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This is fantastic, hahaha

Might clean house...only up in the air in that scenario is Albernaz. Will depend on new GM unless Rubinstein wants him to stay, I suppose. What I have trouble believing is that Rubenstein does nothing. You can't publicly complain about being in last place and do nothing. And there is only one thing to do: fire Elias, clean house in the FO. He himself said that increasing payroll is not the end-all and there is more to successful ownership than that. I hope he takes what he learned from other top sports owners for his book, and applies to this organization.

They're tired, imo. A week of starters not getting deep enough (aside from yesterday), extra-inning games...piles up. But on the whole...no they've been average. Now imagine trying to manage them, lol

So you're saying...there's is zero chance any of this is inexperience-based and he can better next year?

So all of you are saying...a rookie manager does not deserve another year to take what was learned the first year and get better? And don't come at me with "They needed an experienced manager" because the fact is...they hired a rookie. Is that Alby's fault and they should say "oops we made a mistake you're out" I had to dig deep to see just how often a first-year manager was immediately fired...could only find 3 or 4 examples in recent years (and two of those were because Joe Maddon became available, lol). It's just way, way premature to me.

Managing a bullpen is literally the hardest on-the-field thing managers do. That's why I wish people would just give him time on that. And the lineups are not his fault, imo That's Elias/Sig

I cannot believe all those folks around the league were wrong about Albernaz...and that this isn't growing pains. I mean he was quite sought after the previous off-season, and highly spoken of! I'm skeptical of the notion he'll never get better. He could very well be a great manager elsewhere if he gets fired here. But no matter how you slice it--getting fired after your rookie season with no chance to grow is humiliating to say the least. Gonna be interesting to see what happens.

Alright how many times have my fellow Orioles fans watched the catch from last night? This may just win catch of the year. I mean the jump, the circumstances...might be hard to top that! Wow!

Well the real Dolly was laid to rest yesterday (or maybe Saturday) so that would make sense Rest in Glory

I feel like we may need to start saying that about our kicker... lol C'mon EDC don't be stubborn. Bring in the competition! Literally the only major concern...

What they gonna drive past my house and give me the Scorpion treatment? Lolol (iykyk) Now ordinarily road tripping ain't my style, but...given this historic snow drought I may be more open to a random chase than I would have been otherwise, haha

If this one does survive and takes on a name at the same time Dolly passed, that's gonna be kinda eerie.

Yep. He and Sig (who I think is driving the computer numbers bus and has a problem with micromanaging) have been a detrimental combination with this...goodness gracious.

I'm the opposite; I love ninos live in central MD and our best snow chances are in niños--and a lingering nina state is bad news for us as we get screwed out of the goods most of the time, lol Which is why those in our region are hoping we can get something out this one (before la nina reigns supreme again for two years!)

See? Told ya you picked a good series to go

This is actually a good series to go to since we are 5 games away from .500 (the problems don't start until we're 3 games away), and we have randomly owned the Rays for some strange reason this year, lol

Now did I understand correctly that developing niño summers have more severe weather?

I think that may be the only weakness Elias may have improved on: understanding the importance of not just any old veteran leadership, but leadership with pedigree. That was sorely missing those years...and I think it would've made a huge difference!

I don't know...when he said publically that he was embarrassed by where we were...while saying the opposite in front of Elias a couple weeks before...you don't think that was strange?

Not competitive...THIS year. And that last sentence...assumes the perpetual rebuild will continue. Rubinstein fires Elias that entire paradigm will change. The remaining 4 years could be much more fruitful than the first. That reality is not set in stone my friend. Now if Elias stays...problem. But that's far from settled, imo

Alonso has been worth every. Single. Penny. @CAPE with all due respect...darn you, lol I will troll you for a long time for that uh...suggestion of yours earlier this season He belongs here and will be and O'd HOF member one day. And uh...he certainly looks like he wants to play here to me

Did any of you legit get drawn back in? I for one did not--I put the nail in playoffs hopes this year after the Toronto series in June...compounded by subsequent near .500 mark failures afterward, lol I just enjoyed the Rays series in the moment knowing it wasn't gonna last! But all this crap and the bad luck will only be worth it if it compel Rubinstein to finally show Elias the door. We'll Ruby ya you're embarrassed? Please act accordingly! Ain't gonna get any better until you do!

I just wanna know why man, lol But maybe that's a fruitless question!

I don't know about my area, but you know for dang sure that ain't true for your area after you just had one in THIS past February and y'all can still cash in on ninas. So that wasn't even factual trolling c'mon dude, lol

Nooooo (good for some areas though)