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    Sherrill Debuts ‘Stache, Keeps Sucking

    By Jamie Mottram | August 5, 2008

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    Just look at that thing. It belongs on a late-’80s baseball card. And, I’m not gonna lie, I like it. I like how he makes it modern with the soul patch there. What I don’t like is him giving up a freaking walk-off walk after the O’s score four runs in the 9th to tie it up. But it wasn’t his fault, no. Just ask him about the 0-1 pitch in Chone Figgins’ decisive at-bat:

    “I don’t know what [umpire Fieldin Culbreth] saw. I don’t get it. It’s a lot easier to pitch 0-2 than it is, 1-1. Figgins is up there and does the little [Derek] Jeter thing with his hands up and he calls it a ball. I know for a fact that pitch caught the plate.”

    Nice jab at Jeter, but really?! You’re going to walk a man to load the bases, then walk another guy and still complain about a blown call on a 0-1 pitch? I saw the pitch, and it was borderline. What wasn’t borderline were the not-close fastballs that followed. You blew the game, bro. Deal with it.

    Not that a blown game from Sherrill is much of a surprise. Despite his 30 saves and the flat-brimmed sensation, he’s been terrible three out of four months this season: 4.63 ERA in April, 2.25 in May, 4.15 in June and 6.75 in July. His track record suggests he’d do well in middle relief, sure, but the O’s need a new closer if they want out of the basement.

    Topics: George Sherrill, Orioles, Lip Fur |

    6 Responses to “Sherrill Debuts ‘Stache, Keeps Sucking”

    1. Jeff V Says:
      August 5th, 2008 at 9:53 am

      Remember when he was coming to the O’s as a lefty specialist?

      Yea me either.

      Maybe if they use him for that he would actually be good.

    2. smurphette Says:
      August 5th, 2008 at 11:43 am

      The soul patch is the Teva of cranial adornments.

    3. Terps77 Says:
      August 5th, 2008 at 8:58 pm

      Sherrill is the Teva of closers.

    4. StetSportsBlog Says:
      August 6th, 2008 at 9:33 am

      I hate you so much right now.

      http://www.stetsports.com/george-sherrills-mustache-is-glorious-in-defeat/2008/08/05/

    5. kriley Says:
      August 6th, 2008 at 10:35 am

      Lose the soul patch and it reminds me of Cliff from Cheers.

    6. MacG Says:
      August 6th, 2008 at 4:28 pm

      I thought they should have moved him when his value was high.

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