Well O's fans, the last couple days we have seen the off season moves coming back to haunt them. Markakis not being in right field, overpaying Chris Davis, letting Miller go, and the list goes on. The O's make several huge mistakes in 6-5 loss to the Yankees.
Wei Yen Chen pitched well enough to win going six innings and only giving up two runs. Tommy Hunter had an awful 7th inning walking a couple and then giving up a Grand slam to give the Yankees the lead.
Adam Jones did give the Orioles a 4-2 lead tonight with a two run homerun but then Tommy Hunter gave up the four runs. Buck or Dave Wallace never even came out of the dugout to try to settle him down or give him a minute breather. Guess the pitching coaches job is to just sit on their butt on the bench.
If I were the Orioles, I would part ways now with Chris Davis. He hurts this team more than he helps it. He should NEVER be in the 3 hole in the line up, EVER!!!!! You need somebody who can make contact and drive in runs. Chris Davis should be a six or at best 5 if in the line up at all. Adam Jones needs to be your everyday three hole hitter. I think the O's overpaid Chris Davis after a horrible year and being suspended. They could have spent that money on Andrew Miller. Dan Duquette was too busy worrying about the Blue Jays job rather than making this team better.
If I were the Orioles, I would send Chris Davis down, who cares if they lose him on waivers, bring up Reimold and give him the at bats. How much worse can he do? Chris Davis will never hit 50 homers again but will strike out 200 times a year for the rest of his career. This is the same stuff I preached about Mark Reynolds.
Adam Jones has a great night and then he loses his head and tries to steal second with no outs in the 7th down by a run. You just have to be smarter than that. Man, sometimes I just don't get what these guys think. You just have to be smart, know the situation. Then Travis Snyder walks. Instead of first and second with no outs, its one out and a guy on. These kinds of things are just not acceptable.
The O's better get this stuff out of the way now because this division is going to be tough. The Jays are going to be tough to beat. The Red Sox are improved. Oh yeah, their GM's were not jockeying for other jobs in the off-season. These kind of games will come back to haunt you in September. Not a happy camper tonight From the Booth. Let's go O's, right the ship!!!!!
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