Tuesday, August 1: Orioles try to clinch season series vs Jays, face Ryu in his first start since Tommy John surgery

[Malike]

1 minute ago, Roy Firestone said:

Mateo is a complete lost cause...I would rather see Ortiz up than put up with this garbage at the plate..Joey is at least as good defensively and has more upside offensively...

Hopefully, when you see the team and they let you into the clubhouse you tell Mateo how you feel about him. Honesty is always the best policy, nobody likes people who talk badly about someone behind their backs. 

If I had to guess, you'd laud him with praise the next time you see him, though.

[Chavez Ravine]

4 minutes ago, Uli2001 said:

That was not a bad at-bat by Mateo. But the result was still bad.

He got the pitch…a 90 mph fastball down the middle of the chute and hit it kinda hard foul.

Edited August 2, 2023 by Chavez Ravine

[Malike]

I think Jansens "glasses" are actually scientifically engineered to pick up the spin on the ball and show him in a HUD in real-time.

[Gurgi]

Just now, Malike said:

Hopefully, when you see the team and they let you into the clubhouse you tell Mateo how you feel about him. Honesty is always the best policy, nobody likes people who talk badly about someone behind their backs. 

If I had to guess, you'd laud him with praise the next time you see him, though.

What is your major malfunction?  A man is here to be among friends and talk about the game.  Do you not critize players when you watch?  You really should check yourself.  

[SteveA]

4 minutes ago, Gurgi said:

We really need to bring up Ortiz.  Do we really think Ortiz can not hit .200?  

I think now that the dust has settled from the trade deadline, that move might be coming.   Probably not today or tomorrow, no sense making Joey travel to Canada for 1 or 2 games.  But it wouldn't at all surprise me if we pull the trigger on a Ortiz callup / Mateo DFA Friday.

[Roy Firestone]

2 minutes ago, Malike said:

Hopefully, when you see the team and they let you into the clubhouse you tell Mateo how you feel about him. Honesty is always the best policy, nobody likes people who talk badly about someone behind their backs. 

If I had to guess, you'd laud him with praise the next time you see him, though.

I've never met Mateo, and haven't been in any clubhouse for years...Is it ok with you if I'm critical of a player who isn't producing.? You know, like many of us who vent on this thread.....I'll ask your permission since you know me so well...

[Malike]

2 minutes ago, Gurgi said:

What is your major malfunction?  A man is here to be among friends and talk about the game.  Do you not critize players when you watch?  You really should check yourself.  

Shouldn't you be perving on the women in the crowd and tossing racial slurs out instead of reading the game thread?

[mrbig1]

Top of the lineup due up. one of them is going downtown.

[G54377]

I feel like Vlad is going to go the way of Prince Fielder and be basically out of the game by 30 because of his conditioning. 

[Malike]

Just now, Roy Firestone said:

I've never met Mateo, and haven't been in any clubhouse for years...Is it ok with you if I'm critical of a player who isn't producing.? You know, like many of us who vent on this thread.....I'll ask your permission since you know me so well...

I mean you call a man garbage, that's not particularly nice. Do you think he's trying not to hit? Do you think it's his fault he's in the lineup?

[Gurgi]

1 minute ago, SteveA said:

I think now that the dust has settled from the trade deadline, that move might be coming.   Probably not today or tomorrow, no sense making Joey travel to Canada for 1 or 2 games.  But it wouldn't at all surprise me if we pull the trigger on a Ortiz callup / Mateo DFA Friday.

I truly hope.   I think the Mateo experiment was worthy and interesting.  It has however failed.  An entire year is enough to see. 

[Chavez Ravine]

1 minute ago, SteveA said:

I think now that the dust has settled from the trade deadline, that move might be coming.   Probably not today or tomorrow, no sense making Joey travel to Canada for 1 or 2 games.  But it wouldn't at all surprise me if we pull the trigger on a Ortiz callup / Mateo DFA Friday.

I agree. For whatever reason, the wow defense has turned into solid defense. Pitch runner is not enough to hang your hat on.

[Gurgi]

2 minutes ago, Malike said:

Shouldn't you be perving on the women in the crowd and tossing racial slurs out instead of reading the game thread?

You enjoy your game the way you want to.  If you chose to go around critiziing people you will find you dont make a lot of friends.  

And not everything you think you know is actually the truth.  Why dont you work to get along with who is here.  

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, G54377 said:

I feel like Vlad is going to go the way of Prince Fielder and be basically out of the game by 30 because of his conditioning. 

You think a lack of conditioning led to his neck injury?

[FlaO'sFan]

Jays should just trade for Ryan.