Tuesday September 27: Orioles try to clinch both .500 season and 4th place finish

[Moose Milligan]

3 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

Meaningless games this weekend for them except Judge watch. 

I hope everyone (including us) walks Judge for the rest of the week.  I just want to see Yankee fans cry.

[oriolediehard]

Using Reed set the tone today. The Sox were licking at the chops when slow ball Reed came in.

I was so disappointed when the O's claimed Reed

[dtk9119]

6 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Yankees beat Jays, clinch AL East.

Maybe they'll rest people this weekend so we can have a better chance to make the... oh never mind

[eddie83]

3 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I'm not so sure about that.  We need to give credit when credit is due, this isn't Syd Thrift's front office.  It feels good to say that our FO is pretty smart, I mean I just cheated The Sun paywall courtesy of @Can_of_cornand read an article about this pitching lab the Orioles have set up.  We're firmly in the 21st century when it comes to how baseball is looked at by a FO.

I don't believe they think that Aguilar is head and shoulders a better option over Stowers in all facets.  I think maybe Hyde liked a matchup better for whatever reason.

 

If the FO wanted Stowers to face more lefties he would. 
 

This is Fenway. I get why he hit a Aguilar. A three run bomb makes it a 2 run game. 

[oriolediehard]

I wish the O's claimed Miguel Andujar when the Yankees released him.  He just hit a bases loaded clearing double for the Pirates.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

2 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I hope everyone (including us) walks Judge for the rest of the week.  I just want to see Yankee fans cry.

It's total schadenfreude, but it would be partial retribution for Jeffrey Maier getting away with catching that ball in the 1996 ALCS. 

The anger and seething of Yankees will keep me warm all winter. 

[tntoriole]

12 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Inclined to agree.  There's a big delta between the guys you can trust and the guys you can't.  Krehbiel and Reed are guys that aren't that reliable right now.

No sammy stewarts out there for sure ..

[SteveA]

7 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I'm not so sure about that.  We need to give credit when credit is due, this isn't Syd Thrift's front office.  It feels good to say that our FO is pretty smart, I mean I just cheated The Sun paywall courtesy of @Can_of_cornand read an article about this pitching lab the Orioles have set up.  We're firmly in the 21st century when it comes to how baseball is looked at by a FO.

I don't believe they think that Aguilar is head and shoulders a better option over Stowers in all facets.  I think maybe Hyde liked a matchup better for whatever reason.

 

A right-handed pull power hitter in Fenway Park vs a lefty pitcher at a point in the game (2 out 2 on down 5) where it was worth taking a shot at a HR to propel us back in the game.

Yes I know Aguilar has been crap this year but throughout his career he has hit lefties well, with power.

He was obviously picked up to give us a RH bat vs lefties.  Yes, he has failed in that respect.  But that's why they got him and for the most part that's how they've used him.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

2 minutes ago, tntoriole said:

No sammy stewarts out there for sure ..

I miss the days when relief pitchers could come in the game during the third inning and then close out the game. 

[Yossarian]

Is the offensive honeymoon over?

[dtk9119]

So now the offense has disappeared and the Red Sox BP looks like championship caliber 

[eddie83]

 

[Moose Milligan]

1 minute ago, SteveA said:

A right-handed pull power hitter in Fenway Park vs a lefty pitcher at a point in the game (2 out 2 on down 5) where it was worth taking a shot at a HR to propel us back in the game.

Yes I know Aguilar has been crap this year but throughout his career he has hit lefties well, with power.

He was obviously picked up to give us a RH bat vs lefties.  Yes, he has failed in that respect.  But that's why they got him and for the most part that's how they've used him.

Yeah, it was an effort to catch lightning in a bottle.  

[Yossarian]

1 minute ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

I miss the days when relief pitchers could come in the game during the third inning and then close out the game. 

.... three times a week. 

[e16bball]

6 minutes ago, oriolediehard said:

Using Reed set the tone today. The Sox were licking at the chops when slow ball Reed came in.

I was so disappointed when the O's claimed Reed

Yes, at that point we’d only yielded 8 runs and 15 base runners through 3 innings, I think that’s definitely where things went off the rails.