Friday August 5th, Pirates visit the yard

[spleen1015]

Phillips is going to screw around and make us like him.

[MDK02]

Get Phillips in, come on!

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Ok Santander it's on you to salvage Phillips leadoff double. 

[Yossarian]

Phillips looks like a little kid wearing his dad's batting helmet

[Il BuonO]

Just now, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

The opposite of Vavra at the plate. 

He does strike out way too much and I’d rather see him as a defensive replacement, but he can create excitement at times with his speed.

[O's84]

You gotta start converting these chances.

[MDK02]

Missed opportunities…

[Frobby]

This game is irritating me now.  Runner on 2B, nobody out twice and no runs to show for it. 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Just now, Il BuonO said:

He does strike out way too much and I’d rather see him as a defensive replacement, but he can create excitement at times with his speed.

I'm hoping a change of scenery gets Phillips on a hot streak. I agree on Phillps' defense and speed, but having him and McKenna is somewhat redundant. 

[Yossarian]

7 minutes ago, Il BuonO said:

My fellow Texans are gonna love him if he keeps this up!

Wait until they see him start to leg out infield singles

[Il BuonO]

6 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I don't have MLB.tv anymore.  Anyway, I like Ben so I'd keep it here regardless.

The thing is that I actually feel kinda bad about bagging on Garceau.  He seems like a really, nice genuine guy and he's been doing Baltimore sports forever.  It's just that he's painful to listen to.

Agreed on all counts. I actually think someone must’ve mentioned his listless deliver to him because now he has gone out of his way to punch up the excitement on the HR calls. But Brown is their golden child. Don’t ask me why.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

2 minutes ago, O's84 said:

You gotta start converting these chances.

Still plenty of time left, but it would suck if a winnable game slips away from the Orioles. 

[Moose Milligan]

4 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said:

Your record tonight isn’t exactly stellar.

Your record overall isn't exactly stellar.

[Moose Milligan]

Just now, Il BuonO said:

Agreed on all counts. I actually think someone must’ve mentioned his listless deliver to him because now he has gone out of his way to punch up the excitement on the HR calls. But Brown is their golden child. Don’t ask me why.

I'm coming around on Brown, probably because he's not Garceau or Newman.  It's a low bar, but it is what it is.  The pop culture references and trying to be cute still can be annoying but it's not as irksome as it was initially.  I suppose you could say I'm getting used to it.

[Jagwar]

4 minutes ago, spleen1015 said:

Phillips is going to screw around and make us like him.

He plays great defense and provides a "moment" every now and then. 

But we already have McKenna