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Sources: O’s calling up Kevin Gausman

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Guys, the Orioles have pitching prospects not named Dylan Bundy!

The Baltimore Orioles hope this year’s high-profile midseason call-up is as good as last year’s high-profile midseason call-up.

The Orioles will promote right-hander Kevin Gausman from Class-AA Bowie to make his major league debut Thursday against Toronto, major league sources told FOXSports.com.

Gausman is reaching the majors less than one year after the Orioles selected him in the first round of the 2012 draft. He is 2-4 ...

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1. What did Billy Ripken have against Elroy Face? posted on February 18, 2013 at 11:45 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Care to place a small wager on that, Buck?

2. john_halfz posted on February 18, 2013 at 12:18 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

...“You’d better be able to defend the first-and-third offense this year,” Showalter said. “That’s one of our points of emphasis. You’d better be able to offense it, too.

What the hell does this mean?

3. Bruce Markusen posted on February 18, 2013 at 12:31 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Going back to his days with the Yankees, Buck has always been obsessed with the running game. He had Yankees pitchers constantly stepping off, faking pickoffs, staring endlessly at baserunners. I honestly think it hurt some of the young Yankee pitchers, who seemed distracted from their main objective of trying to retire the hitter.

4. What did Billy Ripken have against Elroy Face? posted on February 18, 2013 at 12:32 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

It means Showalter is verbing former nouns. There will be a place for him in corporate America.

EDIT: As Mr. Deal has pointed out, I am honored to have unwittingly borrowed from Calvin.

5. Dunn Deal posted on February 18, 2013 at 12:38 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

It means Showalter is verbing former nouns. There will be a place for him in corporate America.

Verbing weirds language.

Calvin link

6. What did Billy Ripken have against Elroy Face? posted on February 18, 2013 at 12:40 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

It offenses it too.

7. puck posted on February 18, 2013 at 01:57 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I wonder how many times this season a pitcher will forget the rule change and balk in a run?

8. Hecubot posted on February 18, 2013 at 02:07 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

What the hell does this mean?

He's saying that the now-balkable move was the best way to keep baserunners in check from stealing in first and third situations. He's suggesting that it's going to be like Little League where with first and third, you almost concede the stolen second base bag to the baserunner at first.

I don't know if that's true, but that's his argument.

9. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines posted on February 18, 2013 at 02:18 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

He's suggesting that it's going to be like Little League where with first and third, you almost concede the stolen second base bag to the baserunner at first.

Great, now Ben Revere is even less valuable.

10. FancyPantsHandle glistening with foreign substance posted on February 18, 2013 at 02:20 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

He's saying that the now-balkable move was the best way to keep baserunners in check from stealing in first and third situations. He's suggesting that it's going to be like Little League where with first and third, you almost concede the stolen second base bag to the baserunner at first.

Or, you know, just throw pickoffs to first...

11. SoSH U at work posted on February 18, 2013 at 02:20 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

He's saying that the now-balkable move was the best way to keep baserunners in check from stealing in first and third situations. He's suggesting that it's going to be like Little League where with first and third, you almost concede the stolen second base bag to the baserunner at first.

I don't know if that's true, but that's his argument.

I'm probably the biggest opponent to this rule change you're going to find, and I think he's out of his mind. Pitchers will step off a few more times. They'll throw over a few times. There's no reason to think allowing the fake-to-third, throw-to-first move was anchoring guys to first.

12. Baldrick posted on February 18, 2013 at 02:35 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

If it caused more stolen bases...cool. Stolen bases are fun.

13. Bob Tufts posted on February 18, 2013 at 03:08 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Buck Showalter's minor league stolen base stats - 44 SB's, caught stealing 37 times.

14. Best Regards, L.M. posted on February 18, 2013 at 03:24 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

“Watch the stolen bases jump this year,” Showalter predicted.

That's probably the idea.

15. Shock posted on February 18, 2013 at 03:50 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I have a feeling he orioles will be running into a lot of outs this year.

16. cardsfanboy

posted on February 18, 2013 at 09:13 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

12. Baldrick Posted: February 18, 2013 at 02:35 PM (#4371402)
If it caused more stolen bases...cool. Stolen bases are fun.

Sums it up for me.

Just because the optimal strategy has been get on base and hit the homerun, doesn't mean that is the best way to keep fans interested in the game. Anything that helps improve the fan experience by making you watch more that is going on is a good thing.

Of course I love the running game growing up with Whitey Ball.

17. cardsfanboy

posted on February 18, 2013 at 09:15 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

“You’d better be able to defend the first-and-third offense this year,” Showalter said. “That’s one of our points of emphasis. You’d better be able to offense it, too.

What the hell does this mean?

It means that according to Buck, people are going to steal more often and that the running game is going to come back into style and if your team can't defend against the run, you are going to be behind the times and struggle against other teams that are ready to take advantage of the changes in the game.

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Sources: O’s calling up Kevin Gausman

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