We just have to win the next two now :D I guess 6H 2BB is about as well as you can do against Greinke right now

I went to Bowie and watched most of the doubleheader vs Erie. They split the day. The first game was a blowout, the second wasn’t. Brandon Snyder drove in a run in the first, then things settled down. Miguel Abreu got nailed in the ankle with a fastball and left the game. Wilfredo Perez blew the save thusly: K K BB HR K, but the Baysox came back with a walkoff 2 run shot, giving him the cheapest of wins. By the way, the hot dogs there are of a vulgar size.

I’m guessing that Lou goes back down, posse or no. Pie will get claimed by ATL or STL or someone else with a crappy outfield. I could also see Reimold being sent down before he got comfy.

From BA’s Hot Sheet Chat

Keith (Tampa): Will Matt Wieters slow start effect his time table or is June 1st still his arrival date?

Ben Badler: Doubtful. It’s only a month, and it’s only down relative to people’s enormous expectations for Wieters. All of the talent is still evident when you watch him play, so I wouldn’t even be surprised if he ends up the AL Rookie of the Year despite spending April and May in the minor leagues he’s that good.

Ryan (Abingdon, MD): Coming into the season, I was listening to all the talk saying “don’t rush the kids”, and reports that Tillman still has some work to do on his change-up and fastball command. With that in mind, I didn’t expect to see him in Baltimore until the 2nd half of the season. With his hot start, has that timeline been shortened? And do you know if the issues I mentioned have been improved upon? Thanks!

Ben Badler: I think the Orioles were wise to put Tillman in Triple-A. He has made strides with his command and he has made an effort to throw more changeups. With the way he’s coming along, I don’t think a second-half promotion is out of the question.

Nora (Florida): Do you see Matusz being in the O’s rotation as early as this September if he stays healthy?

Ben Badler: Probably too aggressive. He might make it to Triple-A for a few late-season starts, but my guess is he tops out at Double-A this year.

what worse than finding a worm in your apple?
Finding half a worm in your apple…

or

Ya’ know, Adam Eaton AND Mark Hendrickson pitching in the SAME game. I thought my head would explode, but, nope… Still here.

Obviously the deal we got on that voting machine from the West Palm Beach municipal furniture auction wasn’t that great after all: Huff is still trailing, and it may take all day before his winning vote count finally appears on the screen.

Hey Dayzd: Believe it or not, I almost answered a dump post on Eaton yesterday with “As long as we’re writing this one off anyway, wouldn’t it be a good idea to use Eaton and Hendrickson for 4 innnings each?” But I guess the Laws of Relative Sucktitude dictate that you’re not allowed to get all your disasters out of the way at once, so Hendo was required to Not Suck. Still, it was a good plan.

Bourne II still plays v. well after multiple viewings, as does Gilmore (altho you have to be more selective). I was a little surprised by how portly Connery had become for his later Bond entries, but Diamonds remains good fun in any case. And yeah, further character development for Plenty O’Toole remains a serious lacuna.

Welp, today we have some real sports entertainment in store: Maryland vs. Syracuse in the NCAA lax semis. The ‘cuse should win going away, but funny things have been known to happen at this point in the tournament. If it’s a runaway, you can switch over to the Yerks.

We play tonight— or possibly tomorrow morning. They don’t mind running things a little late in KC.

Go O’s!

SUCKS now!! Used to be a damn fun time, but now they ban beer in the infield and all the prudes have taken over. I could honestly care less if Maryland loses the race to another state, F@#& the Preakness!!

Oh yeah, and I think you will see Luke go on the DL as mentioned above rather than a demotion to Lou or Nolan…or god forbid we get rid of Pee Yay (credit due to whoever came up with this cleverness).

Seems to be reluctant to put any of his hurting Vets (Scott or Jones) on the DL. I think it is a blessing in disguise. Andy Mac created a huge outfield mess for Dave to figure out with Pie, Montanez and Reimold. Placing one of the vets on DL gives these young guys a chance to battle it out for a position on the team and ensures the team is not playing short-handed just to appease guys that don’t want to sit-out 2 weeks even though it is best for the team to play with a full group of players.

It is obvious Montanez or Reimold will be sent down. Depending on if we can believe what O’s management said about looking to 2010 we play as many young guys as possible to see what they can do. We should have openings at 3rd and 1st base in 2010 also and should be auditioning some prospects for those positions soon.

It took Brian Bob This long.