Episode 23: Hot Stove Episode – Is this thing on?

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So this is the hot stove…is it on?  We cover the Winter Meetings…(seriously this should be a short podcast)

(00:40) Well I guess we signed Nate McClouth.  Low risk move for the Orioles…what’s new?

(02:50) Nate McClouth or Nolan Reimold?  Who is your starting LF?

(04:00) Farewell Bobby Andino…

(06:45) Farewell Joe Mahoney…

(07:00) “Who the Fuck is…” Danny Valenica.  Left Handed DH Specialist according to DD.  Oh dear lord…it’s bizarro Wilson Betemit.

(09:00) Dumpster Diving Dan Duquette…Indy League Pick-ups are our specialty.

Holes in the Field:

(11:30) Second Base:  Brian Roberts…what the hell do we do with him now?  Where does Flaherty and Casilla fit in this triangle?

(22:00) 1B/DH:  Jim Thome coming back?  Tin-Foil Crazy Talk!  Mark Reynolds is gone now.  Chris Davis at 1B?  Really?  Scott throws out more Tin-Foil Crazy Talk Alternates.

DH…Danny Valencia and Wilson Betemeit for Lefty and Righties together…we talk the bastardization of statistics.

(29:20) Starting Pitching:  Are they going to be anywhere close to where they were last year?  And can we survive with the bastardization that was the rotation last season?

(33:20) Scott would like the Orioles to trade for RA Dickey (…a little late now it seems).

(35:30) Scott advocates using Jim Johnson as a trade chip.  Jake dismisses it as Tin-Foil Crazy talk.

(40:30) Bitterness starts to kick in due to inactivity and not spending money.  We talk lack of spending and relunctance to do so.  Are the Orioles right to claim this?

(47:00) We talk about how the Orioles should proceed?  We talk about the 1991 Twins and 2008 Rays.

(51:00) Should we be excited or pessimistic about next season after what has happened thus far?