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If the Orioles are in the market, Lew Ford, the hitting coach for the highly successful Long Island Ducks, might be available. The beloved former Oriole ? has served as player-hitting coach and as player-bench coach (not sure how that works) for the Ducks. But the Orioles will have to be a little bit patient: Lew and the Ducks open the Atlantic League Championship Series tonight against the defending champion Sugar Land Skeeters.

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1 hour ago, Natty said:

Does anyone recall ever seeing so many of our runners thrown out at the plate as this year? 

It’s very easy to check this on BB-ref.   The O’s were thrown out at home 15 times this year, which was the AL league average.   To put that into some context, they scored 153 times by scoring from first on a double, from second on a single, or on a sacrifice fly.   

In 2018, they were thrown out at home 17 times.   They scored 157 runs in the ways I mentioned.  

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41 minutes ago, Frobby said:

It’s very easy to check this on BB-ref.   The O’s were thrown out at home 15 times this year, which was the AL league average.   To put that into some context, they scored 153 times by scoring from first on a double, from second on a single, or on a sacrifice fly.   

In 2018, they were thrown out at home 17 times.   They scored 157 runs in the ways I mentioned.  

Thanks for the info.

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8 minutes ago, Natty said:

Thanks for the info.

No problem.    By the way, Jonathan Villar led the team in scoring from 1st on a double, accomplishing that 8 times, twice that of anyone else on the team.    He scored from 2B on a single 13 times, also tops on the team.    He was thrown out at home zero times.     

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On 10/1/2019 at 3:03 PM, spiritof66 said:

If the Orioles are in the market, Lew Ford, the hitting coach for the highly successful Long Island Ducks, might be available. The beloved former Oriole ? has served as player-hitting coach and as player-bench coach (not sure how that works) for the Ducks. But the Orioles will have to be a little bit patient: Lew and the Ducks open the Atlantic League Championship Series tonight against the defending champion Sugar Land Skeeters.

I would hope they get the best coaches they can. Don’t have to  be former Orioles players. 

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On 10/1/2019 at 4:03 PM, spiritof66 said:

If the Orioles are in the market, Lew Ford, the hitting coach for the highly successful Long Island Ducks, might be available. The beloved former Oriole ? has served as player-hitting coach and as player-bench coach (not sure how that works) for the Ducks. But the Orioles will have to be a little bit patient: Lew and the Ducks open the Atlantic League Championship Series tonight against the defending champion Sugar Land Skeeters.

The vaunted Sugar Land Skeeter offense, there is no way the Ducks survive that buzzsaw of a lineup.

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