Tuesday, July 18: Orioles try to even series with Dodgers

[Moose Milligan]

I feel like we’ve made some good contact but right at their fielders. 

[Hallas]

Are we generally seeing Corbin Carroll as an outlier?  A guy that can hit 30-35 HRs at 165-170?  Everyone talks about how Bradfield has to gain weight but I keep thinking back to Carroll.

[Hank Scorpio]

Just now, Moose Milligan said:

I feel like we’ve made some good contact but right at their fielders. 

They’re also missing some middle middle meatballs.

Baseball!!!

[Aristotelian]

3 minutes ago, Billy F-Face3 said:

Can we just appreciate the stability that Cole Irvin is providing the Orioles in this moment right now? He's managed to put out the fire and slowly steady the ship so far. Now the Orioles just gotta get the bats going. They're 4 runs from tying it. 

Irvin has been solid the last few turns and now in the bullpen. Will be interesting to see if he sticks in the bullpen or makes his way back to the rotation.  

[Bemorewins]

8 minutes ago, tntoriole said:

Just as long as we then accept the losses that have and will come this year as part of the tradeoff for development for next year. 

We have done a good job thus far balancing the two. We are going to make the playoffs this year regardless, you can bank that. Our best teams won't start coming until next year when Kjerstad and Mayo join along with Holliday at some point. When all those guys are up and Gunnar and Adley have another year of growth/experience we will then be able to start competing with the Braves/Rays. Right now they are a tier better than we are, especially the Braves.

I don't put much stock into this game because we screwed Wells by getting him off schedule. This was the same type of bot thinking that caused the Marlins to use an opener on Sunday instead Luzardo effectively handing us the sweep. Some times you can get too cute/smart with the tinkering and outthink yourself. 

[slakattack]

Hays - angry hitting. I like.

[Moose Milligan]

That was a rip. Let’s get a run. 

[tntoriole]

I have seen this too many times before .. rookie pitcher figures it out just as they get to us .. night all. 

[ChosenOne21]

3 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

Irvin has been solid the last few turns and now in the bullpen. Will be interesting to see if he sticks in the bullpen or makes his way back to the rotation.  

I'm kind of surprised it wasn't Gibson who was put in the bullpen.

[tntoriole]

2 minutes ago, Bemorewins said:

We have done a good job thus far balancing the two. We are going to make the playoffs this year regardless, you can bank that. Our best teams won't start coming until next year when Kjerstad and Mayo join along with Holliday at some point. When all those guys are up and Gunnar and Adley have another year of growth/experience we will then be able to start competing with the Braves/Rays. Right now they are a tier better than we are, especially the Braves.

I don't put much stock into this game because we screwed Wells by getting him off schedule. This was the same type of bot thinking that caused the Marlins to use an opener on Sunday instead Luzardo effectively handing us the sweep. Some times you can get too cute/smart with the tinkering and outthink yourself. 

We shall see .. hopefully they figure it out soon because ultimately performance is required, not just potential. 

[EddeeEddee]

1 minute ago, Bemorewins said:

We have done a good job thus far balancing the two. We are going to make the playoffs this year regardless, you can bank that. Our best teams won't start coming until next year when Kjerstad and Mayo join along with Holliday at some point. When all those guys are up and Gunnar and Adley have another year of growth/experience we will then be able to start competing with the Braves/Rays. Right now they are a tier better than we are, especially the Braves.

I don't put much stock into this game because we screwed Wells by getting him off schedule. This was the same type of bot thinking that caused the Marlins to use an opener on Sunday instead Luzardo effectively handing us the sweep. Some times you can get too cute/smart with the tinkering and outthink yourself. 

I don't think it's guaranteed we make the playoffs this year as hot as Boston and Toronto are lately.  The O's need to keep winning.  And we need more pitching.

[tntoriole]

Making this scrub look like Cy Young. 

[Gurgi]

Who is this Angel Reese?

[Baltimorecuse]

Just now, tntoriole said:

We shall see .. hopefully they figure it out soon because ultimately performance is required, not just potential. 

Minor league stats, I have been informed, always translate into big league success.  

[Mooreisbetter27]

1 minute ago, Gurgi said:

Who is this Angel Reese?

Played for the LSU college basketball team that won the National Championship. She is from the area. Went to Maryland originally and transferred down there prior to this year.