Tough choice
Which figures to be more interesting -- the first Ravens preseason game of 2011 or the series finale between the Orioles and Chicago White Sox. If I'm voting with my feet, I guess I've already picked the O's.
How can that be?
Well, the first of four preseason games generally features the frontline offensive players for about two possessions. If you want to see the new fullback, for instance, try not to blink.
The Orioles aren't playing for anything, but there's still some intrigue tonight. I'm here to see if Chris Tillman can continue to move in the right direction. He's coming off one of his best efforts of the season and is displaying the velocity that made him one of the top pitching prospects in baseball when the Orioles acquired him from the Seattle Mariners.
I guess you might also be wondering if there's going to be any fallout from the chirping between Adam Jones and White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, but manager Buck Showalter didn't seem too concerned.
"Whatevber he did with Jonesy last night,'' Showalter said, "I hope he does it again."
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Pete if there should be one thing that you should know about the orioles by now is there is no cinsistency by anybody on this team. I truly feel for you guy's down at the sun who have to cover this horrible franchise and try to stay as positive as you can despite the fact that this organization is the pits. Pete i have one continuing issue that maybe you can help me with.Does anybody in this organization from the top andy to jordan scouting department to player development have any remorse for the absolute horrible job that they have done over the last 4 1/2 years.
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Pete's reply: Probably not, Bob, because the player development issues go back so much farther than that.
Posted by: blancione | August 12, 2011 11:36 AM