3/2 vs. Phillies: O's - 6 Phillies - 5

[NCRaven]

My bench right now is:

CIF - Fox

MIF - Izturis, but Harris is making an argument for himself.

OF - Way up in the air with Pie, Reimold and Wynn all in play

C - Tatum

[Don_Aase_Fan]

Harris grounds it up the middle for the 6-4-3 DP.

[Don_Aase_Fan]

Mahoney singles to RF.

[markdublya]

Mahoney singles to RF.

atta boy!

[Scrat1]

My bench right now is:

CIF - Fox

MIF - Izturis, but Harris is making an argument for himself.

OF - Way up in the air with Pie, Reimold and Wynn all in play

C - Tatum

Fox/Pie/Izturis/Tatum for me. Harris can hit okay but from what I understand can't field. Even if they view them evenly as players, they'll defer to Izturis just out of loyalty. I think the biggest question is whether Buck is comfortable with Fox as the back up catcher so they don't have to carry Tatum.

[Don_Aase_Fan]

Izzy chops it to Rollins who throws it to first for the final out.

[Going Underground]

Izzy chops it to Rollins who throws it to first for the final out.

Izzy is in mid season form. :laughlol: Does he ever hit the ball hard.

[Don_Aase_Fan]

Victorino bunts it down the 1st base line, Britton unable to make a play.

[bluedog]

Fox/Pie/Izturis/Tatum for me. Harris can hit okay but from what I understand can't field. Even if they view them evenly as players, they'll defer to Izturis just out of loyalty. I think the biggest question is whether Buck is comfortable with Fox as the back up catcher so they don't have to carry Tatum.

Fox / Pie / Reimold / Izturis is what I'd love to see.

I really don't like carrying no hit backup catchers like Tatum on the bench. Hopefully Fox isn't so poor defensively that he can't handle catching once a week.

[Ooooooohhhh!!!!]

My bench right now is:

MIF - Izturis, but Harris is making an argument for himself.

Harris grounds it up the middle for the 6-4-3 DP.

Perfect timing.

[NCRaven]

Fox/Pie/Izturis/Tatum for me. Harris can hit okay but from what I understand can't field. Even if they view them evenly as players, they'll defer to Izturis just out of loyalty. I think the biggest question is whether Buck is comfortable with Fox as the back up catcher so they don't have to carry Tatum.

I think your scenario is pretty likely. But, I could still see someone other than Pie making it in the outfield. Reimold is hitting significantly better than last spring, but he does have options. Wynn is a capable fielder at all three OF positions, a career .280 hitter, IIRC, and a switch hitter. Plus he has speed. He really is the perfect 4th outfielder. If we could get a real prospect for Pie, say someone better than Garrett Olson, I'd be tempted to make a deal.

[Scrat1]

Fox / Pie / Reimold / Izturis is what I'd love to see.

I really don't like carrying no hit backup catchers like Tatum on the bench. Hopefully Fox isn't so poor defensively that he can't handle catching once a week.

I'd rather have Reimold in AAA until an injury occurs. No point in starving them of at-bats just for the sake of having them in Baltimore.

[NCRaven]

Perfect timing.

Yeah, I thought the same thing! But, he's still been better at the plate than all of Green, Andino, and Izturis, although Izturis is by far the best defender in this group.

[Don_Aase_Fan]

Full count to Mayberry who pops it up to Mahoney in foul territory. 1 out.

[VAB2110]

Fox, Winn, Pie, Izturis for the bench.