Mystery Solved

It looks like the "mystery" of George Sherril has been solved by the majority of Major League Baseball teams playing the Orioles. Tonight Sherril and the O's bullpen as a whole allowed the Blue Jays to complete a sweep in the Rogers Center. It should be noted that in two of these three games the O's led for all but the bottom of the 9th and the rubber game would've been a win if we could've not allowed inherited runners to score. We also lost 2 out of 3 to the Texas Rangers over the weekend because the bull pen all of a sudden can't get anyone out.

It's amazing how Sherril can be so dominant up until the O's played the Pirates at home in June. In that series he blew two saves then went on to blow more saves against the Nats. He complained of dead arm in mid June which should have been a warning to manager Dave Trembley that this guy is not the long term answer to the closer problem. I mean how the hell do you have "dead arm" before the mid way point of the season? I know he got a huge save against the Cubs in Wrigley after he loaded the bases with no outs but to not be able to perform night in and night out is not acceptable.

What is worse is he is ruining his trade value which a month ago was sky high. I'll even admit to telling Greazy that the O's would be crazy to trade him. After the last three weeks I rescind that remark. I'm also sorry he's our lone representative to the All Star game. I mean guys like Brian Roberts, Aubrey Huff, and Nick Markakis are far more deserving and have been more than a three month wonder in their career.

With the loss tonight the Birds fall two below .500 with three to go in Boston. My bet is we'll finish the first half at 5 under .500 with a dismal outlook going into the home stretch. This is a real shame because for the most part the O's have been fun to watch this year. The timely hitting is there and the never say die attitude is prominent but when you can't close the deal it's all for nothing.