8/28 at LA Dodgers

[Wavetrapper]

1 minute ago, Chavez Ravine said:

Is Holliday any better than when he first came up? I mean if you squint and you really really want him to be—maybe.

Not really.  He’s has two big hits and that’s about it.  We all want him to be but we are pretending that he has.  But he’s no worse than the rest of the team sans Urias 

[GoldGlove21]

1 minute ago, allquixotic said:

It doesn't look like Holliday needs a couple months in the minors to figure out whatever this is...

It looks like he needs a couple years down there. Send him down and don't bring him back. I wouldn't even invite him to try out for spring training in '25. Try again in '26.

Really? He is 20... this is a tough take.

[HowAboutThat]

If the defense had been clean, we would be winning, and fewer people would be complaining about Burnes. Man, defense is my thing and Orioles defense is bad. It may not be bad, but it’s very inconsistent which is the same thing.

[Rbiggs2525]

6 minutes ago, accinfo said:

Gunnar’s defense is just fine.  He may be feeling the pressure of being the best player on a very young team.  He makes plays that not many SS can make.  Cal made twice as many errors early in his career.  

Cal played in an era where if you got your glove on it then it’s an error. Gunnar probably has 10-15 more errors aided by exit velocity stats. Also I do not think of Cal as the epitome of defense.

[Aristotelian]

Just now, Rbiggs2525 said:

Cal played in an era where if you got your glove on it then it’s an error. Gunnar probably has 10-15 more errors aided by exit velocity stats. Also I do not think of Cal as the epitome of defense.

I don't remember errors ever scored that way. 

[GoldGlove21]

1 minute ago, Rbiggs2525 said:

Cal played in an era where if you got your glove on it then it’s an error. Gunnar probably has 10-15 more errors aided by exit velocity stats. Also I do not think of Cal as the epitome of defense.

Yep... Cal made his money of baseball IQ and positioning.

[TopGunnar]

2 minutes ago, HowAboutThat said:

If the defense had been clean, we would be winning, and fewer people would be complaining about Burnes. Man, defense is my thing and Orioles defense is bad. It may not be bad, but it’s very inconsistent which is the same thing.

It’s bad

[Campmoon]

1 minute ago, TopGunnar said:

Imagine how productive Akin could be if he didn’t have tits and a double chin.

I think that adds to his effectiveness. He's very disarming out there.

[O's84]

Time to step up Gunnar.

[TopGunnar]

Look at Adley ripping a single

[Wavetrapper]

Good job Gunnar 

[O's84]

Gunnar gets an absolute cookie and misses it.  He's just not punishing pitches, and one wonders why the HR's have dried up in the 2nd half.

[Moshagge3]

Horrific game from Gunnar so far.

[GoldGlove21]

1 minute ago, TopGunnar said:

Imagine how productive Akin could be if he didn’t have tits and a double chin.

That isn't nice. Skinny makes great pitchers. That is why Burnes, Clemens, CC Sabathia, Fernando Valenzuela, David Wells, and Babe Ruth were on bums on the mound.

[OriolesMagic83]

Well at least Burnes and the O's helped Ohtani have a great bobblehead night.  3 runs, a home run and 2 stolen bases, ....  so far.  I hope Ohtani has them line up and gives them all signed bobble heads.  2 for Burnes.