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The Orioles can only hope this isn't the inning when they regret squandering big scoring opportunities in several innings. George Sherrill struck out Chris Davis to get out the team out of a jam in the eighth, but that just set him up to go for the one-run save.
Stay tuned.
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Comments
HA HA.....HEE HEE. One out, two out, one hit, home run!! Nice job Sherrill
Posted by: oldetoys | April 24, 2009 10:04 PM
Here is the simple thing that the Orioles don't understand about Sherrill; Trade high. The guy is an independent league fluke and we should have traded him at his peak last year. Its not daring to pitch so poorly in the ninth inning, its simply bad pitching. I wish he would pull a hamstring and miss several months....like 156 months or so.
Posted by: David Fisher | April 24, 2009 10:19 PM
Exactly!!! How many men did wiffinton leave on base swinging at the first pitch every at bat, but one. There's a reason he's played for so many teams and they were losing teams!!! Looks like he's doing his best not to break his streak. They already had Scott Moore and Oscar Salazar on the roster and they spend money they should have used on a pitcher to sign this guy??? WHY???
He's had good numbers in years past, because he inflated them against lousy Oriole pitching.
We're used to seeing games like this though... THIS IS THE ORIOLE WAY!!!
The bigger question is why will we tune in tomorrow???
Why are the Orioles the train wreck we can't turn away from???
Posted by: Steve "The Nuclear Guy" | April 24, 2009 10:31 PM
Steve "The Nuclear Guy"--Your obsession with what you perceive as the tragic inadequacies of Wigginton is interesting only to you.
Wigginton is doing a decent job defensively. He has been pain to the Yankees in his career, he is a versatile ballplayer, and a good teammate.
I am glad he is a Baltimore Oriole.
Posted by: Barry | April 24, 2009 11:21 PM