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Not good.. Oakland fans not so much re:Irvin

Guys like Steve Barber or Drysdale or Marischal or Gibson would have an answer to the reaching and fouling business

31 pitches .. Jesus

My next pitch would put Arroyo on his rear .. this Boston foul everything by leaning out over the plate philosophy never was the case back in the day

30 pitch inning .. lucky if he goes 3

I thought this guy was supposed to be a strike thrower

Well there is one .. stupid walk

Here we go.. 13 pitches not an out

Just a bad feeling … usual for Sunday’s rubber games after absolutely blowing the pen and the game yesterday .. at least Chirinos isn’t catching lol

I like the lefty weighted .. they could have had Vavra at ss or 3rd and Stowers in left

InterestIng that Vavra gets the call in left with Frazier at second .. surprising

Oh absolutely not chastising him .. just curious whether psychology training is part of preparation. As a physician, make one bad mistake and someone dies .. or a police officer .. or a combat veteran .. or a pilot. Dropping a ball is nothing really.. but all these areas of need for high performance do benefit from mindfulness training

Mindfulness practices as a means of enhancing awareness and concentration are used with airline pilots, neurosurgeons etc . Not sure if each player gets any training or support in this or just has developed their own pre pitch mental cue routine. Seeing the ball coming to me, seeing it land in my glove prior to each pitch enhances awareness. Even more important when in a critical situation of the game .. to breathe and focus even more

As many have said, this was an attention and concentration lapse more than a physical error. I have no idea what McKenna’s mental preparation method is prior to each pitch.. i.e mental cues that heighten anticipation of the ball coming to me. But I hope someone reviews that mental part with him given this is not the first time he has had an inattentive error. Mindfulness practices can help with improving focus and awareness. Visualization cues are often used by many athletes prior to the physical act itself-seeing the ball coming to them, seeing it in their glove.

Frazier?

Perhaps we have oh say 75-80 losses, we can at All Star Break and end of season rank them for the overall season STB award. Lol Sort of a Deflation Ranking compared to a Power Ranking lol

Years back I started a thread during the season awarding the STB award to the one Oriole player who most grievously contributed to a loss. Rules: Only 1 player and only in losses. Today, pretty obvious .. Ryan.. get those sheets in the washer lol Other votes?

And when we finish 1 game out of the playoffs…. Oh well .. let’s try to get a series win!!

Well 8 runs didn’t win

Exactly … bring up Colton lol

Henderson is fine .. we needed the run

Vavra does not strike out there

Two left handed bats .. what is the use of having all this infield flexibility if not going to hit for your worst hitter right there?

That kind of managing will get you gone Hyder ..

Vavra or Frazier ..