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

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

 

[Uli2001]

7 minutes ago, Billy F-Face3 said:

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

Tied as of now. O's still lead in the loss column. Small consolation, I know.

[Uli2001]

6 minutes ago, Gurgi said:

They came they saw and they conquered.   

All the while the Orioles laid down.  

Two games left in this series.

[eddie83]

4 minutes ago, Brooks The Great said:

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.

If he wants to rest Hays for a day who plays LF?

[Gurgi]

The good thing about this game is that it is on Apple TV.  It is NOT recording on the DVR.  I have thankfully only looked on Gameday once in a while.  I never will have to watch this farce.

Probably wont watch another game till we win.  That might not be for a while the way things are going.  

[oriolediehard]

14 minutes ago, Gurgi said:

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

They stayed up all night counting their money!!!

[Gurgi]

1 minute ago, Uli2001 said:

Two games left in this series.

Tampa leaves Baltimore up two games and sweeps us.  We will then have to listen to all the media talk about what an amazing team Tampa is.  How the division goes through Tampa.  How Baltimore has no pitching.   Blah blah blah.  

We get a wild card and get swept out of the playoffs.   Watch.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

4 minutes ago, Gurgi said:

Tampa leaves Baltimore up two games and sweeps us.  We will then have to listen to all the media talk about what an amazing team Tampa is.  How the division goes through Tampa.  How Baltimore has no pitching.   Blah blah blah.  

We get a wild card and get swept out of the playoffs.   Watch.

Fangraphs probably has a first draft already saved writing about Tampa's great weekend at Baltimore.

[ONUOsFan]

28 minutes ago, Gurgi said:

Tampa leaves Baltimore up two games and sweeps us.  We will then have to listen to all the media talk about what an amazing team Tampa is.  How the division goes through Tampa.  How Baltimore has no pitching.   Blah blah blah.  

We get a wild card and get swept out of the playoffs.   Watch.

Our pitching has not been the problem. 

[mrbig1]

Last week we were scoring at will. Now our lineup is dead. The Norfolk tides could have done better. It was an embarrassing loss.

[Brooks The Great]

48 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

If he wants to rest Hays for a day who plays LF?

First of all, there was absolutely no reason to rest Hays tonight, or any game this series, unless he's banged up. Which we can only conclude that he's not at the moment, especially since he pinch hit for Kjerstad.

But to answer your question, Kjerstad can play LF whenever Hays needs to sit. I'd also take it a step further and release Hicks, call Cowser back up, and have Cowser play LF since he's a better defensive OF than Kjerstad (but I'd take both players over Hicks both defensively and offensively).

[Uli2001]

3 hours ago, Gurgi said:

Tampa leaves Baltimore up two games and sweeps us.  We will then have to listen to all the media talk about what an amazing team Tampa is.  How the division goes through Tampa.  How Baltimore has no pitching.   Blah blah blah.  

We get a wild card and get swept out of the playoffs.   Watch.

Well, I tried to cheer you up.