Thursday afternoon: O's vs A's complete 4 game battle-of-the-vowels series

[justD]

Just now, spiritof66 said:

A smart mgr might have pinch run, like the A's did in the top of the inning.

Thank you for not saying pinch ran!

[HandsomeQuack]

Just now, LA2 said:

How deep was Mullins' fly hit? bc Laureano has a famously good arm and Adley was on-deck.

Not very deep, probably wouldn't have sent with 0 out

[Winter]

If only Rutch had a chance to bat at 0/4 today with 2men on 

[eddie83]

1 minute ago, spiritof66 said:

A smart mgr might have pinch run, like the A's did in the top of the inning.

Could have ran McKenna. 

[SteveA]

1 minute ago, spiritof66 said:

A smart mgr might have pinch run, like the A's did in the top of the inning.

Yep, and McKenna is faster and a better RF so you pinch run there, he scores, and you have your better defender in with the lead.   Sounds like a major strategic blunder to me, granted that I am following on gameday and didn't actually see the play.

[Hank Scorpio]

1 minute ago, SteveA said:

Damn.   How close was it?

Laureano has one of the best arms in MLB.   And Adley up next.  I get wanting to try to get the winning run across in the bottom of the 8th, but that's a tough chance to take.

Ball beat him by probably 10 feet.

[Surhoffan17]

This just in (very reactionary)...we aren't very good. I know you can't base anything on one series, but the hitting is inconsistent and most of the pitching is useless. Some parts of the BP are pretty good, one good starter for now and a couple of fast guys who will steal a lot. But in this division it looks like back to the cellar. 

Edited April 13, 2023 by Surhoffan17

[justD]

Just now, eddie83 said:

Could have ran McKenna. 

Oh well. 

[Winter]

Just now, SteveA said:

Yep, and McKenna is faster and a better RF so you pinch run there, he scores, and you have your better defender in with the lead.   Sounds like a major strategic blunder to me, granted that I am following on gameday and didn't actually see the play.

Vavra was out by a mile, was not a close play whatsoever 

[Dibbs31]

2 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Damn.   How close was it?

Laureano has one of the best arms in MLB.   And Adley up next.  I get wanting to try to get the winning run across in the bottom of the 8th, but that's a tough chance to take.

Not close at all

[forphase1]

1 minute ago, eddie83 said:

Could have ran McKenna. 

Wouldn't have mattered, he wouldn't be paying attention enough to do better.  

[Moose Milligan]

2 minutes ago, LA2 said:

How deep was Mullins' fly hit? bc Laureano has a famously good arm and Adley was on-deck.

Like, halfway deep.  He was out by 15 feet.

[LA2]

1 minute ago, spiritof66 said:

A smart mgr might have pinch run, like the A's did in the top of the inning.

McKenna wd have been a good choice there, but maybe he's in the dog house.

[Moose Milligan]

@LA2even if it were Mateo running, I don't think it'd have been close.  That send was stupid.

[Winter]

Just now, forphase1 said:

Wouldn't have mattered, he wouldn't be paying attention enough to do better.  

I wish you were wrong, but it sounds about right. He might of been waving at a fan.