Friday, September 15: Orioles vs Rays, televised exclusively by AppleTV+

[Uli2001]

Hays hitting for Kjerstad? Really Hyde???

[Billy F-Face3]

2 minutes ago, baltfan said:

I guess Kjerstad can’t hit lefties?  

The lefties in AAA are far inferior to the lefties seen in the Majors. This is why Gunnar struggled with lefties so much the first half of the season. There's just not that many great lefties in the minors, because all the best ones get promoted to the Majors ASAP.

[86this]

1 minute ago, Sports Guy said:

Does Hyde know Silent J crushes lefties and Hays has been terrible with runners on?

They should have let the kid get exposed to it. He'll have to at some point and what's the worse that could happen?  

[dtk9119]

We literally cannot see a pitch to hit.

[dtk9119]

Pitiful...

[Gurgi]

Its probably all the partying they are doing.  You know they didnt come up with a beer bong as a gag by accident.  

[TopGunnar]

There’s not one orioles relief pitcher who would pitch in the rays bullpen. 

[baltfan]

Has TB hung a single breaking pitch or left anything over the middle.  It’s unreal.  They have really come to play and are beating the snot out of the Orioles. 

[baltfan]

1 minute ago, TopGunnar said:

There’s not one orioles relief pitcher who would pitch in the rays bullpen. 

Uh, they would all probably pitch there, just better. Rays work magic with pitching. 

[Gurgi]

Just now, baltfan said:

Has TB hung a single breaking pitch or left anything over the middle.  It’s unreal.  They have really come to play and are beating the snot out of the Orioles. 

Always feared the Orioles were done with mirrors.  So far they are proving it now.   

[ONUOsFan]

I would be very curious to see our chase rate, whiff rate, pitches per AB, and BA with RISP this week compared to the rest of the season. 

Edited September 16, 2023 by ONUOsFan

[Billy F-Face3]

Well, losing this game isn't just losing a game. The orioles have lost the division lead once this one goes in the books.

[Gurgi]

They came they saw and they conquered.   

All the while the Orioles laid down.  

[Brooks The Great]

23 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Aaron Hicks as an .843 OPS coming into tonight's game as an Oriole. He's one move I'm not going to criticize even if I had my doubts when the Orioles picked him up.

The OPS is a mirage based on an a fluky, lucky, and usustainable .342 BABIP coming into today. Hicks has a career .273 BABIP.

Hicks is a garbage defender in the outfield. If Hicks is one move you're not going to criticize, you should take a deeper look into player performance and pay much closer attention to defense. Because if you were paying attention to any of that, you would criticize how Hyde and Elias have handled Hicks.

Starting Hicks over Hays tonight - in the biggest game of the year - was a preposterous lineup move. But that doesn't change the fact Hicks is a mediocre baseball player who isn't good enough to justify starting for a winning team.

Edited September 16, 2023 by Brooks The Great

[baltfan]

7 minutes ago, Gurgi said:

Always feared the Orioles were done with mirrors.  So far they are proving it now.   

It’s not with mirrors if the other team is pitching out of its mind.