Saturday, June 24: Orioles vs Mariners, once again dodging raindrops

[eddie83]

Columbe definitely coming in. Throwing again. 

[emmett16]

Hicks just keeps hitting. 

[spiritof66]

2 minutes ago, Malike said:

Take a pencil or pen (preferably clean  ) put it lengthwise between your teeth and drink water. My history teacher in high school said it's an old Asian technique that creates a vacuum and gets rid of hiccups. I learned this in 1983 and I've never had it not work since.

I've been using that technique for about 60 years, usually with a chopstick or swizzle stick. It always works, but sometimes I've had to repeat it.

[Aristotelian]

Kremer only at 77 but it seems every time he has gotten the lead he gives it up. Probably need to get another inning out of him with the bullpen gassed

[justD]

Interesting article from 2021 about bad baserunning in the game and its cause.  Looks like things will probably be shifting back to valuing good baserunning, but that's going to take time. 

As for having the 1B or 3B Coach tell you when to go, the article's author quotes Phil Bradley, stating it should be more instinctual:

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"Our kids on the Little League level, even through high school, are literally told when to run, when to stop. They are never left on their own to trust their own instincts, to know when a ball might drop," Bradley said. "It's like, 'I'm not going to run unless the first-base coach tells me to go.' If you are waiting for the coach to tell you, it's too late. I've talked to coaches. We need to trust our kids to make decisions on their own. Find ways in practice. Don't have base coaches in practice. And tell the kids why you don't have base coaches in practice. Play situations where the players can figure it out on their own."

According to the article, you can't really blame the players.  The game had devalued good baserunning due to the "three true outcomes," and rule changes designed to bring stolen bases back may raise its value, but players will need to be taught, and that's a big challenge. 

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31551774/sorry-had-see-how-baserunning-become-embarrassing-problem-major-league-baseball

Probably too long a post for the game thread  

[LA2]

6 minutes ago, Malike said:

Take a pencil or pen (preferably clean  ) put it lengthwise between your teeth and drink water. My history teacher in high school said it's an old Asian technique that creates a vacuum and gets rid of hiccups. I learned this in 1983 and I've never had it not work since.

Great--thanks. I'll try it.

[Baltimorecuse]

If the Yanks would like to dump Judge, we have room.  

[eddie83]

Well. I was wrong. Kremer back out. 

[Roy Firestone]

What are the odds new keep this lead? To me, not good...

[O's84]

Okay, let's have a shutdown inning this time.

[LA2]

3 minutes ago, emmett16 said:

Hicks just keeps hitting. 

And almost all generously financed by the NY Yankees organization--the gift that keeps on giving.

[eddie83]

2 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

Kremer only at 77 but it seems every time he has gotten the lead he gives it up. Probably need to get another inning out of him with the bullpen gassed

I saw Columbe keep throwing but I was wrong. May be batter to batter this inning. SEATTLE has a bunch of RHH on bench. 

[justD]

15 minutes ago, LA2 said:

Read about McNally's two weeks of hiccups and now I've had. them all day. Any favorite remedies?

One full teaspoon of sugar.  About 75% successful in our household. 

[Malike]

Just now, Roy Firestone said:

What are the odds new keep this lead? To me, not good...

I'd say about as good as the sun rising in the east tomorrow.

[dtk9119]

Kremer has a low pitch count. With the way this BP has been other than Cano and Bautista you have to let him start the inning. Just keep it in the park