Trembley Pitching a Fit Over Starters

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By Zach Berman

Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, July 27, 2008; Page D06

BALTIMORE, July 26 -- Patti Trembley, the wife of Orioles Manager Dave Trembley, told her husband she never watched him emerge from a dugout faster than he did Friday night, when he pulled Brian Burres in the second inning of a 6-5 loss to the Los Angeles Angels.

"I really think I did, because I didn't want to see it anymore," Trembley said before Saturday's game, the second of a three-game series. "I didn't want those guys to see it anymore. I'm not going to sit back on my hands and say, 'It's okay.' It's not okay."

Trembley's frustration with his starting pitching has surpassed a tipping point.

"What I can do about it? I don't know," Trembley said. "What I like to do about it is another story. What we will do about it is stay tuned."

The farm system does not present many viable options to enter into the Orioles' rotation, and the team's losing skid makes trading for a veteran starter unlikely. The most realistic candidate from the minors appears to be Hayden Penn, a prospect who has a 9.31 ERA in 14 major league games during 2005 and '06.

"At this particular point in time, you have to consider every possibility just from the standpoint of doing something to keep the morale of your team from going bonkers," Trembley said.

Hair-Raising Hitting

Kevin Millar hit two home runs in Friday's game, less than an hour after shaving his head. Millar would normally grow facial hair to break out of a slump, but the team does not allow it, a policy he criticized.

He turned to shaving his head and is happy with the result.

"Worth it to get the stroke back," Millar said. "Hit .380 the next couple of months and 10 homers, I'll shave my eyebrows next year, look like Mona Lisa in spring training."

UP NEXT Today vs. Angels1:35 p.m. Olson (6-5) vs. Santana (11-4) MASN, WJZ-13 Tomorrow at Yankees7:05 p.m. Guthrie (6-8) vs. Rasner (5-7) MASN