Brad Bergesen found a way to lower his ERA last night in Minnesota. After going 6 2/3 scoreless, the O’s ace from last season showed us fans why he should be the one in the rotation. The best stat line of the night for me- 2 walks. I really hope this means that he is getting his control back. Now it’s a question whether he has his sinker again. He did have 12 ground outs to his 8 fly outs. He will need to come back with another solid performance next week against the Mariners.
The hitting continues to struggle. Two runs aren’t going to do it for most games. I feel like the only guys hitting now are Miggy and Wiggy. Adam Jones struggled again last night. I don’t buy that it is hitting leadoff. It’s got to be something more. It is mental.
Koji Uehara is back. The pitched a scoreless inning last night. I think the big questions is “what is the over/under on when he heads back to the DL?” I’m going to go ahead and say that he will be back on the DL withing 4 weeks, so let’s say June 4.
I think it is important to enjoy games like last night. It reminds me of my golf game. I play miserable most of the time, but I have that one stroke that brings me back. Last night was one of those games that just went right for the Birds and we should think about it when they lose the next 4 in a row.
Two walks against Minnesota is a huge win for Bergy. He got that arm slot up and kept the ball down in the zone. Like I've always said, Bergy's stuff won't blow you away, but if he can commend the zone he will have success.
Glad to see him pitch well.
He finally had some resemblance of last season. The bats are still asleep so this project is far from over. Still have to give props to Bergy for a solid game last night.
Brad would make a good middle reliever- I question his stamina, but he's a good guy to have as a middle reliever provided he can pitch on back to back days.
Oh, you guys…Bergeson is Dave from Middle River Johnson reincarnated (22 – 25 lifetime, with a 5.11 ERA)…
No, wait…Bergeson is Rodrigo Lopez from the Mexican League reincarnated (68 – 66 with a 4.82 ERA)…Tell ya what I'll do…Let's split the difference for a non-Prime O's game for two…Loser buys…Club Seats between the bases…I've got "Under 45 Wins" lifetime in the Bigs…First Player to take "Over 45 Wins" has a bet…45 exactly is a push…Brad is only 24 and started 2010 with seven wins in the bank…Who's in?