vs. Indians 7/15

[Meh_Orioles]

If we could just get even respectable pitching, we could actually win this one.

[waroriole]

I think you can tell just how much respect Buck has for Nick.

[Catch 8]

They were both bad on the play. If Jones straightened up more and made a decent throw the runner was likely toast. If the throw was the same, but Andino had stood very close to second and stretched, he should have been able to make the quick half-step stab over to the bag and beat the runner. In an instance where there are two fielders and the play would have had the desired result had merely one of them done his job correctly, naturally both fielders screwed up.

Meanwhile, Markakis gets his 1,000th hit. Good stuff.

Do you (anyone) think Andino or someone should have yelled something to the extent of "you have time!" Then Jones can briefly collect himself, get into a solid throwing position and fire a piss rocket into second base.

[Skeletor]

Do you (anyone) think Andino or someone should have yelled something to the extent of "you have time!" Then Jones can briefly collect himself, get into a solid throwing position and fire a piss rocket into second base.

Jones actually took a second and saw where the runner was and decided to lob it in from his knees.

[Catch 8]

Jones actually took a second and saw where the runner was and decided to lob it in from his knees.

*sigh* Thanks - I am only tangentially paying attention.

[Oriology]

Jones actually took a second and saw where the runner was and decided to lob it in from his knees.

What a clown.

[Skeletor]

What a clown.

Clowns are more entertaining.

[Skeletor]

First pitch strike whenever you feel like it, Jake.

[Skeletor]

There ya go.

[mrbig1]

Thank you JJ.

[Catch 8]

There ya go.

I wish he was announcing.

[allquixotic]

Does anyone else think that the hit after Markakis' 1000th hit (and maybe the 1000th hit itself) were both gimmes? It seems sometimes that some high-up can tell the pitcher to toss a BP meatball, slow middle-middle to make it easy for some veteran to make history. Ripken's homer in the all-star game, for example. And the way that Markakis got to run from first to home successfully? Really seemed like the Indians were being influenced to let them have that run. Moreso considering that the O's didn't score after that (and very likely will not score again for the remainder of the game).

Obviously the first 999 hits weren't gimmes, but maybe that last one was. And bringing him home on a nice line drive is almost too good to be true.

Or maybe I'm just so cynical that any Oriole could do anything remotely noteworthy that I have a hard time believing that he could actually have earned that hit and the subsequent run.

[Skeletor]

Does anyone else think that the hit after Markakis' 1000th hit (and maybe the 1000th hit itself) were both gimmes? It seems sometimes that some high-up can tell the pitcher to toss a BP meatball, slow middle-middle to make it easy for some veteran to make history. Ripken's homer in the all-star game, for example. And the way that Markakis got to run from first to home successfully? Really seemed like the Indians were being influenced to let them have that run. Moreso considering that the O's didn't score after that (and very likely will not score again for the remainder of the game).

Obviously the first 999 hits weren't gimmes, but maybe that last one was. And bringing him home on a nice line drive is almost too good to be true.

Or maybe I'm just so cynical that any Oriole could do anything remotely noteworthy that I have a hard time believing that he could actually have earned that hit and the subsequent run.

That's MLB's way of trying to soften the blow when the Os are contracted. We will always have tonight.

[TheBorioles]

Granted I'm zoning in and out while also watching The Dark Knight but this is the best baseball I've seen from this team in a long time.

[Skeletor]

That introductory press conference was Vladimir's lone oriole highlight.