Rocky21 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Of course we couldn't win a double header or the series against the White Sox in Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 Santander ripped that homer last night. Only up for the doubleheader but I think that guy gets a shot later on in Baltimore. IIRC, he's got some service time concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Really nice game from Means last night. And I laughed at the doofus who interfered with Villar's double / homer last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Means is one guy that might actually be around when the team is good again. If he can add a third quality pitch he could be a gem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Mancini got robbed of the game winning HR by Bradley. ****ing sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskin4ever Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Good to see the O's get a win last night. Also, I went to Lowes today and saw they had the Orioles yard flags out. It's funny because here in NC, I see Orioles stuff all the time. I love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 This team looks great one day, terrible the next. Yefry Ramirez seems like a good kid but looking at him today...he just looks like one of those guys I remember growing up, you'd see him on TV or get his baseball card and you just automatically knew they weren't going to make it. Like Radhames Liz or Mike Oquist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 This team is as terrible as their record suggests. I hope the team promotes DJ Stewart soon and dumps Núñez. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volsmet Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Hersh said: This team is as terrible as their record suggests. I hope the team promotes DJ Stewart soon and dumps Núñez. DJ has earned it, he has little to prove in Norfolk & we have squat to lose by letting him play. Perhaps Akin will be up after the break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Smith Jr has a garbage arm. Stop trying to throw guys out when you lollipop it to nobody in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 Jesus ****ing Christ what a piece of **** game that was. Holy **** was that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 As bad as our starters have been, its hard to believe our bullpen is actually worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Hyde doesn’t know how to manage the bullpen. Having said that, hit cutoffs and catch pop ups. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskin4ever Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 It wasn’t that long ago that the Orioles were one of the best defensive teams in baseball. And yes, having Machado makes a huge difference. Also Jones was in his prime and Schoop who was underrated as a defensive 2B and steady Eddie JJ Hardy, that was a rock solid defense. But sometimes it’s not always being spectacular at defense that wins games. It’s making the plays you need to make. It’s being smart with where you throw the ball. That’s the type of stuff that frustrates me. And this is where a manager can help. He can teach these guys where to throw the ball. When to throw to this base or that base. We will see if Hyde can teach these guys to make the right play and not always try for the spectacular play, especially when you have no shot at the so-called spectacular one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 8 hours ago, DCSaints_fan said: As bad as our starters have been, its hard to believe our bullpen is actually worse. geez I thought the Nats bullpen was bad I will be there tonight for the Game of Thrones bobblehead. Don't expect much of a crowd. Attendance very poor at OPACY this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinFanInMinn Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 23 hours ago, Redskin4ever said: And this is where a manager can help. He can teach these guys where to throw the ball. When to throw to this base or that base. See this is what I don't get about the majors. I played baseball up through college and then coached my sons teams when they were growing up. We harped on this stuff all the time. Situational baseball and thinking about what you're going to do if/when the ball is hit to you. People act like these guys haven't played baseball and need to be taught, but these guys have been playing since they were young. They should know by now where to throw and when, etc. It's not like baseball changes significantly when you get to the majors. Just more of the same but faster and better. If someone shows up to the majors and doesn't know whent to throw it and where, I'd argue they'll never get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskin4ever Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 39 minutes ago, SkinFanInMinn said: See this is what I don't get about the majors. I played baseball up through college and then coached my sons teams when they were growing up. We harped on this stuff all the time. Situational baseball and thinking about what you're going to do if/when the ball is hit to you. People act like these guys haven't played baseball and need to be taught, but these guys have been playing since they were young. They should know by now where to throw and when, etc. It's not like baseball changes significantly when you get to the majors. Just more of the same but faster and better. If someone shows up to the majors and doesn't know whent to throw it and where, I'd argue they'll never get it. They should, yes. But they don’t always. Plus, most of these guys were probably the best players on their team. They could get away with throwing to the wrong base because they could throw guys out. And their mistakes didn’t always hurt them like they do in the pros. But I think it’s also wrong to assume they all know what to do. I remember a story from the days when Hargrove was managing. They were working on run downs and were doing it wrong. Cal Ripken starts explains to some of the younger guys how to properly execute a run down. Hargrove stops practice and tells Cal to explain it to the whole team. I think the term he used was something like “I think we could all use a refresher.” Now, Cal was a unique player and was the guy that every time would make the right play. He’s a coaches son and Cal Sr made sure he and Billy would always make the right play. But what i got from that story that happened almost 20 years ago is that you can’t just assume that players who make it to the pros always know the right plays to make. A lot of them do, but not all of them. It’s why you have pitching coaches and hitting coaches and bench coaches to work with different positions. They need to be working with these guys, especially a team full of young guys. They can’t just assume these guys know what to do in every situation once they reach the bigs. If the coaches do assume they know this stuff, that’s not good for the future because you aren’t helping develop these guys into great players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Redskin4ever said: But what i got from that story that happened almost 20 years ago is that you can’t just assume that players who make it to the pros always know the right plays to make. A lot of them do, but not all of them. It’s why you have pitching coaches and hitting coaches and bench coaches to work with different positions. They need to be working with these guys, especially a team full of young guys. They can’t just assume these guys know what to do in every situation once they reach the bigs. If the coaches do assume they know this stuff, that’s not good for the future because you aren’t helping develop these guys into great players. Yea, and a lot of this goes back to the "Oriole Way." If you get called up to play 2B, you will step in a field JUST like the person you replaced. Footwork, cut off structure, etc. You were drafted or signed and played in the minors for a few years, having passed through a series of coaches whom used that system to a tee. There are so many position players on this roster whom were not in the organization a year ago. They're just filling spots at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 As terrible as this team is, I'd much rather watch this team than the 2018 version. This team gives effort which to a certain degree makes up for the mistakes that they make and the lack of talent. From game #2 in 2018, they just sleepwalked through the entire rest of the season. I miss Jones, Machado, but thats about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 I still can’t believe how badly the front office and management screwed up from 2015-2018. This rebuild is going to take years. It’s gonna be tough to go through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinFanInMinn Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Geeze Givens, really? O's fight back from 5-1 to tie it and you walk in the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 13 minutes ago, SkinFanInMinn said: Geeze Givens, really? O's fight back from 5-1 to tie it and you walk in the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth. Wow. ****ing terrible. Givens is a 6th or 7th inning guy. I understand he's in the closers spot cause he's the best reliever, but he's certainly not great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdcskins Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) Bad bad bad team. Too bad we had our window but couldn't capitalize (meaning 3-4 years ago). Now it's gonna be a long wait. It's okay, nothing new for me and my sports teams. I've accepted it. *edit* Actually 4-6 years ago would be more appropriate. Back when Brian Roberts was good. I remember Jim Johnson blowing SO many games for us. Like he was good, then he was horrible. Truly horrible. Edited May 23, 2019 by abdcskins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskin4ever Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 There is a reason Givens is still on this team. He didn’t have any trade value as a reliever. I think most teams knew he couldn’t be counted on when it mattered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 32 minutes ago, Redskin4ever said: There is a reason Givens is still on this team. He didn’t have any trade value as a reliever. I think most teams knew he couldn’t be counted on when it mattered. He's certainly erased all doubts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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