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Thursday afternoon August 3: new Oriole Jack Flaherty takes on old Oriole Kevin Gausman


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1 minute ago, Hallas said:

He's got a 4 digit OPS there in like 180+ PAs.  I guess he could be getting lucky?  But I'd rather bring him up to find out.  I don't love that a lot of his power seems to be opposite field?  But he's still obliterating the ball.

There's also a huge difference between AAA pitching and Major League pitching. Everyone wanted Cowser to be rushed to the Big Leagues and we can see now, that wasn't the best thing for his development.

Contrast that to Westburg baking in there too long and Westburg has been able to hit Big League pitchers better by comparison.

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Just now, Malike said:

Hot fixing already?

Naw, what worked in Early Access might not work at launch.

In this case I moved the undead before I opened the door that reanimated them.  Now, you try and move one and they all animate.  Worked out OK tho, I ended up in a nice spot to fight them.

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2 minutes ago, Matt Bennett said:

He's out of shape. Certainly a great talent. Just like Manoah

He has the talent, but at this point, 2021 is an outlier season for him.  He’s been a significantly below average player in 60% of his seasons, a slightly above average player in one, and an MVP candidate in one. 

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Just now, FlaO'sFan said:

See ya Kevin "It's embarrassing, to be honest, to go out there and do that against a team that I think we should beat. It may sound bad to say, but I think we should beat them more than we should lose to them" Gausman.

It's terrible when the players are honest isn't it?

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I wonder what his comments will be like this Thursday.    The 2022 vintage:

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman wasn't pleased with his performance against the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday during his team's 10-2 loss.

"Unfortunate to put the team in that situation," Gausman said, according to the Toronto Sun's Terry Koshan. "It's embarrassing, to be honest, to go out and do that against a team I think we should beat. Maybe that sounds bad to say, but I think we should beat them more than we should lose to them."

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