For the past seven games, the Orioles have not started Nolan Reimold in a single game. I was able to let this benching slide by for a few games, but I will no longer stand by quietly as this stupidity continues. The "Reimold Bench Tracker" on my twitter account (@guidosgripes) is currently set to 7. This is representative of the number of games the Orioles have played since Reimold's last start*.
*Pinch-Hitting and late game Defensive Substitutions will NOT reset the counter.
According to Roch Kutatko, Showalter isn't likely to use Reimold until this weekend's series with the Atlanta Braves. The Orioles would have you believe that Reimold should only start when the opposing team starts a left-handed pitcher - they could not be more wrong. See this post by Krem's Sports for further statistical proof that Reimold doesn't just hit well against lefties. I will continue this tracker each day until Reimold is written into a starting lineup. I project that Reimold will "play" in the Atlanta Braves series (since they are in the ATL and must use NL-rules), but the Braves are sending out three right-handed starters, so by Oriole/Buck logic, Reimold will not be in the starting lineup for the entire series.
The Orioles are not scheduled to face a left-handed starting pitcher until July 5th. As O's fans, we can only hope that Buck will wake-up and start Reimold before Independence Day, but if he doesn't, the tracker will have reached a ridiculous 12 games.
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