Mother's Day: Orioles go for a sweep of the Pirates

[Yossarian]

Just now, Malike said:

If you look hard enough you can always find something to be offended by, even if by nature it isn't nefarious.

I was being facetious 

[SteveA]

5 minutes ago, Gurgi said:

I know rookies struggle but that is a hugely epic amount of total suck.  Hard to live with that.  

Is it though?  It's a week's worth of at bats if he was playing full time.  Not really a lot.  I'll bet almost any hall of famer you might name had a 2 for 28 stretch at one point in their career.

(No, I'm not saying Stowers is a HOFer and I am fully aware how bad he has looked in those 28 ABs.  Just saying it's really a pretty small sample to be making major judgements on).

[dtk9119]

This offense is so bad right now. No plan no discipline just hacking away or watching balls go by.

[Moose Milligan]

Must be nice to have a pitcher like Keller. 

[Malike]

Just now, Yossarian said:

I was being facetious 

Me too. The "You" was more collective you, not pointing a finger at you specifically.

[TopGunnar]

Gunnar shouldn’t be anywhere near the top of the order.  I read above Stowers is 2-28? That can’t be true

[DEOriolesfan]

Henderson has no business hitting 3rd at this point in his career. 

[Gurgi]

2 minutes ago, Jagwar said:

I can't wait until MLB goes to an auto strike zone system. I have noticed so many pitches off the plate being called strikes this year. 

I think MLB might be backing off the robo ump.  Been hearing they are going to a challenge system in the minors to test how that goes.  Each team will get two strikes a game to challenge.  Seems just a weak way to avoid the real subject.....that they need to just go all the way and bring in the robo ump.  

NO one pays to see umpires get calls wrong and say "oh the human element.......its a part of the game"  The game began in the 1860's and we had no choice but use frail humans.   If the game was created today they would already use the robo ump.  Umps getting it wrong is not "just part of the game"  it sucks is what it does.

[Can_of_corn]

4 minutes ago, TopGunnar said:

Gunnar shouldn’t be anywhere near the top of the order.  I read above Stowers is 2-28? That can’t be true

I know right?  How'd he ever get the two?

[Jagwar]

4 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Is it though?  It's a week's worth of at bats if he was playing full time.  Not really a lot.  I'll bet almost any hall of famer you might name had a 2 for 28 stretch at one point in their career.

(No, I'm not saying Stowers is a HOFer and I am fully aware how bad he has looked in those 28 ABs.  Just saying it's really a pretty small sample to be making major judgements on).

In his last 6 games with plate appearances Stowers is 0-18 with 6 K's. Playoff teams need players who can produce, and he just isn't cutting it. The O's don't have to give up on him, but they also can't afford to throw away ABs for a player who struggles to hit ML pitching.  

[RZNJ]

6 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Must be nice to have a pitcher like Keller. 

He got bombed on opening day.  Everyone here would have been in favor of trading him.

[Gurgi]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

I know right?  How'd he ever get the two?

I honestly cant remember him getting any hits.  And I have watched every game of the year.(sometimes I am not paying total attention)

[FlaO'sFan]

Kevin and Ben are going to fight each other to see who gets to propose to Keller.

[RZNJ]

Every hitter who works the count is down 0-1.   Funny stuff.  We aren’t working the count.

[Jagwar]

4 minutes ago, Gurgi said:

I honestly cant remember him getting any hits.  And I have watched every game of the year.(sometimes I am not paying total attention)

Here he has a chance to prove us as irrational