vs. Mariners, 8/30 Day Game

[Chavez Ravine]

This inning could have gone better.

[Frobby]

Just now, Roy Firestone said:

ya GOTTA make that play....game over...

Explain, for those following on GameDay.   They just said single to center.   

[clapdiddy]

I'm hoping that after Sept. 1, we don't see Tillman or Ubaldo starting again.

 

[Grt 2BA FL Gator]

My God what a torturous game baseball can be. Inning ending DP turns into two runs. Bloop miscommunication two more. Ouch. 

[MDK02]

I hope that ball off 2nd base was the beginning of bad luck now.

[fansince71]

And that's why they gave Beckham away

[Frobby]

Well, that was deflating, but there's plenty of time to come back and Miranda didn't look good last inning.   Just gotta have patience.  

[Tbone83]

At least it is still early. The Baseball Gods don't seem to be favoring da O's today though. 

[MDK02]

Well the bats really have to come alive now.. it's going to be tough.

[bluedog]

1 minute ago, Roy Firestone said:

Castro will replace Ubaldo..but who will replace Tillman?THATS a problem...

Clearly, given the number of starters that other teams have plucked from the O's minors (Bridwell, Miranda, Davies, etc. etc. etc.) there are probably options in the organization that should be considered.

Unfortunately, they probably won't get the opportunity because it is absolutely clear that it is fundamentally impossible for a veteran starter to play themselves out of the O's rotation for any extended period of time, even when they are pitching to a 7.00 - 9.00 ERA over an extended period of time.

[TheDirtyBird]

Another game where the offense has to bail the starter out. Please shelve Ubaldo and Tillman

[Grt 2BA FL Gator]

1 minute ago, fansince71 said:

And that's why they gave Beckham away

Not great on his behalf, but that was pretty deep and I think adam needs to get that. 

[Chavez Ravine]

Just now, Roy Firestone said:

it was a shallow pop up, but Adam slowed up and it dropped in....it was an out that needed to be made...

Yeah.  It was up there for an excruciatingly long time.  Beckham was charging out too.  I think that inhibited both of them from just making the play.

[fansince71]

1 minute ago, Frobby said:

Explain, for those following on GameDay.   They just said single to center.   

Pop up that Beckham should of went hard after and waited for Jones to call him off and he didn't 

[OFFNY]

3 minutes ago, Frobby said:

 

Jeez, I go away for 5 minutes and Ubaldo's given up 4 runs and is out of the game.  

 

o

 

Nelson Cruz hit a double play ball with one out and the bases loaded ...... but the ball hit the 2nd base bag and bounced away from the middle infielders, and instead of getting out of the inning with a 2-0 lead intact, the Mariners got a 2-run single on that play, and eventually added 4 more.

From one extreme to the other.

 

o