vs. Royals 5/15 (Goin' to Kansas City)

[LA2]

Gordon's great arm from shallow-mid LF vs. slow-footed Hardy barely rounding third. Why send him? Hope it doesn't ignite KC. Glad to see K-DOD left in for a second inning.

[eddie83]

Consider who our team is right now. We can't score runs and we have no closer. We need runs more than left field defense. It's LF not SS.

We are winning. The lead is most important, not adding to it. That is a huge OF anyway. Lots of ground to cover. No guarantee a pinch hitter gets a hit anyway. Huge drop off from Lough to Young or another OF.

[scOtt]

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[weams]

Consider who our team is right now. We can't score runs and we have no closer. We need runs more than left field defense. It's LF not SS.

We had the run, we just did not score it. A pinch runner would have been the right call in retrospect. Only our bench is the slowest in baseball.

[oriolesmagic9]

I would have sent him.

[Roll Tide]

If we can't score might as well play great defense then.

Have the right bat would help....having Lough bunt would've helped more than the K

[Il BuonO]

The difference is Nick can actually make contact AND DID vs a tough lefty.

Lough, not so much.

[eddie83]

We had the run, we just did not score it. A pinch runner would have been the right call in retrospect. Only our bench is the slowest in baseball.

And you a take a sure handed SS out of the game.

[scOtt]

Posters on this board are an embarrassment sometimes!

[OFFNY]

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O'Day can get the save if Showlater lets him go 3.67 innings.

[BradyBunch]

The difference is Nick can actually make contact AND DID vs a tough lefty.

Lough, not so much.

Markakis was late and fooled on the pitch. It was dumb luck.

[eddie83]

Have the right bat would help....having Lough bunt would've helped more than the K

Would have to bunt for a hit with an out already, I thought he might try though to be honest.

[Roll Tide]

We had the run, we just did not score it. A pinch runner would have been the right call in retrospect. Only our bench is the slowest in baseball.

Send down Schoop ...bring up Lombo ....send out Lough bring back Weeks....problems solved

[eddie83]

Send down Schoop ...bring up Lombo ....send out Lough bring back Weeks....problems solved

You aren't taking Hardy out with a lead anyway, not happening if Vince Coleman in his prime was on the bench.

[oriolesmagic9]

Posters on this board are an embarrassment sometimes!

Just sometimes? That's being generous.