Friday, May 12: O's vs. Pirates

[Tony-OH]

1 minute ago, Aristotelian said:

Just kills us that we don't have a good hitter behind Adley. Every damn time.

Santander has been good of late. Just had a bad PA there.

[Aristotelian]

At least the Yankees or Rays are guaranteed to lose tonight 

[Dunk35]

Sometimes i trust Adley to swing at the balls than someone else to hit the strikes. Santander wasn't close.  0 runs in 5 innings against this bum is not good. 
 

Oviedo last 3 games before tonight: 12.2 innings, 17 ER

[Billy F-Face3]

Orioles still need a reliable RBI hitter to add to the lineup around the cleanup spot and slide down some other players a spot. We get too many guys who are hot and cold and leave too many runners in scoring position.

[Tony-OH]

35 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I imagine his employer prefers it that way.

It does seem like the way to keep yourself employed, but eventually it gets you let go. See Hunter and Bordick.

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, Tony-OH said:

I can enjoy some fun, but I think they may be playing up this bird bath. When the announcers are like, "We didn't sore, but we ignited the bird bath!" I think the floor has been lowered on what fans should be excited about. 

I remember how excited folks here got when the 2015 team finished at .500.  The bar has been low for a while now.

[baltfan]

We have been flat but Oviedo has pretty good stuff 

[Gurgi]

Fans today have the Bird bath section........LOL the old school Orioles had section 34 and a drunk taxi cab driver as master of ceremonies.   I think the old school had the better idea of fun.  

[Yossarian]

I hate giving up lead-off hits on two strike counts. 

[Aristotelian]

Just now, Tony-OH said:

Santander has been good of late. Just had a bad PA there.

He has, and I like him better than Mountcastle there, but Adley is just so much better than anyone else in this lineup. Every time they pitch around him. We have to make them pay.

[LA2]

3 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Santander has been good of late. Just had a bad PA there.

Swinging at three non-strikes in a row with two runners on and down one run is disturbingly bad though.

Edited May 13, 2023 by LA2

[Mooreisbetter27]

Bradish doesn’t deserve to lose this game. We need to score some runs. 

[Yossarian]

Good thing there was a 60 year-old man running on that DP

[Billy F-Face3]

Ok, put the ball in play and good things happen.

[Mooreisbetter27]

That’s tough to tell since it hit his glove and not the ground. Watch it get overturned