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I am not trying at all because the numbers are plainly there. Trumbo spent June hitting .200 in the cleanup spot. Hamilton has been unable to generate anything since game one of the season. And yet you guys key on Pujols as if he can't hang with these guys even though he is still out hitting them on one foot.

Hey, since Lew died, someone had to fill the job. Might as well be a guy who sits in right field and holds a sign.

Why stop at the shirt, order the official program, hat, leather jacket, and DVD.

I doubt Cowgill plays much if at all, he's just filler for now.  I think their thinking is that Calhoun needs to keep it going in AAA, playing every day.  He wouldn't play much up here.  I think we will see lots of Shuckie and Hawpie until Bourjos returns.  If Bourjos stays on schedule he should be back by July 19th (first game after the All Star break).  That means we are only Shucking and Hawping for 11 games.  Six of those games are against top notch teams at home, and five against poor teams on the road.  If we could go 4-2 and then 4-1 we would be one game over even with 2 1/2 months to make a run.
 
We also have July 8th and July 11th off to ease the starting pitching and bullpen pressures.  And since no one other than Trout will be an All Star, that's a nice break for this team as well (four days).  If Trout still has any negative hammy signs hopefully they will only use him for 2-3 innings at the All Star game.

Bud Norris doesn't call the wrong number. You answered the wrong phone.   There used to be a street named after Bud Norris, but it was changed because nobody crosses Bud Norris.   Bud Norris has a grizzly bear carpet in his room. The bear isn't dead. It's just afraid to move.   Bud Norris has already been to Mars. That's why there are no signs of life there.   Jesus walked on water, but Bud Norris can swim through land.   Bud Norris and Superman once fought each other on a bet. The loser had to start wearing his underwear on the outside of his pants.   Bud Norris doesn't flush the toilet. He simply scares the poo out of it.   Bud Norris once urinated in a semi truck's gas tank as a joke. That truck is now known as Optimus Prime.   Death once had a near Bud Morris experience.   Ghosts sit around campfires and tell Bud Norris stories.   Bud Norris can slam a revolving door.   When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Bud Norris.   Bud Norris once kicked a horse in the chin. Its descendants are known today as giraffes.   Bud Norris once got bit by a rattle snake....after three days of pain and agony, the rattle snake died.    

Those two strikeouts were the relief highlight of the season for me.  I loved the look Cabrera had on his face after striking out, that was priceless.

You are spot on Stradling.  I'm here to validate your comments.  They have to get it done now, there is a real urgency to their situation.

He can say "no", and then for asking a stupid question he can revoke the stadium's liquor license.

This, after you just posted a Mathis update thread. Awesome

Someone needs to remind Dipoto that without a good bullpen, it doesn't matter.
Did he not see what the 2012 O's did with a mediocre rotation and great bullpen?

Wins and losses are not so important right now, it's the development of the individual players, or non-development.  This is a great opportunity to experiment, and try some new things with our younger guys.

You're missing something, that's the paid attendance not the number of fans sitting in seats.  Teams always list the paid attendance.

Oh, let's harbor a grudge from 18 years ago.  Maybe we should bomb Japan one more time too, just because they pizzed us off at Pearl Harbor.

sure, let's ignore the fact that he's been pitching lights out all year and pretend it's just the angels sucking. although the angels do suck this year, but that's not the point!!!

DiPoto knows exactly what a bad streak actually is, he's on one.

I was there, the ball was hit off the end of the bat, and it appeared it took funny little dive at the end like a top hand lob shot.
 
I thought the play he made in the bottom of the ninth on the first batter was terrific, especially given he had just struck out in the top of the inning on three pitches.  He got a great jump on that one, and caught it against the wall.  That ball was hit hard.  A runner on second with no one out could have been real trouble. 
 
I was field level about 15 rows behind the Angel dugout.

I was there, the ball was hit off the end of the bat, and it appeared it took funny little dive at the end like a top hand lob shot.
 
I thought the play he made in the bottom of the ninth on the first batter was terrific, especially given he had just struck out in the top of the inning on three pitches.  He got a great jump on that one, and caught it against the wall.  That ball was hit hard.  A runner on second with no one out could have been real trouble. 
 
I was field level about 15 rows behind the Angel dugout.

King Felix got his ass handed to him last night and now AJ wants to trade one of the two of the guys went yard on him, the reliever that shut the door on the Mariners hit parade and three of our best prospects. I never knew Tony Reagins went by AJ.

Yeah cool, let's let someone who gets paid $25M per year to play baseball sit on the bench and drink milk shakes.  I'd run him out there in practice and games until he couldn't stand any longer, or broke his body trying.

A hammer and some climbing gear.

I think we are all getting a little too jaded about just writing off contracts, or portions of contracts.  No organization can withstand that for long, excepting maybe the Yankees or possibly Dodgers.  That kind of policy is generally suicide.

We should be making him earn his pay, make him pitch 9 innings no matter what.

We should be making him earn his pay, make him pitch 9 innings no matter what.

This team is not a "Donut" team.  I never met a donut I did not like, this team, well not so much.