Trying to Avoid the Sweep (vs. BLUE JAYS, 8/19)

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, eddie83 said:

Maybe Mountcastle is working on routine fly balls in Bowie. 

Obviously you can't do that in Baltimore.

[eddie83]

Just now, allquixotic said:

Maybe Hyde assumed (probably, correctly) that the O's won't score again, so he wants to save the pen.

A lot of guys who've been hot lately have been ice cold today, and we only get 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th anyway.

There must be 1/2 guys who threw last night he wants to stay away from today beyond Lakins and Sulser. Lopez is backing up Means. I can see not Tate. 

Probably another reason he pushed Milone.  

[scOtt]

2 minutes ago, allquixotic said:

Maybe Hyde assumed (probably, correctly) that the O's won't score again, so he wants to save the pen.

A lot of guys who've been hot lately have been ice cold today, and we only get 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th anyway.

Also, this umpiring crew has been giving the Jays pitchers an enormous strike zone in the bottom of the 9th in the first two games, so I've no reason to believe that won't be the case today as well.

Getaway day...

[Yardball85]

The Orioles: We are trying to win every game this year and see what happens in a short season, you never know.

Also the Orioles:  **Startd Chris Davis and Dwight Smith Jr regularly.

[eddie83]

1 minute ago, survivedc said:

If you’re an outfielder you should catch lazy flys to the outfield.

This guy is a joke and the bigger joke is that he still gets PT.

He has poor reads and doesn’t run well. Nice combo. 

[scOtt]

And another run scores, EARNED run, because of Smith.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, eddie83 said:

He has poor reads and doesn’t run well. Nice combo. 

Also has a weak arm.

[eddie83]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

Also has a weak arm.

At least he can only worry about that once he gets to the ball.  

[survivedc]

3 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

He has poor reads and doesn’t run well. Nice combo. 

I don’t think I’ve seen him get a good jump/clean route on a ball yet this year. It’s really pretty incredible.

[scOtt]

Mullins says "Get out of the way, hack!"

[eddie83]

Just now, survivedc said:

I don’t think I’ve seen him get a good jump/clean route on a ball yet this year. It’s really pretty incredible.

Yeah. Happens over and over. 

He is at best a platoon DH.  

[eddie83]

Not sure what to expect with Boston series. At some point they are due to win some.  

[Can_of_corn]

I see Smith in the outfield and I think to myself, this is what it would have looked like if Billy Rowell had made it to the majors.

[scOtt]

Iggy could be a key to this. Get him back to SS and Valaika could play left then. You could send Smith down for someone.

 

Elias (and Hyde) may have stuck themselves into this position to play Smith, but don't think for a second they don't see how terrible he is out there. He is building his own coffin with the O's I would guess.

[Yardball85]

I wish I could say this was Davis's last at bat as an Oriole.  Oh I wish I could say that.