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10/3/2012: GAME 162 - Orioles at Rays

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Hank Scorpio Hangout Grand Counsel

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Adjustments are not the Orioles game. Hitting mistakes a long way is. When they do, they are successful. I'm completely convinced the Orioles hitters really don't have any control if a pitcher is on. They are not the kind of htters that make in game adjustments to what pitchers are do. They keep flailing until the guy makes a mistake. It won us 93 games o why change?

It's just maddening to watch when the games really matter, I guess.

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foxfield Hangout Grand Counsel

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I'm more mad at the Rays. I can't stand them anymore. They are on the same level as Boston and New York to me now.

Tampa is doing what Baltimore did last year. Play out the games and play to win. I respect them for that they same way they respected us for doing it last year. We can still get this.

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It's funny how the people who want to question Buck on using Saunders in the Wild Card instead of holding back Tillman don't recognize that such a move probably wouldn't have helped, considering how Tillman is pitching tonight.

I think what people were thinking is that Tillman gives you the better chance to win then Saunders, especially against a team like Texas. For ex., If you had Tillman make 10 starts against Texas and Saunders 10 starts against Texas, Tillman is more likely to pitch better.

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Tony-OH Hangout Grand Counsel

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And you're playing against the other 10th man - the Trop ground rules.

Yeah, this stadium totally sucks and that's why no one comes to their games. It's honestly an embarrassment to baseball, but both teams have to play there.

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Agreed. The Rays are playing the game exactly the way it should be played. Kind of like some team from Baltimore last year.

Yep, honestly, I bet the Rays appreciated us helping them get into the playoffs last year but I doubt they think, oh we'll just let them sneak into the playoffs this year becasue of that. These guys are competitive athletes after all.

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apollod Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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We are 2-5 vs. the rangers on the year. They outscored us 56-22 in those games. Our biggest margin of win was 2, theres was 11

Have you watched them sleepwalk since basically the all-star break though? They've lost like 4 consecutive series. They're clearly on the downswing

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