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Tuesday, April 11: Gas Can T-Shirt Night, O's vs A's

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A's broadcasters were talking about how these homeruns the last two nights have not been cheap shots.  Dallas Braden said ""you are paying full manufacturer's suggested retail price for these shots". 

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The only thing, the ONLY thing that could have made that Mountcastle grand slam any better would have been Palmer reminding everyone that he never gave one up. That kills me every time. 

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Tough to get to extra innings with Voth out of the game.

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1 minute ago, Gurgi said:

Maybe G Rod is nothing but a bullpen guy?   Two rather blah starts.  And this was against a AAAA team for christ sake.   Not even a real major league team.   And he couldnt put anyone away at all. 

He's a starter no doubt, but yeah, this was a poor start. He had to battle all night because of his lack of command, something that is really starting to become a trend unfortunately.

I sure would like to see him have better command but he just can't seem to refind that since the injury.

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1 minute ago, TopGunnar said:

What is wrong with this guy? He seriously walk the bases loaded? As much as we don’t want to admit it, he needs to go figure his stuff out in Norfolk.

How many pitches did he throw?

How many minor league starts did he have, in his career, with that many pitches?

Is it shocking he has trouble doing something he's basically never been asked to do?

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1 minute ago, Tony-OH said:

He's a starter no doubt, but yeah, this was a poor start. He had to battle all night because of his lack of command, something that is really starting to become a trend unfortunately.

I sure would like to see him have better command but he just can't seem to refind that since the injury.

He needs to find it in Norfolk.

 

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