Monday, May 8: Showdown at the Yard -- Rays come to town, O's try to win 11th straight series opener

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, SteveA said:

i'm not THAT down on Santander for that play.  McClanahan is so tough to hit.   If that falls in but he has to stop at 3rd, it's very possible Urias and McKenna can't get the run in anyway.  You take off and if Franco doesn't make the very tough play... you get the run in for sure.

I think you can't give the other team outs.

[Tony-OH]

4 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

Mcclanahan has about 30 pitches left...if we are smart and take a few pitches we can get him out of there..

I think they definitely need to try this as much as possible.

[Aristotelian]

2 minutes ago, SteveA said:

i'm not THAT down on Santander for that play.  McClanahan is so tough to hit.   If that falls in but he has to stop at 3rd, it's very possible Urias and McKenna can't get the run in anyway.  You take off and if Franco doesn't make the very tough play... you get the run in for sure.

That really wasn't a hard play or a hard read.

[emmett16]

2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I think you can't give the other team outs.

 That’s the name of the game in our non-clock sport.  Every out is a potential chaos chart.  

[Tony-OH]

Um, Pillar says hello Kevin Brown! lol

[Aristotelian]

Do not like this situation. Cmon Kyle.

[Bemorewins]

5 minutes ago, Royle said:

Dude !  Did you see Mussina pitch ?

Yes I certainly did and he was great! But this guy here maybe the game’s best pitcher. Mike Mussina was NEVER considered that.

[Tony-OH]

1 minute ago, Aristotelian said:

That really wasn't a hard play or a hard read.

Agreed, I just think he didn't get either a good read or didn't know how many outs.

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, emmett16 said:

 That’s the name of the game in our non-clock sport.  Every out is a potential chaos chart.  

The whole Moneyball "he gets on base" really just meant "he doesn't make outs".

[Aristotelian]

I am completely OK with pitching around Randy there. Was that a 3-0 changeup?

[emmett16]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

The whole Moneyball "he gets on base" really just meant "he doesn't make outs".

Precisely. 

[Goober Noodles]

C'mon Gibby. 

[Goober Noodles]

HE CAUGHT IT!

[SteveA]

Great job Gibson!

[Frobby]

That last out of the inning took a lot of work!