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Well I mean ya just gave a rather fatalistic "The future is now and they blew it" as if it were no coming back for this group, so I didn't know what you meant, lol And I totally agree on the pitching--these dumpster moves ain't it, man. And even bringing in a veteran hitter that's actually good would help too. These young guys need leadership--and that's what's been lacking the last year or so. The best teams have found that balance of young and veteran and we haven't yet.

New ownership could choose to fire him, ya know...(perhaps he has a leash for this year, but next year may be the hotseat). People are forgetting about that part--Rubenstein & Co. have been here barely a year, and they deserve to be given a chance, imo

Maybe not this year...but ya'll are acting like it's all over for the next 5 years, smh

Oh so I guess the whole team is beyond repair and needs to be blown up, right? Sell everybody and start over? I mean according to you they already blew so there's no hope whatsoever for the future of this group, right?

Except...they didn’t. This team was incredibly young and inexperienced--that's why they didn't do anything in the playoffs. I do not believe that's the best they can be--they are too talented to not be able to do much more than that. It could just be an issue of leadership--and there's still time to correct that. I mean with this core, you actually make the right moves to add to the team, and possibly get a new manager, this could turn around in one season.

Yeah he's done...it's a crying shame with as much potential as he has. I was looking for him to grow into an ace, but alas...

Almost sure Detroit would've asked for Basallo and Holliday, lol That to me was the issue with last year's trade deadline...Elias got a lot of heat for that, but teams were literally asking for the two TOP prospects to trade for pitching...so I gave him a bit of a pass for that. Asking prices were absolutely ridiculous! The off-season on the other hand? Surely there had to be somebody better than Charlie Morton...

That's four years away, man. Still time for ownership to right the ship (as in firing Elias if need be).

Never said we didn't need to do better (though I doubt we could've gotten a Crochet) But the whole running out of time worry is way premature. .....Baltimore sports fans have to be the grumpiest in America, lol

"Soon"? We have our No. 1s locked up for at least 4 more years, man. We still have time.

Unfortunately we may be losing him as a poster...it's a shame for the weather discussion, but...he feels the way he feels.

Is there any atmospheric cause you can possibly think of for what's been happening I-95 n & w this year? To my amateur eyes it's hard to believe the same thing repeating itself many times in the exact same spot is just random. Did something setup back in December and just didn't budge?

I mean there has to be a meteorological explanation for this, right? Somebody oughta study it...it must be something in the atmosphere somewhere that set up sometime before the winter that's kinda lingered. No way this is just a random repetition of this "forcefield".

Never underestimate the Baltimore wall this year, lol

Was about to say...I'm at the point of ignoring the h really really really wrong. Hopefully the other mesos are right!

Beautiful...keep on risin' I'm curious to see just how much of our woes were caused by the negative regime...I mean at least last winter felt like winter (even though snow results were skewed south of the northeast/northern Mid Atl). It was the first winter that felt "normal". And that happens when the PDO was the least negative it had been in years? Hmm...

Right? It's frickin' annoying how it seems to be harder to get the coveted niño ye ninas are easy

So basically you're gonna...

I'm willing to give him this year's trade deadline and perhaps the off-season...I mean that's probably what they're gonna give him at least. I'd imagine he's gonna have a bit of a leash because he was a wizard at developing talent. But I do wonder what Rubenstein's level of urgency is. If it's higher will make that leash a little shorter. Rubenstein seemed to indicate last year that basically...he ain't getting any younger and wants to bring this city a championship. This is an interesting time we're heading into... P.S. We Baltimore fans always want somebody fired...like why is it like this? Lol

As far as the lineup...they already fired one hitting coach, so unless the assistant is coaching the same way, what else us the problem? I'm wondering...where are the O's hitters from the first half of last year?

Matters more as something to watch for next season and beyond, right? To see if we're finally out of the negative cycle?(I sure do hope we are...to my layman eyes, I find it interesting that the first season it's not raging negative but just weekly so, we have a winter that, while still not as snowy as we would've liked, actually stayed cold throughout...

And another question...what is it with them and missing the easy layups off turnovers? It's comically annoying, lol

Bombs away Opening Day Great way to start and shake off last October, lol

@Chris78 & @nw baltimore wx Doesn't sound like TJ to me https://x.com/jcalvinmeyer/status/1904567875462914362?t=Fhtdyggm6FWbsQ2y_7Y1-Q&s=19 Now it is something to keep an eye on in general has he said this kind of inflammation has flared up on him occasionally the last 3-4 years.

YEAH!!! Phew...so glad Terps didn't suffer that twice...clutch moment for Queen! (Draft stock up even higher, lol)