Don’t you worry sports fans, herb of the week will be making a triumphant return in the next few days. But right now I am in an optimistic mood so I have decided to praise one of DC’s, errrr……Baltimore’s own. On Monday night Aubrey Huff went 3-5 and hit a grand slam to help secure a dominating win over the Cleveland Indians. In his first game as a new father Huff couldn’t have scripted a better ending. “I know they put a picture of him (Huff’s new son) up on the TV tonight. I told the wife to TIVO it so he can have a good memory of that”, said Huff when asked about his grand slam performance coinciding with the birth of his son.
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Sitting atop the pitching mound at 6′ 9″ and 251lbs. Daniel Cabrera is an imposing figure. If you were to casually watch him throw in practice you would think he was a monster. Then he steps onto the field against the Yankees and quickly reminds me why the Orioles are 7 games under .500. They have no pitching. One quality starter, that would be Guthrie, does not a team make. Sure Cabrera looks nice but he has absolutely no command over his throws. The Yankees were ducking and jumping away from his balls all day. This is a guy capable of throwing fastballs in the high nineties. Today his fastball topped out at 92 because anything faster would have been so out of control, he may have killed a fan. At the beginning of the year it appeared Cabrera had turned a corner winning five of his first six decisions. But now it’s back to the same old Danny C.
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Rooster and Gonzo discuss the Tim Donaghy scandal, Carlos Rogers and Jason Campbell of The Redskins, Sportscenter Live, ESPN’s Titletown, NBA players going to Europe, and the Orioles beating the Yankees twice.
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So yesterday as I am watching the Orioles get absolutely blasted by the Red Sox, they lost the game 12-1, I couldn’t help but notice a striking similarity between O’s skipper Dave Trembley and “The Priceline Negotiator” William Shatner. I have never heard this comparison made before and would really like to know what the rest of you think. Was I just trying to find amusement in an otherwise unfunny drubbing of the Orioles? Let me know:
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The O’s continued their slide back to mediocrity yesterday as the Toronto Blue Jays stole the final game of the series to complete the sweep. The Blue Jays won 6-5 in a game that appeared to be well in hand. Jeremy Guthrie once again had a solid start allowing just one earned run through seven innings but relievers Johnson and Sherrill quickly blew the lead. Guthrie, the Orioles most consistent pitcher, simply cannot get a break. Guthrie usually does not get enough run support but couldn’t complain yesterday as the O’s took an early 3-0 lead. The problem yesterday was the defense. Jim Johnson took over in the eighth and gave up two runs, then the O’s “all-star” Jeremy Guthrie blew the save by allowing the tying run to score on a sacrifice fly and the winning run on a hit by Adam Lind. According to Spencer Fordin of MLB.com “Guthrie has worked at least seven innings in nine of his 20 starts and has given up three runs or fewer 15 times, but will go into the break with a losing record.” Guthrie currently has a respectable E.R.A of 3.49 but a record of only 5 wins and 7 losses. If I were Guthrie I would be uber pissed off at my teammates. Can someone throw Guthrie a freakin bone here? The blown save was Sherrill’s fourth in his last 11 games. The O’s are now 44-46 and are looking more like…well…the O’s.
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