The 2023 Running Baseball Thread

Ugh. Orioles have hit their first real rough patch of the year. Four straight series losses? The starting pitching has digressed and there is no bridge to Cano and Bautista. Not panicking yet but very concerned. It’s clear that the three wild card spots are going to come down to the Yankees, Orioles, Jays and the second place AL West team. Can’t let it slip away here. Someone is going to be the odd team out.

 

I’m no doctor, but I thought it was problematic. Non-contact injuries are the great irony of sports.

 

Gotta get healthy. Cedric has been struggling at the plate since his return.
It would be nice if another team thought Joey Ortiz is a Major League player.

 

I remember holding our scoreboard page as long as possible for this game to end. After it hit 11:30 or so PDT, we said screw it, sent the page, went out and watched the end at a bar.

 

I just don't want them to give up top-10 prospects to rent pitching. They have the chance to be really special for a few years, and I don't want them to mortgage it.

But yes, Joey Ortiz is just the type of guy I would put in a package of trade prospects. Lester. Stowers. Vavra.

 

Oh, shit. I might be a jinx.

I was just thinking with Rendon at bat, could you imagine if he injured himself right now?

You bet. Foul ball off the inside of his knee, and he's still down. (EDIT: Up, but very gimpy. And he left the game.)

I do think they should place Shohei in bubble wrap.

 

Here’s how you know a trade won’t happen: If you, as a fan of the buyer, think, “ That’s not a terribly heavy price.”
If the O’s want to trade Joey Ortiz, Kyle Stowers and some other alleged but failed prospect for a credible starting pitcher, I’m on board. But that ain’t happening.
Some alleged prospects are like cars. When they drive off the lot, their value falls.

 

Phil Fulmer has entered the chat room.

 

Geez, weird last couple of days - ASG rosters announced, then a rash of injuries from players named to the team. Hmmm.

 

Eventually we’ll just all have these guys take turns at the controller in a game of “The Show,” and I’m okay with that.