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tedman2012
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guess we will be ooooooo first win . sounds normal
thhis locks up our first month under.500 since showalter took the helm
Management didn't do enough during the trade deadline to help the team. No real front end pitcher (Norris is a 4-5 guy) and no real thumper behind Davis. This team needed an infusion to help spark them and got nothing. Even in defeat last night, they showed no emotion and no sense of energy in losing to one of the worst teams in MLB. I sense this team will start to fade and Buck's magic has begun to ware off. Sad really, because there is talent on this team and all Buck can do now is worry about an A-Rod suspension that may land them Wieters in 2 years. If Wieters lands in NY, I may have to consider my allegiance to the O's.
they may not have done enough !!!! our future is not to give away our everyday players like schoop and our pitching that we have plenty of to make it this year . matt i like him but is he really that great ???
I hear you Ted and agree in some aspects but you mention "future". Look, we haven't had back to back winning seasons in well over a decade and our farm system isn't exactly saturated with prospects. Is this team built to win now? I say yes, as much as any of the previous years since '96 and I think you would agree that a stud pitcher and possible DH to protect Davis would have an immediate impact on this years team. I'm much like the consensus of fans wanting to keep this core together as long as possible and as long as each retains the talent to provide to our winning ways. I believe these players do: (Wieters, Davis, Hardy, Machado, McClouth, Jones, Markakis, Chen, Gonzales, O'Day, JJ) If we can retain these players and add to the core we should continue to win and make it a step closer to the ultimate goal. Consistency is key as you mention for now and the future. Hoes really didn't fit and Hader is a ways off so no real loss there.
i wouldn't forget tilly and yes he has been an ace for a full year now . just think everyone was willing to sell him out low . hardy is so up and down . again nate is most likely gone next year .