Orioles FO officially responds to Manny, A*Clod and other substance abuse cases

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Well, we got rid of "disgruntled Ryan Freel," who is now presumably nicely gruntled in Chicago. To the obvious question-- Who the heck is Gathright?-- here ya go from The Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-sp.osnotes09may09,0,459041.story

"Gathright, 28, known for his speed and athleticism, was 3-for-14 with the Cubs this season after batting .254 with 21 steals for KC last year. In parts of six major league seasons, Gathright has a .262 career average and 79 steals."

There's good news on Sir Fartay (same source): "An angiogram taken Friday to determine the cause of numbness in Dennis Sarfate's right, pitching hand revealed no serious concerns, though the reliever still will be shut down from pitching for at least a month and from all exercises for the next week.

"He has a stretch injury in his finger, something to do with the artery in his middle finger, but all of the other stuff, he's fine," Orioles manager Dave Trembley said. "Obviously, he's not going to be available for us for a while, but the good news is it's not career-threatening."

FInally, last night saw one of those either/or predictions come true, dammit: it was CC who turned things around. Guts, it must be said, pitched a vintage Guts game, i.e one bad inning early, then a commendable outing, racking up a QS...and a loss. Sh*t.

That said, I like our chances tonight, what with Adam Eaton on the mound. Of course, I liked the Hindenburg's chances, too. Yep, by the 3rd or 4th, somebody in the press box is probably going to be wailing "Oh, the humanity."

Never mind, we'll get 'em. Go O's!