Labor Day afternoon: Game 1 of the Orioles biggest doubleheader in decades

[eddie83]

Big inning here. 

[Moose Milligan]

It’ll be a miracle if Baumann can get through this inning unscathed. 

[Emory Eagle]

2 minutes ago, ledzepp8 said:

That’s the problem. It’s a judgement call. Unless it’s something obvious like the pitcher starts and stops or drops the ball or something, It’s always going to be arbitrary. 

Kind of agree. I get why it would be hard to define a bright line rule, bc it’s impossible to anticipate everything a pitcher might do.  That said, you would think MLB would do better setting forth clear guidance, e.g.  a points of emphasis or something like that.

[eddie83]

Got away with that one. 

[ledzepp8]

Just now, Moose Milligan said:

It’s not a balk if he’s established it as his routine. 

Yep and thus the stupidity of the rule. Let’s say Gausmans routine is to bounce three times and then start his motion. If he only does it twice is that then a balk and is the umpire expected to be keeping count of the pitchers bouncing before a pitch?

[Mooreisbetter27]

Baumann not getting pitches closer than the ones Gausman got

[nevadaO]

Could have gone to this game but unfortunately I bought tickets for the Orioles/Blue Jays.

Couldn't find where the tickets to the Manny Gonzalez clown show were.

[Hank Scorpio]

This crowd needs to get in this ump’s ass.

[eddie83]

Just now, Emory Eagle said:

Kind of agree. I get why it would be hard to define a bright line rule, bc it’s impossible to anticipate everything a pitcher might do.  That said, you would think MLB would do better setting forth clear guidance, e.g.  a points of emphasis or something like that.

Don’t let them rock once they come set. That way no gray area.  

[pdiddy]

This is ridiculous

[Mooreisbetter27]

Need to start pitching into the left handlers batting box. That’s apparently where the strikes are

[Just Regular]

If either of these games stay close late, both Anthony Bass and Jordan Romano pitched both Saturday-Sunday in Pittsburgh.

Conventional wisdom around almost never working RP a third consecutive day would suggest they are completely down today.

[Moose Milligan]

Gotta have that pitch. Especially since the home plate umpire has give way worse. 

[bpilktree]

2 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

It’s not a balk if he’s established it as his routine. 

It is because you have to come to complete stop and he never does.  You can have whatever routine you want but you still must come to a stop and he never does,

[Riggodrill44]

11 minutes ago, Emory Eagle said:

To be honest that rocking motion does seem intended to deceive the runner?  So it should be a balk every time?

It’s not the rocking, he has to stop before throwing the pitch.