Sat Apr 29th, Game One 12:10 @ Tigers

[Fiver6565]

The difference with our offense now is that even on days when they look like crap they still manage to run the pitch count up a good bit. 

[Beysbol]

2 minutes ago, Fiver6565 said:

We need to trade for EdRod just to make sure no one else does. The last thing we want is to face this guy in another uniform later in the season. 

That would really suck. Knowing the luck, he'll probably end up back in the AL East. 

[Mooreisbetter27]

Need a big 2 out hit. 

[baltfan]

39 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

https://www.fangraphs.com/players/ryan-mountcastle/18373/spray-charts?position=OF&type=battedball

I appreciate the spray chart. I am aware that he doesn’t just hit to one side of the field but looking at the chart he does tend to hit balls to the same general spots in the areas of the outfield positions.  Hard though to conclude anything without looking at tons of other charts and comparing. One could imagine a hitter who happens to hit balls in general to the same spots on the field even if those sports are in three different parts of the outfield.  At a certain point when the bad luck continues you have to look to see if there is more than luck at work. 

[maybenxtyr]

5 minutes ago, Winter said:

this line is overplayed, who should of been added? Nearly every option people wanted are doing awful and at a 3-4+ year 50+ Million $ cost. At cost + term Gibson literally is looking like one of the best pitching additions in all of baseball from the offseason. 

No, the weak rebuttal from people like you is what gets old. So potentially signing a guy with a legitimate track record has some risk. Counting on pitchers that have a really good portion of a season to continue is where the real risk is. 

[Winter]

already lets rip their bullpen apart!

[Beysbol]

Sweet! They're pulling him! Yes!! 

[Mooreisbetter27]

1 minute ago, Fiver6565 said:

The difference with our offense now is that even on days when they look like crap they still manage to run the pitch count up a good bit. 

TBH pitch count should’ve been a lot higher. 5-6 pitches that were 2-3 inches clearly off the plate have been called strikes. 

[SteveA]

OK, let's hope this chump from te bullpen can't get the job done and we can put a few runs on the board here and get back in the games.   A battle between our offense/bullpen, and Detroit's offense/bullpen, tilts in our favor, but we have to be close enough for it to matter.

[Tony-OH]

1 minute ago, Gurgi said:

I hated the trade to Boston even when they did it.  The Orioles never have starting pitching prospects and Duquette gave our best one away for a freaking rental.   Hated it.  

The trade was fine at the time because that's the kind of trade when you are a legitimate WS contender. You have to give up quality to get quality. If the Orioles had not run into that white hot Royals team they had a legitimate chance to win the World Series that year.

[Mooreisbetter27]

Arghhhh soooo close!!! Now watch him k haha

[Gurgi]

Foul?  That hurt.

[Tony-OH]

That crap Brown just said is the exact moment you realize announcing every statistic is not always worth saying.

[Winter]

Just missed 2 homers ... 

[SteveA]

Damn, so close.

That could wind up being the difference in the ballgame.