I am not a Dave Trembley fan...

[ScottieBaseball]

I'm a little late to this party but allow me to propose a counter point to the part in bold.

From the O's website:

BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! ESH FTW?

Seriously...talk to the guy for a minute and it's obvious he didn't fluke his way to anything. Bachelor's degree in Physical Education, Master's degree in Education, taught (and coached baseball in) high school for three years before being hired as an area scout for the Cubs in '84, bumped up to manage their Appalachian League team in '85, and he's been a manager at one level or another every season since.

"Fluke"....pssssh.

[Slappy]

I don't have any problem with Trembley, but it's telling that MacPhail is the one "dropping the hammer". I don't disagree with Trea on this one.

[ScottieBaseball]

I don't have any problem with Trembley, but it's telling that MacPhail is the one "dropping the hammer". I don't disagree with Trea on this one.

What makes you sure Trembley's not "dropping the hammer" himself? Just because he's not on the record saying it doesn't mean it wasn't said. I mean...is Spring Training really the time and place to "drop the hammer" on a third base prospect who's never played higher than AA?

[Dipper9]

What makes you sure Trembley's not "dropping the hammer" himself? Just because he's not on the record saying it doesn't mean it wasn't said. I mean...is Spring Training really the time and place to "drop the hammer" on a third base prospect who's never played higher than AA?

Come on Scottie, you should know the OH community better than anyone.

Game 1: Bell has two homers. OH calls for Bell to start and for Tejada to move back to short.

Game 7: Bell has two errors. OH calls for Trembley to drop the hammer and Bell is destined for the minors forrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrever!

:laughlol:

[Dr. FLK]

What makes you sure Trembley's not "dropping the hammer" himself? Just because he's not on the record saying it doesn't mean it wasn't said. I mean...is Spring Training really the time and place to "drop the hammer" on a third base prospect who's never played higher than AA?

What exactly do we mean by "dropping the hammer"?

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[Dr. FLK]

Come on Scottie, you should know the OH community better than anyone.

Game 1: Bell has two homers. OH calls for Bell to start and for Tejada to move back to short.

Game 7: Bell has two errors. OH calls for Trembley to drop the hammer and Bell is destined for the minors forrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrever!

:laughlol:

But the real question is...after his illustrious 7 game career, where does Bell rank on our all-time 3B list?

[ScottieBaseball]

But the real question is...after his illustrious 7 game career, where does Bell rank on our all-time 3B list?

Can we at least wait until Bell's third week of MLB spring training EVER to evaluate his standing on the O's all-time list?

[Dipper9]

Can we at least wait until Bell's third week of MLB spring training EVER to evaluate his standing on the O's all-time list?

Coming soon to the OH...Larry breaks down the top ten reasons why Bell will rank number 6 on the Orioles all time third baseman list! :clap3:

[Dr. FLK]

Can we at least wait until Bell's third week of MLB spring training EVER to evaluate his standing on the O's all-time list?

After committing 2 errors in his last game, do you really think we should let him play 3B anymore?

[Sports Guy]

After committing 2 errors in his last game, do you really think we should let him play 3B anymore?

Nah...It means he needs to give up switch hitting of course!

[Dipper9]

Nah...It means he needs to give up switch hitting of course!

I thought it meant they were gonna move him to first base! :scratchchinhmm:

[JTrea81]

I mean...is Spring Training really the time and place to "drop the hammer" on a third base prospect who's never played higher than AA?

Yes it is. Bell needs to understand that he is the heir apparent at 3B but he's not going to just be handed a job. If he can't play defense, he's not going to be able to be a ML third baseman.

Unless he wants to switch to 1B or be a DH or be stuck in the minors behind Tejada at 3B, he has to play better.

The message needs to be sent as early as possible. To be a Baltimore Oriole, you are going to have to earn it, and you will not make the team or get a callup just because you're a top prospect with hype.

[PaulFolk]

Yes it is. Bell needs to understand that he is the heir apparent at 3B but he's not going to just be handed a job. If he can't play defense, he's not going to be able to be a ML third baseman.

Unless he wants to switch to 1B or be a DH or be stuck in the minors behind Tejada at 3B, he has to play better.

The message needs to be sent as early as possible. To be a Baltimore Oriole, you are going to have to earn it, and you will not make the team just because you're a top prospect with hype.

This post is a joke, right?

Your argument is that Trembley should drop the hammer and tell Josh Bell to, in your words, "play better"?

Because Josh Bell doesn't understand that playing defense is a useful skill for a major-league third baseman to have?

Please tell me this post was a joke.

[Dipper9]

Yes it is. Bell needs to understand that he is the heir apparent at 3B but he's not going to just be handed a job. If he can't play defense, he's not going to be able to be a ML third baseman.

Unless he wants to switch to 1B or be a DH or be stuck in the minors behind Tejada at 3B, he has to play better.

The message needs to be sent as early as possible. To be a Baltimore Oriole, you are going to have to earn it, and you will not make the team or get a callup just because you're a top prospect with hype.

This post is a joke, right?

Your argument is that Trembley should drop the hammer and tell Josh Bell to, in your words, "play better"?

Because Josh Bell doesn't understand that playing defense is a useful skill for a major-league third baseman to have?

Please tell me this post was a joke.

And apparantly the fact that we signed Tejada means we are just handing the job to Bell?

Trea, you are becoming a mockery of even yourself! Stop the insanity!

[JTrea81]

This post is a joke, right?

Your argument is that Trembley should drop the hammer and tell Josh Bell to, in your words, "play better"?

Because Josh Bell doesn't understand that playing defense is a useful skill for a major-league third baseman to have?

Please tell me this post was a joke.

Because Bell needs to be told that his prospect hype will not punch his ticket to the majors, like say Pie's did for the Orioles. Defensive lapses like that are unacceptable at the ML level. The team is not going to hand out roster spots like it has in the past. Rebuilding is done with.

That is the message that is being broadcast so the team has to back that up with action.