Saturday afternoon August 20: Boog Powell Bobblehead Day vs the Red Sox

[LA2]

8 minutes ago, Orioles4Life21 said:

Seeing Devers pout like a 12 year old little leaguer after striking out is hilarious

Dude looks like he’s gonna cry lmao 

Him and Verdugo and Donaldson. I like how Rutschman registers his disagreement: stares down for a half-second at how far below the zone he thought the pitch was then just walks away as if nothing had happened.

[Yossarian]

They keep talking about how Wacha is much more effective against righties than lefties.   This makes me wonder why Rutschman and Santander choose to bat left-handed and not right-handed against him?

[Orioles4Life21]

I for one am shocked that this lineup today is struggling to get anything going.

[Yossarian]

Just now, Yossarian said:

They keep talking about how Wacha is much more effective against righties than lefties.   This makes me wonder why Rutschman and Santander choose to bat left-handed and not right-handed against him?

I mean Wacha is more effective against lefties.

[Orioles4Life21]

4 minutes ago, bpilktree said:

I have been against Robo umps for years but at this point I am now in favor of them.  It isn’t just the poor umpires but the lack of accountability they have for them when it is clear they are calling a poor game.  

No.

[LA2]

2 minutes ago, Gurgi said:

At first you will miss the umpires when they have robo strike zone....but after a short time you will ever forget baseball used to be in the dark ages and lazy humans called the balls and strikes.  

I'm curious as to what the calibration and siting puzzles are solved.

Umps are good for arguing with, for making baseball discursive and mildly political (resistance/remonstrance vs. quasi-rational authority and fiat law).

Edited August 20, 2022 by LA2

[CynBeth]

Realistically did not think we would sweep them thought we would have an issue today I know someone who is there and so far every time a friend goes they have lost.  Hope we put on a good showing tomorrow night in the national spotlight.  

[CynBeth]

3 minutes ago, LA2 said:

Him and Verdugo and Donaldson. I like how Rutschman registers his disagreement: stares down for a half-second at how far below the zone he thought the pitch was then just walks away as if nothing had happened.

Don’t forget the crybaby Yankees.

[eddie83]

Just challenge him 2-0 and make a bad pitch. Nice. 

[LA2]

If they can get reverse-split Wacha out of there and face a conventional RHP, the O's don't have a bad lefty-hitting bench today.

[O's84]

Bradish pitched well enough to win, the sub optimal offense couldn't do a thing.

[dtk9119]

With this offense that's about it. You can't keep expecting these pitchers to be perfect every game with ZERO offensive support 

[LA2]

Just now, CynBeth said:

Don’t forget the crybaby Yankees.

That's what I meant by mentioning Donaldson!

[Moshagge3]

O's don't have three runs in them today, do they?

[seak05]

Hyde's obsession with getting guys through 6 is really frustrating. It's almost never a good idea to have your non-ace level starter go through a line-up three times