Thursday afternoon 4/21: Orioles go for series split in Oakland

[Yossarian]

How sad is it when 3 hits and two runs in an inning is the second biggest offensive inning of the season?

[SteveA]

57 minutes ago, Spy Fox said:

The call at 1B was totally unjustifiable, but I did notice that the 1B coach was noticeably pointing at the bag as if to suggest to Trey to run back there. I wouldn’t be surprised if that gave both the A’s C the idea to tag, and the umpire the idea to call him out, because everything Trey did seemed completely standard. 

I've been busy at work, haven't even had a chance to look at the game summary until now.

What happened exactly?

[O's84]

Of course as soon as we score, we can't wait to give it back.

[maybenxtyr]

3 minutes ago, Morgan423 said:

Doesn't look like "shorten up your swing" is in Mateo's vocabulary.  We needed a single and he spent that whole at bat looking like he was trying to hit the baseball to Jupiter.

This team needs a middle infielder to step up because of the lack of ML ready talent... unfortunately, he doesn't look like that guy.

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, O's84 said:

Of course as soon as we score, we can't wait to give it back.

You can't expect Tate to be automatic all season.

[tntoriole]

The archaic ability of field umpires arbitrarily ejecting players and managers of their own accord without review needs to go. 
 

Umpires should be micd at all times so that any verbal interactions are heard and then just like with replays, an objective off site reviewer can decide if ejection or other sanctions rather than ejection are warranted 

[O's84]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

You can't expect Tate to be automatic all season.

I'm not, it's just the few times we score (coming into the 7th inning The 2022 Orioles: 11-107 RSIP) we give it back.  

[Can_of_corn]

6 minutes ago, O's84 said:

I'm not, it's just the few times we score (coming into the 7th inning The 2022 Orioles: 11-107 RSIP) we give it back.  

Oh I was just taking a little tiny shot at Tate.  If I don't Moose will wonder if something is wrong.

[Tony-OH]

Maybe Mountcastle is going to be like Eddie Murray and not hit in April every year.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Maybe Mountcastle is going to be like Eddie Murray and not hit in April every year.

At least he's not as bad this year.

[SteveA]

We had only allowed 3 HRs all year, tied with the Giants for best in the majors.

We've given up 2 today.   (So did the Giants so we may still be tied for best unless someone else has 4).

[Tony-OH]

The Orioles are about to lose 3 out of 4 games to the A's with half their players on the COVID list. lol

Losers know how to lose.

[Morgan423]

Does it grind anyone else's eardrums every time Ben McDonald says "he doesn't have an ERA?"

Yes, he does, Ben.  His ERA is zero.  That IS an ERA.

Literally the only pitchers who don't have ERAs are the ones who haven't recorded an out yet.

[Tony-OH]

Urias doesn't even look like he's seeing the ball at all. Those swings against the minor league signee guy were pretty embarrassing. Then he just let's him throw a ball over the middle of the plate.

[SteveA]

How depressing, we score our 2nd highest run total of the entire season and still lose.