Friday May 19: Orioles at Blue Jays, televised exclusively on Apple+ TV

[Aristotelian]

[Mr-splash]

6 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Not the trio you want up in the top of the 9th when you need to tack on some runs. 

Y'all keep dumping on Frazier. A man with a positive career WAA. Meaning believe it or not, Frazier has actually been an above average MLB player for his career.

[SilverRocket]

Frazier getting those dinky angle home runs like JJ Hardy used to on the other side.

[Chavez Ravine]

Adios pelota!!

[seak05]

Now please don't bring in Bautista for the 9th 

[SteveA]

Just now, ArtVanDelay said:

Frazier is an enigma 

He is a decent ballplayer, that's all.  Probably not worth what we paid him, and signed at a position where we had talent.  So people don't like him.  But that doesn't mean he's an awful ballplayer.  He's not.  Everyone acts surprised every time he does anything good as if he was a AAAA utility man.

[justD]

2 minutes ago, SilverRocket said:

Frazier getting those dinky angle home runs like JJ Hardy used to on the other side.

I'll take it. 

Was always amazed when JJ would get a HR.  It seemed so incongruous somehow. 

[Babkins]

Not sure I would have pinch-hit Gunnar for Ortiz. Would rather have Ortiz at third for the bottom of the ninth. Probably would rather have had him bat there, too. 

[Winter]

perfect time for our bats to heat up in this T-ball park 

[Just Regular]

Mid-inning change by Schneider should give ample time to whoever not Felix Bautista reliever is warming.

[Mooreisbetter27]

I think we re gonna have to wrap our heads around the fact that we re pretty damn good. And Mullins doubles!

[justD]

I love Ryan Spillborghs on Loud Outs, I think he's done a decent job tonight.  But I haven't read what others have said, or what the story is with the PBP guy, who I've also enjoyed.  I feel like we lucked out. 

[Babkins]

Announcer just called that a lead-off double. A batter after confusing Henderson for Ortiz. Clown show.

[e16bball]

3 minutes ago, seak05 said:

Now please don't bring in Bautista for the 9th 

And have him all rusty for tomorrow…?

[Mr-splash]

1 minute ago, SteveA said:

He is a decent ballplayer, that's all.  Probably not worth what we paid him, and signed at a position where we had talent.  So people don't like him.  But that doesn't mean he's an awful ballplayer.  He's not.  Everyone acts surprised every time he does anything good as if he was a AAAA utility man.

This. Frazier is the team whipping boy and the first player the fans look to for a scapegoat anytime losses happen. But the truth is, Frazier can still actually play. He's pretty much a dead on league average ballplayer. I said it before and I'll say it again, I don't think Joey Ortiz is a better player than Adam Frazier. I just don't.