Saturday April 16 vs Yankees

[Il BuonO]

1 minute ago, O's84 said:

Brilliant move Elias!

Hyde didn’t have to use him.

[Moose Milligan]

Left to take a poop, it was 2-0.  Come back, it's 4-2.  Should have just stayed in the bathroom, it was more enjoyable in there.

[Pushmonkey]

1 minute ago, Tony-OH said:

This is 100% on poor pitching management. 

First, why start Baumann in an inning when a storm is coming?

Second, why do you put Lakins on the roster? He's not good. He was DFA'd and no one claimed him, why, because he's not good.

Why Elias has some kind of GM hardon for him is beyond me.

Maybe Hyder doesn’t have access to an app or a ground crew to tell him if weather is coming?

[spiritof66]

Just now, Tony-OH said:

This is 100% on poor pitching management. 

First, why start Baumann in a inning when a storm is coming?

Second, why do you put Lakins on the roster? He's not good. He was DFA'd and no one claimed him, why, because he's not good.

Why Elias has some kind of GM hardon for him is beyond me.

When it comes to promoting pitchers, the Orioles are acting as the farm club for Norfolk right now.

[Moose Milligan]

Just now, Il BuonO said:

Hyde didn’t have to use him.

He didn't, but the fact that he's there is terrible.  

[Beysbol]

Does the tanking rule start next season or this season?

[Il BuonO]

Just now, Moose Milligan said:

He didn't, but the fact that he's there is terrible.  

So true.

[O's84]

1 minute ago, Il BuonO said:

Hyde didn’t have to use him.

Not defending Hyde, but he shouldn't be on the roster anyway.

[SteveA]

He was safely tucked away in Minnesota for a while I had forgotten how much I hate Josh Donaldson.

[Tony-OH]

Moves like this really make me question what Elias is doing or honestly, if he knows what he;s doing.

Lakins was not good AAA. Why is he the guy you bring up when you need a reliever? 

Because you can DFA him and you don't care if you lose him? Guess, what, that's last year's BS.

Sedlock, Hartman, Diplan and Vespi were probably all better options. 

[Tony-OH]

Just now, O's84 said:

Not defending Hyde, but he shouldn't be on the roster anyway.

Then maybe don't use him with the heart of the order coming up.

They should have never have tried to bring Baumann back after that delay anyways. 

[spiritof66]

2 minutes ago, Pushmonkey said:

Maybe Hyder doesn’t have access to an app or a ground crew to tell him if weather is coming?

That communications stuff can get expensive.

[Bahama O's Fan]

Is this where a better manager than Hyde doesn't cost you a game because he doesn't put Lakins in there?

[SteveA]

2 minutes ago, Il BuonO said:

Hyde didn’t have to use him.

Actually when you use about 6 relievers the night before, and you then have to go to your 3rd pitcher of the night in the 5th, and you might be saving a long man (Akin or AWells) to start in a couple days... you pretty much have to use every available body in the bullpen.

[Moose Milligan]

Man, Mateo gave it a ride.  Had that been to left field, would that have been a homer??