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Don't even know who to bring up for Stewart. Stults, maybe. Pulling Axelrod from the starting role he's getting comfortable with, well, they have to pick someone. Bruney, whoever. I think he has been starting in Charlotte, too. Gut check time for this team. How will they respond? Luckily nobody saw this game, since it was on The U.

This isn't quite as heartbreaking as the early season losses in 2011, but it really feels like a kick in the gut. Just for a week at least, we had a sense we could compete this season (mostly due to the starting pitching and bullpen before tonight) and now we've had our rude awakening.

Might as well let the entire game fall apart. Send Beckham and Stewart down to the minors.

Ventura gets his first major test as manager after this game. In this same situation last year, we went about 9-19 and were never in it (really) for the remainder of the season.

I'll put Zach Stewart on the list now...start of 10th. Prove me wrong!!! Add DeAza to the list now. The entire team is falling apart. UGLY.

Probably going to Addison Reed...although Santiago has the endurance from starting to go multiple innings.

Can Beckham even see a 97 MPH fastball, let alone hit it? Lillibridge's swing is too long to hit this guy too, unless he throws an offspeed pitch. The Rangers WAIVED this Strop guy? WHAT?

Three homers in 4 IP as a reliever isn't easy to do. Many relievers go a full season without doing that. Well, we didn't deserve a 2 run lead there anyway with how the O's have played defense all night, so maybe our offense (besides AJ and Konerko) can actually win it for us.

Uh-oh....reminds me of that stupid A's game with Pennington, Thornton and Pierre when we had a similar 5-3 record to start 2011. The thing that made Santiago so successful was his offspeed stuff, and he's completely forgotten about it...or at least AJ's not calling it. Santiago the fireballer won't work. Don Cooper thrown out of the game, complaining about the strike zone to Reimold.

Santiago got robbed on that strike 3 call. Crap. Nice change-up to come back and get Hardy.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 08:58 PM) Contract year Only have to wait until 2014 for Rios and Dunn to pick it up.

Since we started a Cowley thread today, might as well have this one as well. Obviously Dunn and Rios aren't going anywhere...at least not anytime soon. Ventura might have to consider moving Dunn down and AJ and Paulie up a spot. But Beckham is completely lost....Morel hasn't looked QUITE so bad (relatively speaking), getting some bunts down, an RBI and a double to the opposite field.

Yeah, not sure what Andino was looking at, probably waiting for another curve that never came. AJ walking off before the umpire even called strike 3.

QUOTE (daggins @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 08:30 PM) yeah, send him down. he is an absolute mess and just needs some re-centering time. esco and bridge can split his at bats Esco? Really? Sounds like Tesco or Costco. First, tlb, Tanks, this nickname thing is now officially getting out of hand.

With Morel coming up there, you should have let that ball drop. Work around DeAza, better than giving up that additional run. Lincecum must really be hurting or upset about the Cain contract situation....already gave up 4 runs against PHI (at home) after getting blasted in his first start. Versus Halladay, sporting the 0.60 ERA coming into that game, had the looks of a pitcher's duel at one point.

Dammit Beckham, you better drive the run in. predictable, Dunn and Gordon both had 3-0 counts and frittered them away.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 08:20 PM) I am so glad they didn't make Matt the closer. I don't know how it would have turned out, but it is just awesome to have him around to use whenever we need him. Same with Reed and Crain...interchangeable parts. Great piece of hitting by Viciedo there. Took it the only place he could have without pulling off, to RCF. White Sox dugout a lot more enthusiastic than anyone in the crowd, congratulating Tank.

If it was Carlos Zambrano, he might club Chris Davis in the back of the head on the way back to the dugout.

HAHAHAHA. God, Rios....way NOT to make Showalter pay. And still off the hook for Alexei.

Jesus, Konerko is good. And Dunn, they're killing you with down and in breaking balls over and over and over again. But we've to the 3-1 lead now and our bullpen. Rios with the ultimate disrespect move by Showalter. Light 'em up.

Dadgummit Dunn. The 2nd strike was yours to drill.

There's our huge break. Let's make the Orioles pay. Morel getting down a solid, but not great bunt. But did the job. Chris Davis, he's not so good at defense.

Get 'em on, get 'em over, get 'em in. Follow the formula, just like 2005. Except Morel is no Iguchi, lol.

14 runs, 12 hits for Knights Conor Jackson, 3 walks McPherson with 3 run homer and a double Phegley hitting in the 340's, Danks over 300 Kuhn and Ozzie Martinez 0 fers

Jared Mitchell 1 for 4 with yet another triple...batting .333 so far.