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Oakland Athletics @ Baltimore Orioles

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Date May 25th 2007
Starting Pitchers D. Haren vs. E. Bedard
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Date May 26th 2007
Starting Pitchers J. Kennedy vs. B. Burres
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Date May 27th 2007
Starting Pitchers J. Blanton vs. D. Cabrera
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Where: Orioles Park At Camden Yards



Projected Line up
S. Stewart lf
N. Swisher rf
D. Johnson 1b
J. Cust dh
B. Crosby ss
M. Ellis 2b
M. Scutaro 3b
J. Kendall c
H. Bocachica cf


Projected Line up
B. Roberts 2b
N. Markakis rf
M. Tejada ss
A. Huff 1b
R. Hernandez
J. Gibbons dh
K. Millar 1b
C. Patterson cf
J. Payton lf

Jason Kendall is such a joke it aint even funny

...It's like having a pitcher batting in the catcher's spot.

For real... its time to give Melhuse some burn, along with Jeremy Brown... I defenitely dont want to see Suzuki yet though.

the A's need to get insurance in the 9th to give some sapce to the BP.

510Reggae wrote:For real... its time to give Melhuse some burn, along with Jeremy Brown... I defenitely dont want to see Suzuki yet though.

based on?

oakfanintheeast wrote:-= original quote snipped =-




based on?

Based on the fact that we don't need to rush someone at a delicate position... baseball 101...

510Reggae wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



Based on the fact that we don't need to rush someone at a delicate position... baseball 101...

considering he will be the starting catcher next year, i really wouldn't consider it rushing.

Well, if we're throwing in the towel, we may as well...

But for all Kendall's miscues, he sure does have our staff under control, and to throw a C in there who was no idea of his pitchers' tendencies, and has a minimal relationship with any, we'd might as well start trading off assets immediately. He wouldnt know when to go out and talk to his pitchers, what to say to calm them down.... all little things that Kendall has done well enough to save his job.

Since we really could never convince Kendall to take a backup role, he'd have to be shipped out or waived, and Melhuse would need to become starter with Suzuki or Brown becoming the 5th day C, to build enough of a relationship that either one could assume C duties the following year... overall C is just too delicate of a position to just pull the string here.

I'm looking forward to todays match-up and really not sure what to expect.