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Cedric Mullins 2024


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10 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

Sorry, but if Mullins holds at about even 2/3 to 2B he’s not scoring unless Nootbar mishandles the ball or it caroms away from him.   

Agree to disagree but either way it’s inexcusable by a veteran…

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22 minutes ago, ledzepp8 said:

I have a hard time calling that a blunder. A mistake? Yes. I don't think anyone thought he had a chance at catching that and with the sun, Cedric probably couldn't even tell it didn't get down. Just a series where the Orioles couldn't catch a break. Bradish is dealing and the game gets suspended. Get out to a nice lead today and the game gets delayed again and Irvin can't get the job done (although he wasn't helped by the defense).

What is the difference between a mistake and a blunder? Lol.

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Just now, Aristotelian said:

What is the difference between a mistake and a blunder? Lol.

I don't know man. I guess blunder has a more negative connotation to it but whatever. It's not worth arguing when it's basically semantics. It's a blunder. I concede.

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6 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

No, his instincts were to hold up at first.  He didn’t just start running immediately. He completely misjudged it.  It was a bad baseball play whether you are hitting 170 or 370.

Yeah, he held up until almost the exact wrong moment. I think he either thought he saw Nootbaar miss it, or he misjudged Nootbaar’s body language. Either way, big mistake at a bad time. You gotta be sure there because if it IS a hit at the very worst you have 2nd/3rd no outs. 

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6 minutes ago, Spy Fox said:

Yeah, he held up until almost the exact wrong moment. I think he either thought he saw Nootbaar miss it, or he misjudged Nootbaar’s body language. Either way, big mistake at a bad time. You gotta be sure there because if it IS a hit at the very worst you have 2nd/3rd no outs. 

Don't we have base coaches for this?

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14 minutes ago, ledzepp8 said:

I agree that Mullins is probably just about out of a starting job (and he should be) but I don't think you're going to find too many GMs and managers that will just bench veteran starters that just helped a team win 101 games and the division the year before.

Mullins has been awful (one of the worst OFs in baseball offensively) going back to last season, though. Hays, too. It's also very clear at this point that multiple injuries have made Mullins a shell of the player he was in 2021. So I disagree, I think plenty of GMs would make changes with players performing this poorly for this long. 

Make Mullins a 4th OF/defensive replacement and give Kjerstad and Stowers a month of everyday at bats, mixing in Norby in RF and DH as well. If any of those young players struggle and Mullins starts putting together competitive at bats in a limited role, then re-evaluate.

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13 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

Don't we have base coaches for this?

Does a big leaguer need to be reminded to not run on a fly ball with less than 2 outs?  If they do, they should be out of the league.

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20 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

Not for that.   What do you want the coach to tell him?

What about “Your seat is over here next to Urias and McCann.   Don’t sit next to Mateo… he has smelly dog farts.” 

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1 minute ago, jabba72 said:

Hit a few balls hard to left-center today. Would help the O's a lot if he gets his bat back on track, since no one else really plays CF as well as he does. 

I thought his process seemed pretty good with each at bat. Some solidly hard hit balls. 

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1 hour ago, jabba72 said:

Hit a few balls hard to left-center today. Would help the O's a lot if he gets his bat back on track, since no one else really plays CF as well as he does. 

Even if Cowser plays more CF I doubt he ends up there full time. Cedric will play CF because of his defense so the sooner he starts hitting the better.

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