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Sunday August 28: Justin Verlander stands between Orioles and another sweep at Minute Maid Park

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Just a totally embarrassing swing by Mountcastle. I'm about done with him as part of the future. He just doesn't have the plate discipline and Hyde is doing no one any favors by batting him 4th.

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We don't call people an idiot that we disagree with here. 

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Palmer is pissed.  "All that time discussing what to throw and you pick your worst pitch, that cutter? You read the batter. You just threw that cutter for a double then you throw it again for this run

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Just now, Il BuonO said:

Wonder what that’s about? They mentioned it, but no indication as to the reason yet.

I think this is the future of MLB. Astros wrapped up a playoff bye months ago and the end of the season has no point other than to keep everyone healthy. Good for the Orioles, not great for the paying Astros fans and maybe not great for baseball.

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Just now, Il BuonO said:

Wonder what that’s about? They mentioned it, but no indication as to the reason yet.

Astros, for all intents and purposes, have their post season locked in at this point.  If they caught so much of a whiff that they needed to precaution-pull Verlander to avoid a potential injury, they'd do it in a blink. 

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Guys, didn't you know?  The opposite batter's box is in the strike zone now!

 

Edit: Also LOL @ Bregman for jawing off to the ump just then for a called strike that was less than a baseball's width off the plate, when his pitcher benefited from a called strike three that was five inches outside, less than five minutes ago.

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