Friday May 26: City Connect O's start homestand vs Texas...Gray vs Grayson

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, TopGunnar said:

Can’t wait to watch Grayson smiling spitting water out of his mouth tomorrow night without a care in the world. He’s embarrassing 

Should he be curled up on the bench in the fetal position?  Flogging himself while wearing a hair shirt?

Or supporting his teammates?

[emmett16]

Something about wings getting clipped.  

[baltfan]

Just now, Tony-OH said:

Especially the fastball. It's surprising how hard his 97-99 MPH fastball gets hit. 

It’s very odd.  It doesn’t seem that straight either.  Maybe his development path becomes similar to Kopech who also had monster stuff but just now is finding himself. 

[OriolesMagic83]

16 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

I don't know what's worse, the fact Rodriguez can never seem to stem the bad tide, the little league defense they are playing behind him, or the incessant question asking by Melanie Newman of Jim Palmer.

Good grief, this is one game I'm happy to not see.

[tntoriole]

3 minutes ago, O's84 said:

He was almost a lock to make the rotatation in ST, but was so unbelievable bad he lost his spot.  His 1st minor league start wasn't very good, but was called up because Irvin was a disaster.  

He needs to go down to the minors to clear his head and get back to doing what made him so good last year before the injury, because right now he is not cutting it.

He is not the same pitcher as he was before the injury.  He just isn’t.  Dizzy Dean was the best pitcher in baseball till he got hit in the toe with a line drive .. he came back but he was never any good. 

[Billy F-Face3]

The entire vibe with this game has been low energy from the beginning. Even the crowd is sleepy and no energy.

[baltfan]

Toronto beat TB 20-1 one night but lost 3/4.  We have to hope something similar happens here 

[O's84]

The only City Connect I'd like is for Grayson to be City Connected to Norfolk.

 

[Since1984]

It only gets better…starting tomorrow for  the rookie! Maybe

 

 

[PHRESH]

1 minute ago, Billy F-Face3 said:

The entire vibe with this game has been low energy from the beginning. Even the crowd is sleepy and no energy.

Typical Newman game. 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

4 minutes ago, emmett16 said:

Something about wings getting clipped.  

Take these broken wings
You've got to learn to fly, learn to live, love so free

 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

1 minute ago, PHRESH said:

Typical Newman game. 

Not going to lie, I got a bad vibe about tonight's game when I turned it on and saw she's doing play-by-play on MASN.

[jdwilde1]

16 minutes ago, DEOriolesfan said:

Hypothetically- who gets Grayson’s spot in the rotation? 
Baumann looks like he’s found a role in the bullpen?

Do they go back to Voth? 
 

I would guess Cole Irvin.  He’s pitched decently at AAA (5-1 in 6 starts, 36 innings, and 3.25 era, 1.08 WHIP).  Plus, he’s an experienced big league starter that we traded for and he’s a lefty.

[eddie83]

One reason I can see him sent down is to get a pen arm until we need a 5th starter again. Then call up who you want to be a 5th starter. 

[O's84]

2 minutes ago, tntoriole said:

He is not the same pitcher as he was before the injury.  He just isn’t.  Dizzy Dean was the best pitcher in baseball till he got hit in the toe with a line drive .. he came back but he was never any good. 

If., if... he can't be that same guy, then he needs to reinvent himself, which also would = going to AAA.