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4-23 A’s visit. Give them an F!


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35 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Wait, why did Palmer and Garceau talk about tomorrow's starter being unknown?  I got home from work and turned on the TV in the middle of that discussion.

I thought Means had been announced for tomorrow and Sunday was TBD?

Means is Sunday. 

 

I don’t get it to be honest. Makes no sense. 

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I’ve been working, and it was fun, so fun that I didn’t check the score until right now, and now I’m a little bit sad.

Question about Lopez: how long a leash does he have? Is he in danger of getting dumped anytime soon, or are they going to give him the bulk of the season to show what he can or cannot do?

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1 minute ago, Philip said:

I’ve been working, and it was fun, so fun that I didn’t check the score until right now, and now I’m a little bit sad.

Question about Lopez: how long a leash does he have? Is he in danger of getting dumped anytime soon, or are they going to give him the bulk of the season to show what he can or cannot do?

I think he's there until he really implodes badly, or until they seem one of the young guys to be "ready".  I think if he keeps plugging along like he is, he won't lose his job to am Eshelman or Leblanc type.  But when they feel one of the young guys is "ready" by whatever measuring stick they use, he'd be the first to go.

In general, you give guys a longer leash than April 23.  Mid May is when you start to see a lot of performance based changes.  If you decided someone was who you wanted in a spot to start the season, it's too small a sample size to cut and run yet.  And Lopez did take a no hitter into the 5th I'm his last start.

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Latest for tomorrow:

5pm 0% chance rain 

6pm 0% 

7pm 0% 

8pm 30% 

9pm 50%  

10pm 60% 

11pm 60%

From weather bug.  It's for Elkridge where I live but that's just about 10 miles ATCF from OPACY.

This is MUCH better than it was this morning.  At that point the rain % got over 0 and 6pm and was 90+ at 8 and 9pm.  So the forecast is improving.

 

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This offense is breathtakingly bad.

15th in the AL in OPS
13th in the AL in slugging
14th in the AL in OBP
12th in the AL in runs
15th in the AL in HRs
15th in the AL in walks
12th in the AL in not striking out
And the high-water mark: tied for 10th in BA

The offense has been powered by Cedric Mullins and Freddie Galvis--the only regulars OPSing over .750.

 

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