4/29 Rays at O's: battle for first place

[blueberryale77]

No more complaining about Ramon's pickoffs

Oh there'll be plenty of complaining after he throws the next 10 into the outfield, bolstered by the confidence he gained by finally getting one for the first time in a couple of years.

[RShack]

That's just terrible. The weather is good and both teams are in first place. No excuses, just a poor showing.

I bet the number of people who actually believe that the O's and TB are tied for first place is smaller than maybe we think...

[TonySoprano]

E-va E-va. EEEEE-Va.

[BillySmith]

Does Olson's fastball really top out at 88 mph? Thought he had more juice than that.

He's reminding me tonight of another O's lefty - Jeff Ballard.

He really did hit 90 earlier, at least according to Gameday. If he can do that, that's pretty decent.

[Jagwar]

No, not when you have an out staring you right in the face and you're up by 2 runs.

I know what you're saying : How would he know better? My answer is simple : Hinske didn't matter. Getting the 2nd out did.

It was also a hit and run, so Hinske (as slow as he is) had a big head start on the play.

[RShack]

Oh there'll be plenty of complaining after he throws the next 10 into the outfield, bolstered by the confidence he gained by finally getting one for the first time in a couple of years.

Do they keep stats about this? It's just like SB, really: it's the ratio that matters. Do we know how to tell what it is?

[El Gordo]

No, not when you have an out staring you right in the face and you're up by 2 runs.

I know what you're saying : How would he know better? My answer is simple : Hinske didn't matter. Getting the 2nd out did.

You don't know what I'm saying because you don't know how that play works.

[fdfcosta]

Any word on the starter for tomorrow nigth?

[PaulFolk]

Oh there'll be plenty of complaining after he throws the next 10 into the outfield, bolstered by the confidence he gained by finally getting one for the first time in a couple of years.

How many times has Ramon thrown it into the outfield? I can only think of one (granted, it was costly). But I also remember a couple times he's actually picked off a runner doing that.

[bluedog]

The Rays leave their billionth runner on tonight against Sandy Olson.

To be fair -- Olson's given up 3 singles, two of which were infield hits and another that went right through the hole between 1st & 2nd on a hit & run.

The walks are all his, but this could very easily be a no hitter the way he's pitched...

[Moose Milligan]

Crawford muffs it! Roberts lands on 2nd!

[Hank Scorpio]

You don't know what I'm saying because you don't know how that play works.

............fine.

[Jagwar]

I bet the number of people who actually believe that the O's and TB are tied for first place is smaller than maybe we think...

Or maybe they think it is a typo

[Keith SIO]

Rays are dropping every ball.

[TonySoprano]

Time to bust this sucker wide open now. Go OOOOOO's.