Thursday afternoon 8/18 Makeup Game: Orioles try to sweep season series from Cubs

[ShoelesJoe]

Two run HR lands softly in Hays’ glove. Thank you Elias. 

[Gurgi]

We got to do something to get the hitting going.   

[O's84]

Where do you find those things that tell you in what percentage of ball parks that ball would have gone out?

[ShoelesJoe]

Mountcastle again swings at a pitch well off the plate, and grounds out. Just wow. 

[O's84]

Just now, Gurgi said:

We got to do something to get the hitting going.   

I think half of the lineup has dinner reservations.

[eddie83]

Just now, ShoelesJoe said:

Mountcastle again swings at a pitch well off the plate, and grounds out. Just wow. 

He looks like he decides he is going to swing before the pitch is thrown. Hacks at a 0-0 pitch not even close. 

[oriolediehard]

O's swinging at the first pitch.

[dtk9119]

This is pathetic. It's one thing to get shut down by the Rays and Jays but the Cubs?!?!

[Frobby]

This team is doing absolutely nothing to make pitchers work the last two games.  It’s pretty infuriating.  

[justD]

1 minute ago, O's84 said:

Where do you find those things that tell you in what percentage of ball parks that ball would have gone out?

It's a bot account on twitter, but it only shows balls that are HRs. (at-sign would_it_dong)

[ShoelesJoe]

Mountcastle has swung at four pitches in his two ABs, and three of them have been well outside the strike zone. Right now he should be sitting or sent down. 

[Moose Milligan]

I wonder what Elias' DRS is this year.

[Sydnor]

8 minutes ago, O's84 said:

Where do you find those things that tell you in what percentage of ball parks that ball would have gone out?

 

[slakattack]

3 minutes ago, ShoelesJoe said:

Mountcastle has swung at four pitches in his two ABs, and three of them have been well outside the strike zone. Right now he should be sitting or sent down. 

This is really surprising, especially after all the off-season work at the Chris Davis First Baseman's camp.

[justD]

4 minutes ago, ShoelesJoe said:

Mountcastle has swung at four pitches in his two ABs, and three of them have been well outside the strike zone. Right now he should be sitting or sent down. 

If they've got Gunnar trying to play 1B, someone maybe already thinks this too?  There's a thread titled 'Everyone Trying 1B' that I want to read more, to see what others here are thinking.