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Gameday Thread: O's (24-22) @ Rays (27-20)

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Baltimore Orioles @ Tampa Bay Rays


Rocky Cherry was activated and optioned today. The game is at 7:10 on MASN2, and praise the Gods, I won't have to have the Tampa Bay broadcast, since they're on their W___ down there and not their FSN.

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  Today's Starting Pitchers GS IP ERA WHIP BAA BB K W-L
Jeremy Guthrie - RH 10 63.0 3.86 1.27 .244 20 39 2-4
Matt Garza - RH 7 37.0 4.86 1.54 .285 16 15 2-1

Matt Garza has been a disappointment. To me. As a big Matt Garza fan. What's with your crappy K-rate, Garza? What's with walking more batters than you strike out? What's the problem, guy? Come on.

Guthrie has been a rock for the rotation again. He can pitch. There's no more even slight surprise, if you ask me, that Guthrie is doing this well. He's for real.

Oh, Rays. It used to be a thing we had. The AL East game no one cared about. But now you're moving on. For "better places." "Greener pastures." You're leaving us behind. That's OK -- it happens. We know this isn't the best place in the world. But somehow, we just thought...nevermind. Forget it.

...we love you...

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So, Dempsey's 3 Keys to the Game

All three keys – don’t pitch to Pena.

That actually might no be a bad idea, Rick.

Off-topic: Amber, do us a favor – eat something! Maybe it was just the new hair and makeup, but she looked scary thin on the pre-game. I hope no stupid producer told her to lose 10 pounds or something idiotic like that…

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 6:59 PM EDT   0 recs

Pretty quiet around here

Musta been an emotional rollercoaster of a week. Confusing, too-Bronx up, Battery down-WTF?

by fishoutawata on May 23, 2008 7:08 PM EDT   0 recs

George Sherrill

Good interview with him, he sounds like a normal dude.

by dkdc on May 23, 2008 7:11 PM EDT   0 recs

C'mon Nicky

I’m tired of this slump BS.

by dkdc on May 23, 2008 7:16 PM EDT   0 recs

I'm quite sure

he’s unsatisfied with his performance as well.

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 7:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Not unsatisfied enough

to start hitting, it seems.

by dkdc on May 23, 2008 7:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Sometimes

trying harder doesn’t help.

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 7:27 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I know he'll be fine

He’s the only player on the team who’s earned the right to a nice, long slump.

But the reactionary fan in me isn’t going to let him off the hook,

by dkdc on May 23, 2008 7:30 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Huff with a standup triple

He just kills this team, I swear.

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 7:27 PM EDT   0 recs

Wheels!

Nick Markakis: The Actual Greek God of Walks

by wickedwitch on May 23, 2008 7:27 PM EDT   0 recs

Does Richie Bancells

have an )2 tank on wheels for when Huff and Millar and Razor hit triples?

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 7:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Make that O2

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 7:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

sweet - like a gazelle.

Writing is God's way of showing you how sloppy your thinking is.

by typozzz on May 23, 2008 7:27 PM EDT   0 recs

Speed up rules in effect

starting today.

Hey, remind me who starts for us tomorrow? :)

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 7:28 PM EDT   0 recs

More time for commercials?

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 7:30 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I think runners may be able to advance a base, like with a balk

but that may be wrong

Nick Markakis: The Actual Greek God of Walks

by wickedwitch on May 23, 2008 7:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I believe there are

From MLB.com

Umpires have also been instructed to warn a pitcher for his first violation of the 12-second time limit between pitches and to issue a ball for each subsequent violation…..

Umpires can warn batters who refuse to return to the box and can call an automatic strike on the batter the second time he refuses.

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 7:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

retarded

There’s no time clock in baseball!!

"We’re not concerned about what other teams think. I know teams come in here thinking we’re playing the Orioles. And then 9 innings later, they got the loss, they know what we’re about." ~Adam Jones

by Stacey on May 23, 2008 7:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

There will be now

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 7:34 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh man...

soon there will be a limited number of time outs!

by bjtylerx on May 23, 2008 7:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

see above...

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 7:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Gotta love 3 Drinks Gary on the speed up rules

“What do you give this, 2 weeks, 10 days?”

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 7:30 PM EDT   0 recs

Ifi they don't score one run this inning

It’ll be sad sad sad

"We’re not concerned about what other teams think. I know teams come in here thinking we’re playing the Orioles. And then 9 innings later, they got the loss, they know what we’re about." ~Adam Jones

by Stacey on May 23, 2008 7:31 PM EDT   0 recs

sad sad sad

"We’re not concerned about what other teams think. I know teams come in here thinking we’re playing the Orioles. And then 9 innings later, they got the loss, they know what we’re about." ~Adam Jones

by Stacey on May 23, 2008 7:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Get the Prozac ready

3DG: “When you get a leadoff triple and don’t score in an inning, that’s bad.”

Thank you, Captain Obvious.

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 7:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

It's why he gets the big bucks

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 7:34 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I'll take a single here....

I’m not greedy.

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 7:35 PM EDT   0 recs

Come on Boom Boom

Don’t let me down!

"We’re not concerned about what other teams think. I know teams come in here thinking we’re playing the Orioles. And then 9 innings later, they got the loss, they know what we’re about." ~Adam Jones

by Stacey on May 23, 2008 7:35 PM EDT   0 recs

mother fuck

"We’re not concerned about what other teams think. I know teams come in here thinking we’re playing the Orioles. And then 9 innings later, they got the loss, they know what we’re about." ~Adam Jones

by Stacey on May 23, 2008 7:35 PM EDT   0 recs

well no one can accuse us of not being predictable

Nick Markakis: The Actual Greek God of Walks

by wickedwitch on May 23, 2008 7:36 PM EDT   0 recs

Psychic Prediction:

Huff hits for the cycle tonight.

by bjtylerx on May 23, 2008 7:38 PM EDT   0 recs

Pena goes down!

We got him out once so far…

Nice play by Razor – not the easiest play in that building….

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 7:38 PM EDT   0 recs

3DG is lit already

Just about gave me a heart attack on a ball Nick didn’t even really have to run that hard tgo get…

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 7:39 PM EDT   0 recs

Guts is dealing tonight

Looking pretty effortless so far. A couple of loud outs, but he’s looking good.

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 7:42 PM EDT   0 recs

I like Guthrie

the others not so much

"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." -Bob Lemon

by jloving on May 23, 2008 7:44 PM EDT   0 recs

where was the guy that made St. Pete so beautiful

when they built this stadium?

"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." -Bob Lemon

by jloving on May 23, 2008 7:47 PM EDT   0 recs

Out to lunch

Hopefully we can rectify the problem and get this stadium built:

by Patrick L. Kennedy on May 24, 2008 12:04 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

"this is going to pass"

no, no it’s not

"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." -Bob Lemon

by jloving on May 23, 2008 7:48 PM EDT   0 recs

Buck on ash bats: "They would crack, they didn't shatter

and you never had a jagged bat.”

So this never happen, Buck?

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 7:50 PM EDT   0 recs

The deeper the slump

The more explosive the breakout.

I hope.

by dkdc on May 23, 2008 7:51 PM EDT   0 recs

ECHO (echo...echo...echo...)

Sorry, I couldn’t resist

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 8:14 PM EDT   0 recs

"I think he said he SWANG..."

Way to go Gary.

"Chickens are hard to catch." Jennifer Scott (Luuuuuuuke's Mom)

by dayzd toe on May 23, 2008 8:20 PM EDT   0 recs

Missed it

Switched over to Keith Olbermann at 8 p.m.

Sen. Clinton’s toast after today, by the way.

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 8:21 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

She was toast weeks ago

Now she’s burnt toast.

by dkdc on May 23, 2008 8:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

razor!

Writing is God's way of showing you how sloppy your thinking is.

by typozzz on May 23, 2008 8:21 PM EDT   0 recs

boom boom!

Writing is God's way of showing you how sloppy your thinking is.

by typozzz on May 23, 2008 8:24 PM EDT   0 recs

Let's go MelMo

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 8:25 PM EDT   0 recs

2 more LOB

Writing is God's way of showing you how sloppy your thinking is.

by typozzz on May 23, 2008 8:28 PM EDT   0 recs

Memo to O's

It’s Friday. Don’t replay Thursday’s game.

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 8:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Nice catch, Dr. Jones!

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 8:42 PM EDT   0 recs

The real "Pacman" Jones

He eats up ground in CF like the little yellow guy eats dots.

by dkdc on May 23, 2008 8:43 PM EDT   0 recs

ugh

Writing is God's way of showing you how sloppy your thinking is.

by typozzz on May 23, 2008 8:45 PM EDT   0 recs

Offense

This team has scored 4 runs in its last 30 innings.

by dkdc on May 23, 2008 8:49 PM EDT   0 recs

On the other hand

Bedard got shelled in the fifth inning, allowing seven earned runs in 4.1 innings

by math_geek on May 23, 2008 8:55 PM EDT   0 recs

That stinks

I’m still a big Bedard fan, especially when he faces the Yanks.

by dkdc on May 23, 2008 8:57 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

agreed, i guess my point was mostly

at least we are not the Mariners.

by math_geek on May 23, 2008 8:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

well...at least he can't GIDP

"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." -Bob Lemon

by jloving on May 23, 2008 9:00 PM EDT   0 recs

Darrell Rasner, Ian Kennedy, Matt Garza

AKA

Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Sandy Koufax

by dkdc on May 23, 2008 9:01 PM EDT   0 recs

Seriously, Orioles...

it ain’t still Thursday. Don’t replay that game.

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 9:01 PM EDT   0 recs

but

it’s the only one they know how to paly

"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." -Bob Lemon

by jloving on May 23, 2008 9:02 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ah, hell, game's over, TB scored a run

while I was gone. Damn.

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 9:02 PM EDT   0 recs

Realistically, when can we expect Wieters to be called up?

I’d hate to rush him, but the options we have now good…good and terrible.

by goonybananas on May 23, 2008 9:03 PM EDT   0 recs

Hopefully 2009

This team will stink with or without Wieters, so why rush him?

by dkdc on May 23, 2008 9:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

unless he's allowed to fill 9 slots

leave him down there. maybe give him a few AB’s end of this year. don’t fuck the kid up.

"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." -Bob Lemon

by jloving on May 23, 2008 9:05 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

From Roch...
With Aubrey Huff’s standup triple in the second inning, the Orioles need five more hits to reach 75,000 in franchise history.

No jokes about it taking three more games.

Uh, Roch? We aren’t joking.

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 9:04 PM EDT   0 recs

I can't believe

They’ve had the bases Thorned (loaded) and STILL cannot score….

by dtuck81 on May 23, 2008 9:05 PM EDT   0 recs

I can believe it

‘cause it’s not the first time we’ve seen it

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 9:05 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I just wanted to

Incorporate “Thorned” into the thread.

by dtuck81 on May 23, 2008 9:06 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I fully endorse

use of the term, as it is quite appropriate

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 9:09 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Orioles are 7 for 33 with the bases juiced this season

Don’t bother doing the math, it’s not good.

by dkdc on May 23, 2008 9:08 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I know enough math

to estimate that’s almost .210 or .215

"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby

by duck on May 23, 2008 9:10 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs