Saturday September 3: Orioles vs Athletics

[Jagwar]

Just now, Gurgi said:

Let DL go out for the ninth?  He was a starter after all.

I'm all in with this idea. 

[SteveA]

Just now, Gurgi said:

Let DL go out for the ninth?  He was a starter after all.

Yep I was thinking the same thing.

[spiritof66]

1 minute ago, Gurgi said:

Let DL go out for the ninth?  He was a starter after all.

I would.

[Alasdaire]

Just now, LA2 said:

Hall very squirrelly on the mound and in the bullpen. Seems to throw high-90s easily.

Surprisingly, he was throwing mid-90s in Tampa.

[Jagwar]

Just now, Alasdaire said:

Surprisingly, he was throwing mid-90s in Tampa.

But they were rarely in the zone. 

[justD]

3 minutes ago, LA2 said:

Hall very squirrelly on the mound and in the bullpen. Seems to throw high-90s easily.

He bends down to get dirt on his hand after every pitch, and sometimes multiple times. He’s done that ever since I started watching him. He’s also very cognizant of the pitch clock and moves really quickly from pitch to pitch. 

[LA2]

Pretty soon they'll be showing bedroom scenes during ED ads.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

2 minutes ago, Jagwar said:

I'm all in with this idea. 

With a doubleheader coming Monday, I vote yes. I think Hall can get through the ninth without the O's having to burn another pitcher. 

[Alasdaire]

Just now, Jagwar said:

But they were rarely in the zone. 

Yeah, a lot of high fastballs in his start.

He did just get a batter with high heat above the zone though. If batters go for it, it's pretty unhittable. Just have to get into the right count.

 

[seak05]

9 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Aguilar is on the team to face lefties.

And we have a better defensive OF on the bench in McKenna. 

Move makes perfect sense to me.

As for not hitting for Odor... It is clear they value his defense bigtime.  When you have a lead late every move you make should improve your defense, never make it worse.  McKenna replacing Stowers improves our defense, taking Odor out does not 

If you don’t think having Urias at third and Henderson at second improves the defense, I don’t know what to tell you. 
 

Stowers hit lefties well in the minors and frankly mckenna has hit better then Aguilar this year, if you wanted to pinch hit. You don’t need to pinch hit to make the defensive substitution though. 

[Gurgi]

1 minute ago, LA2 said:

Pretty soon they'll be showing bedroom scenes during ED ads.

Hopefully not old and fat couples.   Keep them young and trim and maybe its ok.   

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Adley didn't miss any of that pitch. 

[Mooreisbetter27]

ADLEY!!!

[SteveA]

Did @Sports Guycatch that one?

[Gurgi]

Adley makes me smile.