WVclimo

26° this morning. Dry air really doing its work.

Relative humidity at 21% at DCA, 20% at BWI for the most recent obs.

Grayson was drafted in 2018. And in all that time he’s been able to pitch a total of 570 professional innings. Even if his elbow is sound and it’s just tendonitis, counting on him to anchor a rotation seems like a huge gamble.

Three separate lines of thundershowers dropped 0.99” here. Most precip in a day since December 11.

Second line had a lot of lightning with it but no hail or strong winds here. 0.45” with that one. Third line on the way.

First round was 3 minutes of rain, no thunder and 0.06” in the bucket. Next line looking more promising.

STW just hoisted here. Skies have gone overcast after a couple of hours of sun. 70/60 with a south wind at 21 G41.

The last 5 seconds of the Terps game yesterday was the heartbreaker. But being out-rebounded 47-18 and allowing an 18-0 Michigan run in the middle of the game was really why they were in a position to lose at the end.

8.57” of liquid here since September 1. Normal for the same period is 18.51”

Starters covering only 59% of the minutes should really help tomorrow afternoon.

Had a frosty 32° morning. Currently 42° with overcast and some haze.

I think @Chris78nailed it for our area, but I might go C- rather than D+ As a fan of cold weather, 4 consecutive mornings below zero is rare. And a -4.5 departure for the coldest month of the year was enjoyable for me.

For O’s fans, highly recommend this new book about Earl Weaver, “The Last Manager.” Here’s a passage about Jim Palmer’s early experience with Earl: In June 1967, the Orioles sent Palmer to Rochester to rehab. During his first game Weaver walked to the mound and told him to challenge Johnny Bench with the bases loaded. “Throw the ball over the middle of the plate. This guy’s nothing,” Weaver said. Bench blasted a grand slam. “I learned a lot from Earl Weaver,” Palmer said. “The first thing I learned was that he didn’t know a thing about pitching.” https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1668030926?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image

Looking like the #2 seed in the Big Ten tournament if Michigan State takes care of business tomorrow.

Report today says Grayson is experiencing pain in the back of the elbow, which is different than the tricep they mentioned yesterday. Supposedly not related to the ligament but we’ll see. And Andrew Kittredge who was signed to shore up the bullpen in front of Felix Bautista is having knee surgery and will miss “multiple months.”