I'm happy to root for this team. They WILL struggle at some point this year, but they look about as advertised so far. A few cold bats, but the temps have been cold, so I'm not sure what we expected there.
Single, single, single... sounds like the winning formula the O's started last year. Yes, we can hit 'em out of the park, but the piece that was missing in 2012-2016 was small ball. We have that, now, too.
Their SP threw 87 pitches last time out. If he's throwing mostly hard stuff, he won't be able to give them much length if we take some pitches. Only way he can go deep in the game is if we swing early in the count and give him easy outs.
TIL (from a commercial on MASN, lol) that the streaming service "fubo" is now carrying MASN, and you can watch the live game without blackout restrictions even if you're right here in Maryland, hon.
Might be time to cut the cord.
That's most of the difference between 101-61 and 61-101. Winning the games you're supposed to win is going to happen even for the forgotten Oakland A's. Turning around a game when you're having an off night is the type of reversal that, if it happens consistently, sends you to the playoffs.
The quality of their play oddly seems to mimic the weather. They played well when it was warmer and dry. When it's cold and pissy, they play badly. It's like they let the weather get to them.
I'm even more annoyed at the weather than normal, because I'm planning a trip to Ohio to see the total eclipse next week, and it's looking pretty likely that it'll be cloudy and/or rainy. The weather is just giving us a giant finger right now. I hate it.
1 hit in 5 innings. Very similar offensive performance to last night. Holes in bats. Hitting it right at 'em. Lots of Ks. Ice cold, like the temperature. How quickly they figure it out will color their early season performance. If they figure it out in Pittsburg or Boston and keep trucking from there, it's gonna be a good season. If they're still frozen after their road trip, maybe the hype for the 2024 O's was overblown. We'll see.