4/17/08 Pale Hose at Orioles

[bassinwv]

So I'm in Kentucky and get an ESPN alert text that says Markakis tied it with a two run homer.

Not 30 seconds after that I get a text saying Chicago hit a homer.

Not 15 seconds after that I get another text saying Chicago hit another solo homer.

WTF???

Should have turned your phone after after the first alert!

[SrMeowMeow]

I knew it was coming.

Yeh, he was under 100 pitches and had retired 12 of the previous 13 hitters. He was clearly done. Let's biitch about the manager.

Good Lord some of you are tiresome.

Agreed, if Sarfate'd come straight out and given up a single and a walk people would be whining about Guthrie being out too soon.

[blueberryale77]

So I'm in Kentucky and get an ESPN alert text that says Markakis tied it with a two run homer.

Not 30 seconds after that I get a text saying Chicago hit a homer.

Not 15 seconds after that I get another text saying Chicago hit another solo homer.

WTF???

The wind was blowing out.

[Why Not?]

So I'm in Kentucky and get an ESPN alert text that says Markakis tied it with a two run homer.

Not 30 seconds after that I get a text saying Chicago hit a homer.

Not 15 seconds after that I get another text saying Chicago hit another solo homer.

WTF???

That's pretty much the amount of time it took in real life.

[blueberryale77]

So today we've seen Kevin Millar and Luke Scott attempt steals (Scott actually making it) and Aubrey Huff try to lay down a bunt. Other than the fact that the Orioles are losing, this is bizarro world.

[Fan4Life]

That tells you how bad Huff feels at the plate right now. He just tried to bunt for a base hit.

After the last hack for strike 3, we see why..

[blueberryale77]

Oh goody! Jay Payton waiting on deck to save the day for us!

[bassinwv]

Oh goody! Jay Payton waiting on deck to save the day for us!

You beat me to it, I was just going to say that!

[BaltBird 24]

Jay Payton to the rescue!

[Webley Webster]

Sure sign of the apocalypse--Payton gets a possibly meaningful hit off a righty.

[Bahama O's Fan]

okay, honestly, if you want to use Payton, let him pinch run.

[blueberryale77]

OMG Payton is on a roll! (Of course, here comes slumping BRob who has been jinxed by "covering the bases" to kill the rally.)

[blueberryale77]

Man this ump likes to call strikes outside and below the knees!

[SrMeowMeow]

Well, sigh.

[MurphDogg]

OMG Payton is on a roll! (Of course, here comes slumping BRob who has been jinxed by "covering the bases" to kill the rally.)

Grr, does anybody have stats for a potential "covering the bases" curse?