Who pitches on Monday?

by math_geek on Apr 11, 2008 12:58 AM EDT

Today Traschel and Loewen pitched, which means

Friday - Guthrie

Saturday - Cabrera

Sunday - Burres,

and by Monday, no-one has had the traditional 4 days rest. Could this mean a start for Matt Albers? We wouldn't seriously ask Trax or Low to skip a days rest, that seems to be asking for trouble, right? I wouldn't mind seeing Albers start, he's looked OK in long relief, but I wonder if Trembley thinks he's ready.

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Trax could do it.

Lowen should be in Norfolk.

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by spike2131 on Apr 11, 2008 1:31 AM EDT 0 recs

should be

Can't be.

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Bad Left Hook

by SC on Apr 11, 2008 2:04 AM EDT up 0 recs

Couldn't they have called it a rehab assignment or something?

Why the Hell Not?

by BrianS on Apr 11, 2008 8:48 AM EDT up 0 recs

I'm pretty sure the Commish's office frowns on bogus DL stints

by punkrawka on Apr 11, 2008 9:06 AM EDT up 0 recs

Maybe he could have an 'accident'

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by spike2131 on Apr 11, 2008 10:56 AM EDT up 0 recs

LOL

I know. Listening to the radio broadcast, they were saying that on a lot of teams, a guy coming off injury like Loewen's would have started at AAA to work out some of his issues, but on a rebuilding team like the O's there was no reason to not let him re-learn (did he ever know in the first place?) how to get major league hitters out..

I (wrongly, I guess) gathered that to mean that there would have been some provision for him to start the year in the minors due to the inury he's coming off of.

Manfra and Angel, I blame you.

Why the Hell Not?

by BrianS on Apr 11, 2008 12:04 PM EDT up 0 recs

Loewen

I ddn't watch his start yesterday, but damn, can't we give the kid a break after 2 starts?

Wolf, wolf, wolf.

by birdman on Apr 12, 2008 1:11 AM EDT up 0 recs

Worked for the Redskins

for damn near 10 years.

"I'd just like to point out that every newspaper in the country has picked us to finish last. The local press seems to think that we'd save everyone the time and trouble if we just went out and shot ourselves." - Major League

by duck on Apr 11, 2008 2:40 PM EDT up 0 recs

We wouldn't seriously ask Trax or Low to skip a days rest, that seems to be asking for trouble, right?

Oh no. That might make Adam Loewen not pitch well.

I figure Trachsel could bite the bullet and give us five innings. Make sure Albers stays rested over the weekend just in case.

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Bad Left Hook

by SC on Apr 11, 2008 2:05 AM EDT 0 recs

Oh no. That might make Adam Loewen not pitch well.

Touche.

It's just annoying because seeing Traschel pitch if he's not ready will be truly painful
Double Headers suck.

by math_geek on Apr 11, 2008 11:29 AM EDT up 0 recs

I'd like them to start Albers

I wanna see what the guy can do with more than an inning or two.

Given the choice between Trax and Loewen, though, I'd go with Trax, because we have nothing long-term to lose from abusing him, and he throws slow enough at this point that his arm is probably less abused by each start.

If Trembley is willing to start Albers, I'd almost rather start him Sunday and give Burres an extra day of rest. I seem to recall Burres was much better on extra rest than regular rest last year (could be making this up). This would also allow Albers' first start to be against Tampa rather than Toronto, and even though Tampa might be the better offense, it's probably the lowest-pressure atmosphere available.

by punkrawka on Apr 11, 2008 7:31 AM EDT 0 recs

Albers

I'm afeared that we wouldn't like what we see him do with more than an inning or two, but it's more that "nervous" afeared, rather than truly afeared. I'd like to see him get the chance, too.

For the 2007 book, Prospectus thought his future was probably in the bullpen. This season, they figured he would be "an overmatched fifth starter" for the O's.

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Bad Left Hook

by SC on Apr 11, 2008 12:59 PM EDT up 0 recs