Thursday September 1 (6:10pm): Rubber Match in Cleveland

[Alasdaire]

2 minutes ago, ArtVanDelay said:

What the hell was Mountcastle swinging at on that 2-0 pitch?  This dude is not part of the future. 

Just no method to his madness. His at bats are all over the place.

[O's84]

3 minutes ago, ArtVanDelay said:

What the hell was Mountcastle swinging at on that 2-0 pitch?  This dude is not part of the future. 

He's lost at the plate.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

9 minutes ago, Beysbol said:

And why am I not surprised?

The most hot or cold Orioles hitter I can remember during my lifetime. 

[seak05]

What on earth did Stowers do to Hyde anyways

[Remember The Alomar]

I hope Orioles management get DL Hall and Palmer in the same room together as much as possible this month. 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

4 minutes ago, seak05 said:

What on earth did Stowers do to Hyde anyways

Stowers must have said something derogatory about Odor. 

[NashLumber]

1 minute ago, Remember The Alomar said:

I hope Orioles management get DL Hall and Palmer in the same room together as much as possible this month. 

I want Palmer on that in-ear device calling the pitches. 

[Beysbol]

5 minutes ago, seak05 said:

What on earth did Stowers do to Hyde anyways

Ok. I don't get this. Why isn't Stowers playing? It's like every day someone SHOULD be playing and they're on the bench instead. Stowers can hit the ball. 

[Remember The Alomar]

1 minute ago, NashLumber said:

I want Palmer on that in-ear device calling the pitches. 

Palmer: Throw a strike, DL.

* Hall drills Oriole bird dancing on dugout between the eyes * 

Palmer: This reminds me of a complete game I pitched against Toronto in late June of 1977...

[Baltimorecuse]

Maybe Stowers is nursing something they don't want public.  I can't think of another reason.

[NashLumber]

4 minutes ago, Remember The Alomar said:

Palmer: Throw a strike, DL.

* Hall drills Oriole bird dancing on dugout between the eyes * 

Palmer: This reminds me of a complete game I pitched against Toronto in late June of 1977...

An early scene in Bull Durham as well

"I don't know where it's going." - Crash Davis

The advice about reading the batter, ie. not speeding up the bat based on how the batter responded to a previous pitch often seems to come into play in Palmer's narration of mistakes young pitchers make. 

[O's84]

Walks the #9 batter who is hitting .199.  

[Baltimorecuse]

Bradish is going great and just loses it.  Seen this before.

[CynBeth]

Please don’t give the runs back.

[Baltimorecuse]

I was just thinking at the start of the inning that we've stayed away from free passes.  I need to stop thinking.