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2 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Were you alive when that happened? Do you wanna compare the talent on that team and this one?

I was alive. The O's actually pulled within 2 games back of the Red Sox and went 14-42 to finish the year. Brutal. 

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2 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Were you alive when that happened? Do you wanna compare the talent on that team and this one?

I was and there's no comparison. Those mid 80s teams were in a death spiral after winning it in 83.

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3 minutes ago, allquixotic said:

When things are going bad, they go R E A L bad. Can't even score a run on a ringing double. SMH.

The Indians are always very lucky in Baltimore.

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2 minutes ago, Uli2001 said:

Cowser is batting .175 since May 1. This is like having a pitcher hitting in the lineup, over an extended period of time. He needs to be sent down to work on his offense. 

How is batting against minor league pitching going to help?

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Of all the sportswriter/sportscaster cliches, “learning how to win/knowing how to win” is the most obnoxious example of talking loud and saying nothing with empty words. 
 

Yeah, I know how to win. You’ve gotta have a lot of talent and score more runs than the other team. 

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Just now, Can_of_corn said:

How is batting against minor league pitching going to help?

Maybe they could tell opposing pitchers to only throw him breaking balls each game to help his development.

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Just now, Can_of_corn said:

How is batting against minor league pitching going to help?

I don't think he was saying it would help Cowser. It would take a .175 hitter out of the lineup so something else can be attempted. 

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