It is usually not my way to question the manager, but it is ridiculous when you get the lead runners on in the 7th and 8th in a close game and you choose not to bunt and instead you either run your way or double play your way out of a rally. It is looking more and more like Dave is in his final year, because next year the O's will need a major league manager.

Dave isn't managing tonight though.

Literally no reason Sherrill should not be pitching the 10th. He threw 10 pitches!! Oh look at that lead off single off bass...If this was Boston Papelbon would be back out if it was NY Rivera would be back out.

Good, he got out of it but the decision still bothers me. Win it in the 11th Baltimore, so my beer drinking is for celebration not short term memory loss.

Trembley isn't the problem with this them. Earl couldn't win 80 games with this talent...

This teams approach at the plate late in the game is TERRIBLE.

Last I looked and maybe I am wrong, but Trembley is a major league manager. The fact is this is a young team everyone is pressing to win. Stuff happens, please let go of perfection, it is unattainable. Give them time. .

Perfection...I'll take .500...I lost my patience over the last decade. Weiters should have spent the season in AAA.

Yes....Mora is still done but Yes!!

Maybe Berken needs to go down rather than Hill being waived. Bring up Tillman for Berken. But no rush. It will not make that much difference this year

I said to the screen "This would be a good time to break that homer drought Melvin" and VOILA....one walkoff tater...I sure hope it works on the powerball tonight too!!

Melvin makes me crazy! What a roller coaster..

1. Gets the homer to win it
2. Falls asleep and gets picked off first in 7th
3. Makes great play in extra innings to keep the lead run from scoring. I don't think Wigginton or Salazar make that same play.

I know everyone in the world is giving Wieters the benefit of the doubt but....he nearly gave the game away twice tonight -- once on a horrible throw to 2nd base on an attempted steal that nearly sailed into CF and also on that ridiculous drop during that rundown.

Pete.
If somehow Sherill gets traded and with Ray up in the air with injuries, has anything been said about using one of the young guys as a possible closer in the future?

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Pete's reply: Haven't heard anything like that. I think they would go with Johnson and Ray (when ready) if that situation arises.

I agree put Berken down in the minors for another 1/2 year and bring Tillman up

I think it would interesting to see if BJ Ryan could go on the disable list for 15 and bring him back to the O's. What do you think ?

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Pete's reply: I think it would be interesting, too, but don't know what's going on there.

I attended the game last night and observed one huge difference in Hill. He did NOT throw 2/3 curve balls last night. His curve was fine, but he threw about 2/3 FAST BALLS last night, and located them rather well. When the hitters are looking for his curve, they hit him. When they are thinking fastball, the curve gets THEM.

Somebody told Hill & Wieters to use mostly fastballs last night to get the hitters off Hill's curveball. It worked.