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James Ford

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« Reply #75 on: July 02, 2012, 11:33:29 am »
Time to stick a fork in the Birds. They're done.

DeathFromAbove1979

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« Reply #76 on: July 02, 2012, 12:27:08 pm »
They're still in it...ish. Being outscored like 54-22 in the past 6 games definitely NOT a good thing.
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Got Haggis?

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« Reply #77 on: July 02, 2012, 01:44:04 pm »
typical o's

K8teebug

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« Reply #78 on: July 02, 2012, 01:46:49 pm »
I'll give them a few bad weeks.  But they are still in second place...

vansmack

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« Reply #79 on: July 02, 2012, 05:11:05 pm »
Do me a favor and trade for Jim Thome so the Rangers don't.  He's a huge upgrade over Nick Johnson.

It happened.  We'll see how that goes. 

Well, you gave up almost no one for him, so it's worth the chance.  He's a great presence in the clubhouse and that could help during the slide. 

Sadly, the O's rotation is coming back to earth, which was the weak spot of this team coming out of spring training.
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shemptiness

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« Reply #80 on: July 02, 2012, 09:26:20 pm »
Next up - Tillman, Britton and whoever Duquette can trade for.  Matusz is such a disappointment.

K8teebug

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« Reply #81 on: July 03, 2012, 08:40:06 am »
He is.  It's sad because he is really nice.  But, nice does not throw strikes!

James Ford

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« Reply #82 on: July 04, 2012, 05:31:12 pm »
Seems like the O's are better without B-Rob in the lineup.

K8teebug

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« Reply #83 on: July 05, 2012, 08:05:27 am »
Agreed.  I was not really in favor of him coming back. 


vansmack

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« Reply #84 on: July 06, 2012, 12:10:12 pm »
Mike Trout covered the box score the way Magic Johnson used to: two hits, two runs, two RBIs, two sacrifice flies, three stolen bases and a walk in five plate appearances.
From Elias: Since sacrifice flies became official in 1954, Trout is the first player to have that kind of line in a game.

From ESPN Stats & Info: Mike Trout has a .343 batting average, .551 slugging percentage, 10 home runs and 23 stolen bases through his first 60 games of the season. From Elias: In the modern era (since 1900), the only other player to hit those numbers in his first 60 games of a season was Rickey Henderson in 1985 -- .351 batting average, .552 slugging percentage, 10 home runs and 36 stolen bases.
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James Ford

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« Reply #85 on: July 06, 2012, 12:19:22 pm »
I went to bed with the O's up 4-1. Was pretty sure the O's would lose the game.

shemptiness

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« Reply #86 on: July 06, 2012, 12:45:17 pm »
Hey Debbie Downer - why don't you start following the Nats instead?

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« Reply #87 on: July 06, 2012, 12:48:01 pm »
I went to bed with the O's up 4-1. Was pretty sure the O's would lose the game.

Yep, the 2.5 months of the Angels dominant starting rotation has started to unravel a bit.  Can't trust Haren, Santana or Richards right now.  Not sure getting Jerome Williams is going to help that either.  The good news is the offense is putting up some runs and can come back from any deficit.

Should be a scary squad if they can get the starters, bullpen and offense all working at the same time.  Hasn't happened yet and they still 46-37.
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« Reply #88 on: July 11, 2012, 12:59:52 pm »
It must have been nice to see Jones out there between some real outfielders, eh? ;)
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« Reply #89 on: July 11, 2012, 01:08:21 pm »
Hadn't thought of that - but you're right!

Kakes will be back this week, tho.