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21 minutes ago, Rbiggs2525 said:
Mateo did the same thing against Yankees on the Adley throw out in extra innings.
Absolutely didn’t. Didn’t have his shin in front of the base and had the ball before the runner got there. Go back and watch.
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2 minutes ago, Rbiggs2525 said:
I think you still have a right to receive the ball.
You can receive the ball without covering the whole bag
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Ramirez was fully in front of the bag before receiving the ball, that’s not legal right? Cowser could’ve just gone straight into him?
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Wrong: I would have trouble rooting for Kimbrel after years of finding him annoying.
Right (IMO): Mountcastle had more to show. He’s been much better at 1st (though still has problems with pop ups), and has a decent shot at a career year at the plate.
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8 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:
Based on our current roster, you can’t give a decent answer on who would DH in a game where Adley catches vs LHP?
But it’s a “head scratcher” why McCann was brought into it.
McCann doesn’t DH, what is your point?
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36 minutes ago, Just Regular said:
For sure, he's sustained the Lowenstein stuff well enough I am working on making my peace this tournament he will take at bats that will not go to Jackson Holliday or Samuel Basallo as we see what the end of the first half of assured Adley seasons looks like.
If Hyde hits him 3rd or 4th, Hyde will have that tricky 5th inning pinch hitting decision against playoff left handers somewhat often.
It feels in play Coby Mayo's deployment could end up as little as the Roenicke half of it. You might end up having to let Mayo go late against Emmanuel Clase or Clay Holmes then.
To think about it another way, I think Hyde needs to get OHearn some more at bats vs lefty’s. Part of why Wednesday was such a missed opportunity IMO. OHearn was locked in, let him get a crack at it.
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At some level it really doesn’t matter if they are being thrown at or pitches are just getting away. Getting hit 9 times in 7 games is a lot and it’s enough to frustrate you.
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Pinch hitting for O’Hearn was one of the worst decisions I’ve seen this year. And yes, I know the splits.
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Lot of extremely weak energy on page 73. Very weak.
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1 hour ago, btownoriole said:
As an Orioles fan I would rather that they not play on Sunday night. Plus I really do not like the announcing crew, other than Eduardo Perez.
As a fan of the sport having the Yankees-Red Sox as the spotlight game when you have two top five teams playing in a sold-out stadium the same day is a symptom of a longer-term problem MLB can’t seem to fix. ESPN is probably right that they’d get better ratings but it is because the sport has become too regionalized with a few national brands (Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox, maybe Cubs, maybe Phils, maybe Braves). The sport’s inability to market its biggest stars nationally (especially those that don’t play for the above teams) is maddening.
Okay, I’m done venting for now.
Baseball could use some “in game updates” to stay up on other teams. There should also be nationally televised games on Monday and Thursday when a lot of teams have off.
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15 hours ago, eddie83 said:
Would think the upcoming Yankees @ Orioles Sunday game would get moved if not for bad timing. MLB no longer has a Sunday night game before the All Star game.
I kind of enjoy that. Was fun last year all the Sunday 3pm games and then a few days off. Was like the last day of the football season.
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1 hour ago, Malike said:
They aren't this bad, but they basically all had career years last year and there was some regression due, not to mention, nearly all of the bats they locked up are now past their prime, they are all 29-33, so maybe they are just not going to be that good, 26 is the peak, I hear.
Where’d you hear that?
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2 hours ago, Sports Guy said:
This Braves team will get better but they are a great reminder of not assuming anything.
This isn’t close to the team they have had in recent years because of injuries and down years. That happens and we should never taken winning for granted.
Fantastic point. I had friends pencilling the 76ers into multiple finals, but you just never know.
Their fans travel well, though.
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I thought Olson talked too much and that Brach talked about himself and guys he played with a bit too much. But that’s kind of nitpicking cuz they were both good.
I chose Roberts, he was my favorite player for a number of years and had a good handle on different aspects of the game as an announcer.
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Went with Frank Robinson. With him on the team the lineup in the playoffs can cover a guy or two having a bad series (like last year).
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4 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:
What’s our numbers versus Ragans this year? The reality is that we’re facing him Game One of a WC series versus KC at OPACY as of now. The Royals could go out and get Jordan Montgomery for Game Two. Why wouldn’t they make a move for a LH SP to throw vs us?
He allowed one hit over 6 the first time and allowed 7 runs and couldn’t get out of the second in the next appearance.
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3 hours ago, GuidoSarducci said:
Fine, trade Holliday. Or Westburg.
Henderson, Westburg, Holliday, Mayo, Norby.
Thats five players vying for a combinaiton of 2B/SS/3B, all of which are matriculating more or less simultaneously.
The absolute shrewd logic in trading Henderson vs. the others, his value is maximum since he's already proven himself at the MLB level. If we believe the other four are all going to be starting calibre MLB'ers, than it might make sense
Yeah, we can DH / 1B one of them but those types of players are fairly easy to find in FA.
Having depth is always nice, but bottom line is that they are going to be more valuable to someone else, than they are to us.Most likely we don't break the bank on Burnes, and Means is probably done. So we'll need a TOR starter next year and for the forseeable future.
Think about it another way, do you think you’re more likely to get appropriate/equivalent value in a trade for Henderson (think about it in terms of WAR) or for one of the other guys?
Here’s the other wrinkle: Gunnar could provide 10 WAR this year. He might go for 7 or 8 in one of those next few years. What are the chances that one of the guys you trade him for will give you that IN this competitive window?Trading Gunnar isn’t shrewd, it’s fantasy GMing and not committing to being the best.
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1 hour ago, OriolesMagic83 said:
A sports radio show sort of randomly did a segment on Tommy Pham. One of the nuggets they revealed was that his minor league roommate called him the worst human being he had ever met. He is a 30 year old MLBer who spends the offseason walking around looking for guys to fight.
I’m not sure if this is what you’re talking about, but the 2pm show on 105.7 did a Pham segment with an AI voiced Tommy Pham. I rarely listen to their show anymore, but this was maybe the worst thing I’ve listened to. It was frankly embarrassing.
The jist of the segment was they all wanted to trade for Pham. I get it, it’s radio, gotta get people to tune in. The two old guys are awful, but I feel bad for the younger producer getting dragged along. -
Next week is Fleet Week so it will be a fun time to be in the city. There is one Navy ship in the Inner Harbor that is walkable from the stadium, the other two further out but free shuttle ride away. There will also be plane flyovers on Friday.
The one place you need to go in Baltimore is Ft McHenry. It’s a great historic site but moreover it’s just at a beautiful point on the water. Also a great spot to see the flyovers.
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1 hour ago, Just Regular said:
Norfolk 2021-2024 - all the guys wRC+'s increment quite finely almost one at a time:
Adley 138, Gunnar 137, Vavra 135, Kjerstad 134, Holliday 134, McKenna 134, Mayo 133, Westburg 130, Cowser 129, Ortiz 128, Stowers 121, Norby 117
We have a view of Adley-Gunnar-Westburg performances after about half a year of MLB experience.
This month about 3/9ths of the team PA are with health going to Jorge Mateo, Ryan O'Hearn, and one of the longtime starting outfielders. They are priority plays, org's decision, over Jackson Holliday, Coby Mayo and Heston Kjerstad.
Two weeks from today, it is conceivable the Yankees could complete a sweep and be about 9 games up with 90 to play. What might optimal Rest of Season use be then?
Not to derail this, but the Yankees have looked great against some mediocre competition recently. They’ve got LAD, KC, BAL, BOS and ATL coming up. Same as the Orioles, the next few weeks are going to tell a lot about that team.
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Why did IKF not get walked? To get to Kiermaier? Seems like the move
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2 minutes ago, AdamK said:
Just received, and submitted, my survey from the team.
I have to say, watching broadcasts of other stadiums, I really hope we don't go the route of turning the field level and home plate area into some business class dine-in movie theatre experience where you are stuck watching people getting served their meals during the action. The greenscreen adverts around home plate causing player silhouettes in most of these stadiums is bad enough, but staring at servers delivering a can of beer over both shoulders of the umpire or seeing people in polos at hightops at eye level of the pitches is the worst. Their gameday experience is probably great - and that is what matters in the end I suppose - but it feels like watching people waiting for flights in a newly renovated airport concourse.
It's just not the relatable environment/charm I have come to love when watching or attending.
Less is more. Upgrade the scoreboard where it is. Upgrade the PA system. Upgrade the TVs in the concourses. The rest of the stuff feels like corporate benefits so many of us won't take advantage of but will be stuck watching.
/end rant>
Couldn’t agree more esp on the plush seating options.
One wrinkle here: I’m guessing that most of the people aware of and taking the time to complete this survey are avid fans and care more about the game play than premium options at the stadium. Suspect the results will skew that way.
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1 minute ago, baltfan said:
Judge is the MVP right now. Plays a premium position and is scary as hell at the plate.
Gunnar plays a more premium position and is almost as big of a threat batting.
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Just now, Yossarian said:
Which is the better duo; Judge/Soto or Betts/Ohtani?
Depends on if you value defense. Even if not, Betts and Ohtani are threats on the base path.
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