, but it seems like he's slipping a bit. While McDonald has been a little too "orange colored" glasses at times, he works well with Brown, who is the best play by play guy in TV or radio.

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2 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I wonder what it is about us that we continue to allow ourselves to get our hopes up...especially when it comes to our young pitching.  Both this year and years prior.

Look, it's really simple...it's GrayRod, DL Hall and everyone else.  We've got a bunch of guys that profile anywhere from a #3 to a #5 starter or swingman.  I feel confident labeling Means a good #3, at times he can look like a #1 but he'll have starts where he looks like a back end of the rotation piece.

Kremer doesn't have the stuff to be anything more than a 3.  As far as I'm concerned, none of the other young starters we've got that are going to debut this year aren't going to be anything better than a #3, most likely.  

If we want to make this rebuild happen, we need some more elite arms.  Guys like Means (and I like Means) and Kremer aren't going to get us to where we need to be.  Especially in the AL East.

Elias: proceeds to draft 20 cf’ers in 2021 draft.

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