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

[Aristotelian]

3 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Hall doesn’t belong on a major league mound right now. 

Sure doesn't look like it. Man, we had a chance at this game and he just absolutely killed it.

Would you trade Norby for him right now? Povich? 

[mrbig1]

Now Hyde going to the pen. Good timing.

[Moose Milligan]

1 minute ago, tntoriole said:

It is a little hard to understand we have completely green rookies starting AND finishing the most important game of the season.  The being tired argument is getting a bit damn old. 

Yeah but this is what everyone wanted. Stowers! GuNnAr! Hall! Vavra! C’mon Elias, promote everyone we’re in a playoff push!

[eddie83]

Just now, terpoh said:

The blue jays offensively are just flat out more talented than the Orioles. 

They are but he had nothing to get them out with.  

[bpilktree]

1 minute ago, pdiddy said:

I’m not sure why they decided to throw a one-run game. 

Because they play another one in 30 minutes.  You don’t use one of your top 3 guys in a game your trailing.  We still don’t know what Lyles can actually do today.  He might only be able to give us a few innings.  If we tied it up that would have been different story.  

[Moose Milligan]

Don’t worry about it DL, your tattoos are beautiful and your hair is gorgeous. You looked great out there. 

[Tony-OH]

Somebody will need to tell me what DL Hall did to deserve to be pitching in a 1 run game? What has he done to be in a high leverage situation. Hyde should have some real explaining to do. This was Perez' role. Hall was scuffling in AAA since mid-August yet he's pitching high lev?

[JR Oriole]

Just now, terpoh said:

The blue jays offensively are just flat out more talented than the Orioles. 

This.  Look at their lineup.  Look at ours.  Hell, look at Boston’s.  There is a big gap in pure talent.  We just need a couple of really good hitters in the off-season.  And people who are okay with walks.

[MDK02]

This series might end our playoff chances.. unfortunately. 

[baltfan]

4 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Nah, you let him take a damn beating like he deserves.

Does Hall have any attitude issues?  I have never heard anything, but just wondering.

[Tony-OH]

Just now, bpilktree said:

Because they play another one in 30 minutes.  You don’t use one of your top 3 guys in a game your trailing.  We still don’t know what Lyles can actually do today.  He might only be able to give us a few innings.  If we tied it up that would have been different story.  

You try to win the game at hand first. You don't bring in a rookie who has never pitched in a high leverage situation pitch on a one run game. 

[tntoriole]

7 minutes ago, tntoriole said:

We will score one run 

Actually now we will score 2 in the ninth

[mrbig1]

Can we trade Hall for a large pizza and a six pack.

[Aristotelian]

1 minute ago, tntoriole said:

Taking him out there is just a crap bs decision .. maybe getting clobbered will light a fire under him at Norfolk next year 

24 pitches was already too many. 

[Moshagge3]

Just now, Tony-OH said:

This is partly on Hyde. Why is Hall pitching on a high leverage situation? What had he done to deserve to be in this game down by just one?

He was pretty electric on Saturday (against a bad lineup, yes). But this idea that in the span of a couple of weeks they're going to train him to be a relief pitcher and come back from one day's rest to help the big league bullpen always seemed a little half-baked.