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{weblog_name} - MacPhail, Trembley Share Blame For Embarrassing O’s
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When the Orioles made their last visit to Cleveland, September 25, former major league outfielder Rick Manning, who now serves as the color man on the Indians’ TV broadcasts,  asked his Oriole counterpart, Hall of Famer Jim Palmer, “Do the Orioles do anything?’’   That seemingly simple question carried more weight than any other theory offered as to why MacPhail should not have retained Dave Trembley as manager of the Orioles, who barely averted a 100-loss decision and finished 39 games behind the runaway Yankees in the top-heavy AL East.   What Manning meant was that the Orioles he observed were glaringly lacking in such basic fundamentals as bunting, playing hit-and-run, running the bases with a sense of awareness and making the correct decisions on defense. He also labeled Brian Roberts as the Birds’ only base-stealing threat.   From… read more