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Can_of_corn Hangout Grand Counsel

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7 minutes ago, Malike said:

So you'll root root root for the away team, if they don't win it's a shame!

I get that literally everything you say has to be contradictory lest we forget how hipster cool and different you are from the rest of us, mouth breathers. It's 2023 and we're an inclusive community, so it's all good.

How am I rooting for the away team?

I enjoy watching exciting players play baseball.

 

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I've griped about the lineup a few times this year only to have the Orioles come out and put up a good amount of runs. But I am not trying for a reverse lock here when I say that this is a dog***

Fiver6565
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LOL. Don’t let 64-41 stop you guys from criticizing every single lineup. If Mateo batting ninth is our biggest issue we’re in great shape. 

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Kinda hoping that’s our starting lineup in 2024, if not sooner.  

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57 minutes ago, NashLumber said:

Happy to see him up, but this revolving door infield of guys alternating between SS, 3B and 2B has been hard to predict who is playing where on any given night. I wonder if it affects the players or messes with their heads, not knowing what infield position they'll play. I admire their flexibility and it's a good problem to have, I supposed, those kinds of options. 

I can't imagine that it is helpful. I'm not sure why the Orioles are having such a hard time moving off of middling players like Mateo and Frazier for guys who seem to have more of an upside and future?

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29 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said:

I enjoy when people call professional athletes by their first names.

It works best with young players. "Gunnar" "Elly" etc...

I think it works better when it is an uncommon name.

I'm not calling Santander Anthony, but I'll refer to Mr Betts as Mookie.

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1 hour ago, Bemorewins said:

You just knew it was going to be some crazy kind of lineup. I hope that Westburg’s arrival doesn’t mean that we are now going to be platooning Gunnar.

Please tell me you don't really think this would even be a consideration......

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1 hour ago, webbrick2010 said:

Gunnar is our best hitter, needs to play every day. Need to get rid of either Mateo or Frazier, like yesterday

I fixed that for you......

Gunnar is our best hitter, needs to play every day. Need to get rid of either Mateo or Frazier, like IN JULY.

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22 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I think it works better when it is an uncommon name.

I'm not calling Santander Anthony, but I'll refer to Mr Betts as Mookie.

That reminds me of the post-game interview with Kremer the other day. Someone asked Kremer what "Ryan" means to the team, and Kremer's response was "Which Ryan? We have like 8 of them."

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26 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I think it works better when it is an uncommon name.

I'm not calling Santander Anthony, but I'll refer to Mr Betts as Mookie.

A fair perspective. It's weird why it works in some cases but not all.

I've got a buddy who refers to Mountcastle as "Ryan." Hell, I would even prefer he call him "Mounty" than "Ryan." Better than "Ry" I guess. 

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2 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said:

A fair perspective. It's weird why it works in some cases but not all.

I've got a buddy who refers to Mountcastle as "Ryan." Hell, I would even prefer he call him "Mounty" than "Ryan." Better than "Ry" I guess. 

Too many damn Ryan's on this team to know who he's talking about lol.

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Just now, Hank Scorpio said:

I like calling guys by their numbers, ala an old crotchety equipment manager. 

At least your buddy is hedging his bets by using Ryan. I hope Ryan plays tonight. I hope Ryan gets a hit tonight. The odds are ever in his favor. 

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Incredible that Mateo is still getting ABs when Ortiz is right freaking there.

In a vacuum, it's defensible to keep running a plus SS/C/CF out there even if they're a dud at the plate. But we have the fortune of there being another plus SS who is homegrown, under control for longer, and almost certainly a better hitter.

Jorge seems like a good guy, but his time as a starter is a failed experiment, and he shouldn't be getting the benefit of the doubt like this.

 

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