I am hearing that sources inside MLB are saying Oriole manager Dave Trembley could be fired today. Juan Samuel could replace Trembley on an interim basis for the remainder of the season.

All I can say is, “it’s about time.”  Trembley shows no emotion anymore and he appears totally frustrated by his team’s inability to hit with RISP, execute simple plays, and produce when given the chance. He is the worst manager with more than 2 years tenure in Oriole’s HISTORY. His career winning percentage is within a few points of .400, and could even be below that now. He has been lethargic on the bench, in press conferences and as the leader of a team that was judging their season on wins and losses.

In the woes of a 7 game losing streak and 11 of their last 14, the common denominator has been lack of hitting. Perhaps the “Crow” needs to go too. It surely doesn’t seem like his hitting philosophy is working anymore.

After watching last night’s game I would make one dramatic change. Adam Jones would either lose the bubble gum or be benched. Running in from center field blowing a bubble and then blowing the catch absolutely blows my mind. He is a hot dog and needs to ride the pine or be sent to AAA until he grows the hell up and decides he really wants to become a major league baseball player. I don’t know who deemed him a superstar but he is far from it. Winning a gold glove, and having a little bobblehead of him blowing a bubble while making a catch last year must have gone to his head, because he now thinks he’s a much better player than he’s proven to be. We laughed at Seattle for letting him go in the Eric Bedard trade. Maybe they knew what they were getting rid of and are really laughing at us now.

With the trading deadline about 55 days away, there should only be a few players labeled untouchable by playoff-bound teams seeking trades. Markakis, Wieters and Matusz right now are solid franchise players. The others can be unloaded for prospects. Ty Wigginton and Miguel Tejada have some decent trade value, as do Kevin Millwood, Jeremy Guthrie, Will Ohman and even Corey Patterson. I’d trade Luke Scott right now for a case of  sunflower seeds. That guy is the most consistent inconsistent player on the team. Lately, he’s either hit a solo home run or looks terrible striking out with runners on base with 2 out.

I know.   Who in AA or AAA is even ready enough to come in and fills those vacant spots on the roster?  They took a chance with Atkins, Lugo, Gonzalez, and Tejada, so what do they have to lose? On a team that is totally below floundering, that doesn’t matter right now. No one except MASN and The Fan really cares about the Orioles anymore. Judging from body language we see from him on TV, it’s obvious their own manager doesn’t care, so why should the rest of us still be on the bandwagon. The organization said they were ready to start winning baseball games now and they’ve come up way short of any expectations they’ve led us to believe.

The apologists will blame it on injuries and the fact the Orioles are in a very tough division. What’s that saying? ” When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” The Baltimore Orioles are not tough enough to compete in the AL East. They used to be, but that was almost 40 years ago.  Other disgruntled fans will blame it on the ownership group. I tend to lay the blame on the players at this point. I’ve stated before in recent blogs the Baltimore Orioles have no team chemistry. You can see it game after game. There is no leadership amongst the players, there is no desire to win, there is no emotion in the dugout, there is way, way too much frustration and it shows night after night.

Miguel Tejada comes out and says, “It’s us, the players. We’re not playing well”  Ummm Miggy, you should have said, “we’re not playing well TOGETHER because we lack continuity and chemistry”, OR better yet, “we’ve quit on our manager and each other and what’s worse, we even quit on the fans”  No matter what the MASN or The Fan personalities say on the airwaves and in their promotions, this is a bad, bad, bad baseball team that has a long, long way to go until they can even think about winning more than 81 games and making the playoffs as a wild card participant.

Look at the way Tampa has been winning the last few seasons. They have chemistry and are hungry to win and they went out and proved that chemistry can outdo spending loads of money in 2008 and are proving it thus far in 2010. If the Orioles want to follow the blueprint of the Rays, then find someone who can bring this team together and convince them to either buy into the team’s philosophy or expect to be traded away. It’s much like pro football with the offensive and defensive coordinators schemes. If you can’t get the players to buy into and believe in your system, it’s not going to work out too well over the course of the season.

 Looking at the rest of the 2010 Orioles’  season, I see only 13 of their remaining 58 home games having potential crowds on 40,000 or more. Of course, 12 of those games are with the Yankees and Red Sox (half are on weekends) and the other is the June 26th game against the Nationals (Senators) on turn back the clock day celebrating the 1970 World Series Orioles’ team.  The remaining 3 bobblehead nights might attract 15,000 collectors. (why only 15,000 each for Reimold, Jones and Markakis, but 25,000 for Wieters?)  The four tee shirt Tuesdays against the Angels, Tampa, Florida,  and Toronto might draw 10,000. After those days and after Ravens camp begins at the end of July, the crowds may dwindle into the 4 digit marks.

So another loss to the Yankees today could surely seal Dave Trembley’s fate and legacy as yet another bad Oriole manager. We’ve had quite a few managers in the last 27 years since the World Series victory in 1983, but Trembley will go down as possibly the worst manager during that period of time.

Adios Dave, but hey, look at it as the team doing you a huge favor by possibly adding 10 more years to your life. You are better off without this team dragging you down.