Gameday Thread: Yankees at O's, 08/06

by Scott Christ on Aug 6, 2006 6:07 AM EDT in News & Rumors

Game Time: 1:35 | TV: CSN, YES | Radio: WBAL

Jaret Wright, RH Rodrigo Lopez, RH (7-6, 4.57) (8-11, 6.20)

Jaret Wright has uh...I wouldn't say he's been good, but certainly an improvement on his 2005. He's never going to have another year like he did in 2004. It's just not gonna happen. But then you'd have thought in 2004 that he was never gonna have a year like that period, despite some early promise with the Indians, since we were almost a decade removed from him being worth a damn or remotely healthy. I guess stranger things could happen. Like his 2004 season. Right?

Rodrigo Lopez has two years running of his W-L record not reflecting his actual performance. He sucked last year, really, but he won 15 games. This year, you might go, "Eh, 8-11 isn't so bad." But he has been a real turd. I honestly do wish he'd be like the other Lopez and get sent the hell off my team, because I'm sick of Rodrigo. That seems mean because he did give us a couple nice years, but whatever. I'm tired of nice, I want to win sometime. Plus he's become a baby. Like the other Lopez.

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But then you'd have thought in 2004 that he was never gonna have a year like that period

Same applies to Roddy, actually.

This year, you might go, "Eh, 8-11 isn't so bad."

My god, I hope we O's fans haven't suck to the point where 8-11 "isn't so bad." Because if that's the case, we might as well go watch arena lacrosse.

Rodrigo will be pitching for Ramon Hernandez for the first time since, when, June? This should be interesting.

MoraTheSame: One second, I am giving birth to a lamb.

by zknower on Aug 6, 2006 10:35 AM EDT reply actions

Think

Maybe Widger will get the start today?

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by 2632 on Aug 6, 2006 10:42 AM EDT reply actions

He is indeed according to Roch

"I'm a big dumb asshole with herpes and I eat babies" - Peter Angelos

by BleedingOrange on Aug 6, 2006 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions

I hope...

1 game away from winning a series vs the hated MFY and all that stands in our way is what kind of game Rodrigo Lopez will have.

He's capable of winning. But will he?

I give him a 50/50 shot. But no matter how he does this afternoon, I want him in the bullpen next year.

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by Mike Boehm on Aug 6, 2006 12:18 PM EDT reply actions

I want him

off the team next year. Because

a) he's inconsistent; and

b) when Mazzilli put him in the bullpen, he was a crybaby about it.

MoraTheSame: One second, I am giving birth to a lamb.

by zknower on Aug 6, 2006 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions

I want him

right now. Because

a) he sucks.

Welcome to Baltimore, where it's always Year 1 of a 5 Year secret rebuilding plan.

by BrianS on Aug 6, 2006 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions

i want him off the team right now

I meant.

Urge to kill...rising.

Welcome to Baltimore, where it's always Year 1 of a 5 Year secret rebuilding plan.

by BrianS on Aug 6, 2006 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Hmmm.

I know he just gave up a dinger, but Roddy's pitches look sharp. Good control, good movement. I think that one was just a mistake.

MoraTheSame: One second, I am giving birth to a lamb.

by zknower on Aug 6, 2006 1:42 PM EDT reply actions

Maybe not....

He seems to have suddenly lost the plate.

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by zknower on Aug 6, 2006 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions

It's Widger!

Widger is catching Roddy. I wonder if that was by request?

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by zknower on Aug 6, 2006 1:45 PM EDT reply actions

I doubt it

Ramon needs his days off - it makes sense to keep the same arrangement and schedule, just with a new backup.

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by 2632 on Aug 6, 2006 1:47 PM EDT reply actions

KILL SAMMMM!

why the fuck did he bunt mora there?

MoraTheSame: One second, I am giving birth to a lamb.

by zknower on Aug 6, 2006 1:52 PM EDT reply actions

why bunt?

To be fair, it IS a one run game. First inning, but still...

by Stanicek on Aug 6, 2006 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions

seriously. just have brob steal 3rd.

giving away outs against the yankees. good plan.

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by 2632 on Aug 6, 2006 1:57 PM EDT reply actions

goddamn

bunting AGAIN!

why don't you just concede the game.

Wright is NOT THAT GOOD A PITCHER!

If it was the 7th inning, maybe. Not in the second.

MoraTheSame: One second, I am giving birth to a lamb.

by zknower on Aug 6, 2006 2:11 PM EDT reply actions

TWO leadoff doubles wasted

seriously, someone in the press has to call perlozzo on this shit.

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by zknower on Aug 6, 2006 2:12 PM EDT reply actions

It'd be mind boggling

if it didn't happen always. I want to like Perlozzo, but this shit doesn't help.

by Stanicek on Aug 6, 2006 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions

deja vu all over again

2nd inning and i'm already pissed at this game

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by 2632 on Aug 6, 2006 2:14 PM EDT reply actions

rodrigo

holy hell. This better be his last straw. Please. Why the hell do we keep running him out there when we got Cabrera and Penn waiting in AAA? With Benson coming back, theres no damn need for him to ever start a game ever again

by dtran2k3 @ Camden Chat on Aug 6, 2006 2:38 PM EDT reply actions

it gets even worse

The Russ is pitching tomorrow.

by birdman on Aug 6, 2006 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions

REALLY?

That shit is fucked up.

I'm almost missing Brower.

Almost.

MoraTheSame: One second, I am giving birth to a lamb.

by zknower on Aug 6, 2006 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Say it isn't so!

I thought my man, EB, was pitching tomorrow???

by Bluehen on Aug 6, 2006 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions

He is bumped to Wednesday

vs. Halladay

D-Cab is going Tuesday, looks like.

yay.

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by 2632 on Aug 6, 2006 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions

NO

Brower was worse and here's why:
Brower was a reliever so you never knew when you were gonna have to suffer the insult of his pitching. You got to enjoy the brief hope of winning ball games until Sammy sprung that asshole on you and crushing your beautiful glimmer of hope before your very eyes.
With Ortiz pitching, you get several days advance notice that you will not be winning that ballgame. You can do laundry that night, or go out to dinner, or stick your head in a bucket of acid which would frankly be less painful than watching him pitch in an Orioles uniform.
Advance warning is good.

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by 2632 on Aug 6, 2006 3:24 PM EDT reply actions