That's an 0-for-3 for Bergy

Brad Bergesen's 2010 totals:

3 Starts

10.1 Innings Pitched

21 Hits

20 Runs

14 Earned Runs

6 BB

5 K

4 HR

1 Trip to the Minors??

Unfortunately for Bergy, he's been the recipient of some bad defense, most notably Ty Wigginton's botched double play ball in the 3rd inning tonight with one down and the bases jammed. As we all know, that only counts as one error, but the inning should have been over with the O's down 1-0. Instead, as "luck" would have it for the 2010 O's, things ballooned and before you knew it, 7-0 Seattle. Hey, what do you expect when you have all kinds of players out of their natural positions?

Berken's looked great again out of the pen and has done a great job in what is becoming the role of Bergy's mop-up man. I'm sure it will be tempting to replace Bergesen with Berken in the rotation, but why tinker with success? Some guys are just suited for the bullpen (see Hendrickson, Mark).


Meanwhile, who knows what to make of Brad Bergesen. The guy who was the Orioles most consistently good pitcher in 2009 and was such a pleasant surprise is seeing his star sinking fast. I'll ask again ... is he possibly still harboring a shoulder injury from the infamous off-season commercial shoot?

What's up with Bergy?

Is it possible Bergesen never really healed from the freak injury that occurred this past winter while filming a spot for the Orioles (seen here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCxxd8MVwTA) ? He apparently injured the capsule in his throwing shoulder, one of the all-time weirdest injuries.

He looked OK in the spring, but a closer look at the numbers reveals he was still getting hit pretty hard without his normal control. In 19 innings this spring, he allowed 4 HR and walked 9. In 123 innings last year, he allowed only 11 HR and walked 32.

Ratios:

2009 Regular Season:

1 HR every 11.18 innings

1 BB every 3.84 innings

2010 Spring:

1 HR every 4.75 innings

1 BB every 2.11 innings

This is not including his 2010 regular season, where he has looked completely hittable and has allowed 15 hits and 3 walks while giving up 3 HR in only 7 2/3 innings.

Will we soon get another "sudden" injury from a supposed important part of the 2010 Baltimore Orioles roster? This follows Brian Roberts' herniated disc that never was ok, and Michael Gonzales' apparently sudden shoulder injury, which according to everyone who saw him throw this spring is an injury he had from the get-go.

I think O's fans all have a collective pie in our face right now.