Frobby Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 1. Four batters, four ground ball outs, one save. 2. Melewski: "What did you think of facing Alex Rodriguez with 2 outs in the 9th!" Britton: "Well, he took forever to get in the batter's box." Yeah, no kidding! But Zach didn't screw around, he just took care of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA-ORIOLE Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Yeah, nice to see him not look intimidated by Aroid. You could almost sense he wasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazysilver03 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 First 4 out save of his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristotelian Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 First 4 out save of his career. Increased confidence in Zach...or lack of confidence in anybody else? You would think Gausman should be able to get through that inning on his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Il BuonO Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 How about his answer on ARoid? Nonplussed. Q: What did you think when Alex Rodriguez came up? A: Well, he took forever getting into the box.... Yes, I love Zach Britton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevermore Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 How about his answer on ARoid? Nonplussed.Q: What did you think when Alex Rodriguez came up? A: Well, he took forever getting into the box.... Yes, I love Zach Britton. I think that Aroid took forever to get into the box because the O's fans were booing him so loudly he almost ran back into the dugout. I also love Zach Britton. :hearts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Gordo Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Gonzo the cold killer, Zach the undertaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins Rick Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 1. Four batters, four ground ball outs, one save. 2. Melewski: "What did you think of facing Alex Rodriguez with 2 outs in the 9th!" Britton: "Well, he took forever to get in the batter's box." Yeah, no kidding! But Zach didn't screw around, he just took care of it. Nice post. Would like to add number 3. 3. Anytime you turn off the lights on the Yankees, you are our Hero! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanSince88 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Right now Zach is carrying the bullpen on his back. A few other guys have to step up their game. Matusz has performed admirably but I have doubts that he can sustain his performance over the entire year. Gausman and Hunter look awful. Look for Buck to push his starters to go deeper into games if the middle and long relief doesn't improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins Rick Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Right now Zach is carrying the bullpen on his back. A few other guys have to step up their game. Matusz has performed admirably but I have doubts that he can sustain his performance over the entire year. Gausman and Hunter look awful. Look for Buck to push his starters to go deeper into games if the middle and long relief doesn't improve. At least for now, he is still being Buck and trying to go to the bullpen in the 6th. Buck tried to pull Gonzo in the 6th after 94 pitches and Gonzo talked him out of it and got another inning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmc Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 One more <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>@BaltimoreOrioles pitcher Zach Britton visited the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center’s pediatric oncology unit today <a href="http://t.co/hR2PJYrDLv">pic.twitter.com/hR2PJYrDLv</a></p>— JohnsHopkinsMedicine (@HopkinsMedicine) <a href=" ">April 13, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O's_first Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 The biggest problem with Zach is that he is almost too good at times. These balls are hit so softly they become problems for the infield. That inning could have gone very differently without 2 great infield plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins Rick Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 The biggest problem with Zach is that he is almost too good at times. These balls are hit so softly they become problems for the infield. That inning could have gone very differently without 2 great infield plays. Bottom line they were outs. Would you rather see him, hit hard, and make the outfielders go out onto the warning track for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aristotelian Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 The biggest problem with Zach is that he is almost too good at times. These balls are hit so softly they become problems for the infield. That inning could have gone very differently without 2 great infield plays. I agree to an extent. Puts more pressure on the defense. For some reason I find infield singles to be more frustrating psychologically than a hit or a walk. Still, I would rather have Zach than any other guy in our bullpen and most other MLB closers for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevermore Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Zach is a sinker ball pitcher. So there will be more groundouts. His sinker is devastating, which is what makes him so effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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