Deke - I would disagree that Bergeson is being favored for recall over the other pitchers at Bowie. If he were being favored he would have been in Baltimore a month or two ago. He is the anti Olson, Burres, or Liz and this is where his advantage over the other pitchers at Bowie lies.

I'm not sure what stats you are looking at when you say his only advantage is in wins. Let's remembet that he was 2-1 at Frederick before being moved up. Hence he has four fewer starts than David Hernandez for instance. Nonetheless he has thrown more innings at Bowie than Hernandez.
So #1 he goes deeper into games than the other guys at Bowie and that has been a major problem in Baltimore. Secondly, his control is impeccable. He has walked 26 in 142 innings. Hernandez and Tillman have doubled that.

He throws a heavy ball, i.e., lots of ground balls. He commands the strike zone and he has the ability to go deep into games. What would Dave Trembley give to have four more starting pitchers capable of those things?

i don't think they need to call up anybody who hasn't been here before...don't waste any options, and don't subject any of them to what is quickly becoming a train wreck of a baseball season. The season turns fast when 4 of your 5 starting pitchers deliver abominable efforts each time out. Save themselves the cost of stitching anyones name on number 79.
No one is going to help change anything, and pitching kids against major league front runners when they've been in AA all season is pretty much a torturous and wasted experience for those not even ready for AAA. And we know how truly bad the AAA pitching has been, so we needn't say more about that.
At some point in the near future, this team needs to develop pitching that gets to Baltimore and stays there. That means they can stay where they are until they're ready, meaning they actually know how to pitch, not just throw. How this team can promote pitchers with mechanics so flawed and technique so limited that they could not possibly be successful is probably beyond belief of most thinking baseball people. I'm tired of 'wow, that guys got stuff'. How about 'that guy knows how to pitch' for a change?

Well, 4 of the "heaven" starting pitching is at Bowie. Why don't they have a divine intervention and call them up?

It's painstaking clear and obvious they need replacements for Waters, Cabrera, Liz, and Burres. When the Bowie season is done, call these 4 starters up, and see what they can do, and see if they're a major major step up from these so-called starters we have in the Majors.

Work the plan, is what I say. Leave Tillman, Bergesen and Wieters at AAA. Let Bergesen and Wieters start next year at AAA. Start Tillman at AA. If he's dominant, bring him up to AAA in May. We are not going to contend in 2009 or 2010. We're going to be better in 2011 and beyond, when Matusz, Tillman, Arrieta, Patton, and Guthrie are in the rotation.

I don't know what Andy is planning on doing in the offseason, but I would look to make a ton of trades for positional prospects. One guy to possibly go after is Kyle Blanks, a HUGE 1B with San Diego. He's got some awesome power, and last time I checked, San Diego needed a 2B. Perhaps Brian Roberts would be a good fit for Blanks and some other prospects?

Nice article on Trembley, as Dave already should of had his 09 contract picked up. I don't think Joe Torre could have done better with this club and namely the club's starting pitching.

I also agree with you that I hope the fans don't forget the exciting 1st half and till this homestand, exciting 2nd half. You have to love the OF with Adam, Nick and Luke. Jeremy has answered any questions if he was a one year wonder plus the discovery of JJ and George has made for some fun 8th and 9th innings. It's a shame that the SP is in such shambles because I don't see how this year wont end in utter chaos with these so called SPs we have that aren't named Guthrie.

Pete, how can a contender not be knocking on Andy's door for a guy like Huff? Let's not make like his 09 salary is off the charts. The guy has been better in the field than I thought and his hitting has been impressive all year long. I find it hard to believe that teams like the Dodgers and Twins, can't use him. Are you hearing any names? Payton? I've only heard D Cab for Johan, but seems like they should throw in Wright before we make that trade.

Unless we could get a top prospect like Adam Jones for Huff, why let him go? He is having an Eddie Murray type of year and has done it in the past. Why give away a guy who hits .300 with 30+ home runs and 100 RBI's, those kind of hitters are hard to find. Plus, we have a gaping hole at first base and he could play there regularly next year.