Tuesday, July 5: Orioles begin 2nd half of season and try to take series from Rangers

[Aristotelian]

1 minute ago, Tony-OH said:

Tell you what, we have to give credit to Krehbiel tonight to. Tough night to be a pitcher and he gets the bases loaded with one out and gets out of it. 

Krehbiel has been solid for us. Pretty close to nugget status IMO.

[Tony-OH]

1 minute ago, RVAOsFan said:

What a fun game!

It was once we won! lol

[Frobby]

That was a really nice swing.  Reminds me of how he looked most of last year.  

[Tony-OH]

Just now, Aristotelian said:

Krehbiel has been solid for us. Pretty close to nugget status IMO.

Not sure I'd say nugget yet, but he's been good overall for sure. Considering he was a guy I had question why he was was claimed when it happened, I'll give the Orioles credit for seeing something to work with with him.

[SteveA]

Verizon cable has this feature where if you haven't changed the channel or done any thing with your cable box for 4 hours, a message comes on the screen telling you to press any button to keep watching, or else it will turn off.   I hardly ever see that, maybe on an NFL Sunday when I have it on red zone all day.

But it just came on now.

[JimGinSP]

4 minutes ago, SteveA said:

We just won a game where:

• We started Voth
• We didn't have Hays and Mountcastle in the lineup
• A ball hit third base and contributed to extending an inning and allowing 2 more runs to score
• Odor made a bad play that led to a run
• Lopez wasn't available
• Bautista blew a save

I think we have a SQUAD!  They really seem to have each other’s backs and are actually able to perform that way!

[SteveA]

We haven't swept a series since we swept the Nats last July*.   Let's see if Watkins and a tired pen can pull it off tomorrow.

*I don't count the 1-game "sweep" vs the Cubs earlier this year, where the other game was rained out.

[Tony-OH]

1 minute ago, SteveA said:

We haven't swept a series since we swept the Nats last July*.   Let's see if Watkins and a tired pen can pull it off tomorrow.

*I don't count the 1-game "sweep" vs the Cubs earlier this year, where the other game was rained out.

Jim Hunter would.

[WillyM]

10 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Guess Baker, Perez, and Lopez are available tomorrow.  Maybe Krehbiel for an inning.   Send down Vespi, bring up one fresh arm, Diplan or whoever?   We have an off day Thursday.   Should have Lopez, Bautista, Perez, Tate all rested by Friday.

Sorry, no off day Thursday.   The Angels will be in town for the first of four games.

[mrbig1]

I turn the game off in the 9th. Thinking we had loss.

[SteveA]

2 minutes ago, WillyM said:

Sorry, no off day Thursday.   The Angels will be in town for the first of four games.

Oops, thanks for the correction.  

In that case we definitely have to make at least one move, I would think.

[emmett16]

You know something is different when you go to bed early, can’t sleep, wake up, check score and……the Os win!  What a weird and crazy feeling.  This team has some character.  Back to sleep.