Comments on: Orioles-Blue Jays Game Two http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/orioles-blue-jays-game-two/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:10:22 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dan the man http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/orioles-blue-jays-game-two/comment-page-1/#comment-23447 dan the man Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:44:44 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=1407#comment-23447 The reasons that the O's will make a run at Tex are all pretty obvious. But like JTG said, if he doesn't want to come here, then there's nothing the Warehouse can do to make sure that he doesn't become a Yankee. Who knows what the guy's impression of Baltimore is? Who knows if his apparent desire to play for his "home" team isn't way overblown? That said - Tex fits the mold here <i>perfectly</i>. Tex instead of Millar in the lineup right now is a fringe playoff-caliber lineup. But where do we get the pitching? No, we probably won't buy more than one "innings-eater", but Tex doesn't want to wait around for Tillman and Arrieta, you can bet on that. At least two major league-ready pitchers need to be acquired either via trade or free agency by next year.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('23447','dan the man'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('23447','dan the man','The reasons that the O\'s will make a run at Tex are all pretty obvious. But like JTG said, if he doesn\'t want to come here, then there\'s nothing the Warehouse can do to make sure that he doesn\'t become a Yankee. Who knows what the guy\'s impression of Baltimore is? Who knows if his apparent desire to play for his \"home\" team isn\'t way overblown?\r\n\r\nThat said - Tex fits the mold here <i>perfectly<\/i>. Tex instead of Millar in the lineup right now is a fringe playoff-caliber lineup. But where do we get the pitching? No, we probably won\'t buy more than one \"innings-eater\", but Tex doesn\'t want to wait around for Tillman and Arrieta, you can bet on that. At least two major league-ready pitchers need to be acquired either via trade or free agency by next year.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> The reasons that the O’s will make a run at Tex are all pretty obvious. But like JTG said, if he doesn’t want to come here, then there’s nothing the Warehouse can do to make sure that he doesn’t become a Yankee. Who knows what the guy’s impression of Baltimore is? Who knows if his apparent desire to play for his “home” team isn’t way overblown?

That said – Tex fits the mold here perfectly. Tex instead of Millar in the lineup right now is a fringe playoff-caliber lineup. But where do we get the pitching? No, we probably won’t buy more than one “innings-eater”, but Tex doesn’t want to wait around for Tillman and Arrieta, you can bet on that. At least two major league-ready pitchers need to be acquired either via trade or free agency by next year.

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]]> By: Joe the Guy http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/orioles-blue-jays-game-two/comment-page-1/#comment-23446 Joe the Guy Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:44:17 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=1407#comment-23446 Flatbrim is a wanted man. That's very obvious. Seems to me the reasons to keep him far outweigh the reasons to move him. I say - Ride Him Hard, Shut Him Down Early. Then he gets an extended offseason to prepare for an increased workload in 09. I don't think we can get what we need by trading George Sherrill. And I lust at the possibilities of Ray/Johnson/Sherrill in 09.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('23446','Joe the Guy'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('23446','Joe the Guy','Flatbrim is a wanted man. That\'s very obvious.\r\n\r\nSeems to me the reasons to keep him far outweigh the reasons to move him. \r\n\r\nI say - Ride Him Hard, Shut Him Down Early. Then he gets an extended offseason to prepare for an increased workload in 09.\r\n\r\nI don\'t think we can get what we need by trading George Sherrill.\r\n\r\nAnd I lust at the possibilities of Ray\/Johnson\/Sherrill in 09.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Flatbrim is a wanted man. That’s very obvious.

Seems to me the reasons to keep him far outweigh the reasons to move him.

I say – Ride Him Hard, Shut Him Down Early. Then he gets an extended offseason to prepare for an increased workload in 09.

I don’t think we can get what we need by trading George Sherrill.

And I lust at the possibilities of Ray/Johnson/Sherrill in 09.

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]]> By: Andrew out of Rochester http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/orioles-blue-jays-game-two/comment-page-1/#comment-23445 Andrew out of Rochester Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:33:13 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=1407#comment-23445 To be fair, 2 of those guys aren't pitchers. I mean, of course, Loewen who got hurt, and Aquino, who is so bad I can't call that pitching. I'm excited to see what deal gets worked out for us. Apparently there were millions of scouts at the game last night. Hellboy's about to become a very wanted man, I think.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('23445','Andrew out of Rochester'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('23445','Andrew out of Rochester','To be fair, 2 of those guys aren\'t pitchers. I mean, of course, Loewen who got hurt, and Aquino, who is so bad I can\'t call that pitching.\r\n\r\nI\'m excited to see what deal gets worked out for us. Apparently there were millions of scouts at the game last night. Hellboy\'s about to become a very wanted man, I think.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> To be fair, 2 of those guys aren’t pitchers. I mean, of course, Loewen who got hurt, and Aquino, who is so bad I can’t call that pitching.

I’m excited to see what deal gets worked out for us. Apparently there were millions of scouts at the game last night. Hellboy’s about to become a very wanted man, I think.

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]]> By: Joe the Guy http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/orioles-blue-jays-game-two/comment-page-1/#comment-23444 Joe the Guy Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:09:04 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=1407#comment-23444 Albers, Aquino, Baez, Loewen, Ray, Walker 12.8M worth of injured pitching And still we're only 1.5 games back of first place (I'm going to pretend we're in the NL West for the rest of the season)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('23444','Joe the Guy'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('23444','Joe the Guy','Albers, Aquino, Baez, Loewen, Ray, Walker\r\n\r\n12.8M worth of injured pitching\r\n\r\nAnd still we\'re only 1.5 games back of first place \r\n\r\n(I\'m going to pretend we\'re in the NL West for the rest of the season)'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Albers, Aquino, Baez, Loewen, Ray, Walker

12.8M worth of injured pitching

And still we’re only 1.5 games back of first place

(I’m going to pretend we’re in the NL West for the rest of the season)

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]]> By: Joe the Guy http://www.thelosscolumn.com/2008/orioles-blue-jays-game-two/comment-page-1/#comment-23443 Joe the Guy Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:03:20 +0000 http://www.thelosscolumn.com/?p=1407#comment-23443 You forgot that Tex has to want to come here I think the status of Markakis, Roberts and DT may have something to do with that. Or maybe he's simply a mercenary, in which case he'll be on the yankees. I don't know what to think of this team. My brain hurts. Wake me up after the deadline has passed and let me know what happened.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('23443','Joe the Guy'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('23443','Joe the Guy','You forgot that Tex has to want to come here\r\n\r\nI think the status of Markakis, Roberts and DT may have something to do with that.\r\n\r\nOr maybe he\'s simply a mercenary, in which case he\'ll be on the yankees.\r\n\r\nI don\'t know what to think of this team. My brain hurts. Wake me up after the deadline has passed and let me know what happened.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> You forgot that Tex has to want to come here

I think the status of Markakis, Roberts and DT may have something to do with that.

Or maybe he’s simply a mercenary, in which case he’ll be on the yankees.

I don’t know what to think of this team. My brain hurts. Wake me up after the deadline has passed and let me know what happened.

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