Akin promoted, Mullins optioned

[weams]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

Unless your a great framer!  That's so valuable you don't have to be able to do anything else. 

Nope, I don't fall for defensive WAR. Not yet. 

[Sports Guy]

Great news.  

[weams]

I don't love him out of the bullpen. 

[Philip]

47 minutes ago, weams said:

Nope, I don't fall for defensive WAR. Not yet. 

One of the worst things about an electronic strike zone is that it would render completely useless the skill of framing. You can’t fool a computer, it’s either a ball or a strike and that is that.

[Philip]

35 minutes ago, weams said:

I don't love him out of the bullpen. 

Isn’t that kind of a dumb idea? If he’s a starter, and he’s on a starter schedule, why call him up to stick him in the bullpen for two weeks?

I just heard about this in this comment,So I missed any explanation, but it doesn’t seem like a reasonable move. If you want a bullpen guy, why not bring up a bullpen guy, or dump Hess And bring up two bullpen guys?

I do not know who those two bullpen guys would necessarily be, but they would be bullpen guys. Not starters.

[Can_of_corn]

3 minutes ago, Philip said:

One of the worst things about an electronic strike zone is that it would render completely useless the skill of framing. You can’t fool a computer, it’s either a ball or a strike and that is that.

That's a feature.

 

[VaBird1]

5 minutes ago, Philip said:

One of the worst things about an electronic strike zone is that it would render completely useless the skill of framing. You can’t fool a computer, it’s either a ball or a strike and that is that.

That sounds wonderful.

[scOtt]

2 hours ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

I’m all for letting Sisco get at bats. Even if the O’s can’t decide on his long term future with a 60 game season, I want to see players who might have a future get playing time. 

Especially when they're white hot hitting like Sisco is now. Strike while the iron is hot.

[Can_of_corn]

5 minutes ago, scOtt said:

Especially when they're white hot hitting like Sisco is now. Strike while the iron is hot.

I thought Hyde said to make sure to give them a day off when they are hot?

[scOtt]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

I thought Hyde said to make sure to give them a day off when they are hot?

I didn't hear that. Hope not. I'm still thinking like Buck, ride the hot players, hitters and pitchers.

[Philip]

12 minutes ago, VaBird1 said:

That sounds wonderful.

I think it’s kind of sad actually. The human element is very strong and very important, if we have an empire who’s 90-95% right,

I can live with the occasional mistake.

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, scOtt said:

I didn't hear that. Hope not. I'm still thinking like Buck, ride the hot players, hitters and pitchers.

Was making a reference to Hyde sitting him after his big game.

[scOtt]

1 hour ago, weams said:

I was one of the Akin cheer squad a few years back.  I believed in him. I have seen him pitch a ton of games in person. Something is there. 

In Frederick? In Harrisburg on the road?

[scOtt]

42 minutes ago, Philip said:

One of the worst things about an electronic strike zone is that it would render completely useless the skill of framing. You can’t fool a computer, it’s either a ball or a strike and that is that.

Framing is cheating. It's that good, accepted kind of cheating in ML ball but still cheating. I'm slowly coming around to the e-zone.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, scOtt said:

Framing is cheating. It's that good, accepted kind of cheating in ML ball but still cheating. I'm slowly coming around to the e-zone.

Like greenies until the steroid guys ruined everything.