Wednesday afternoon September 20: Orioles go for sweep in Houston

[Malike]

1 minute ago, Hallas said:

Win the division and we get a week off and they don't.

Was listening to the Braves manager today, he said the week off cost them the NLDS. Too much time off. They are working on how to mitigate that this year.

[Hallas]

Just now, Uli2001 said:

Incorrect.

And who does?

 

Keeping in mind that we still have the best bullpen in the AL by a country mile.

[86this]

1 minute ago, Mooreisbetter27 said:

Shoulda brought up an arm today instead of McKenna but whatevs. Let’s right this ship tomorrow.

I don't think it would have mattered.  While McKenna did called up, he wasn't even at the game yet.  At least I didn't see him.  At the start of the pre-game, they said he was flying into Houston.  Might as well divert him to Cleveland at this point.

[Roy Firestone]

2 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

in fairness, Hyde didnt have a lot of options....you have a struggling Lopez too..everyone else is burned out...Id DFA Fuji and Lopez and try something else..and no, I dont know what other options we have in Norfolk...McDerrmott is injured and Vespi might be an option...

 

[LA2]

5 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

Just happened Sunday. 

And then there was the 9th-inning 3-run homer to Mullins. Both pitchers--Fairbanks and Pressly--were top-notch closers.

[Roy Firestone]

12 minutes ago, Hallas said:

And who does?

 

Keeping in mind that we still have the best bullpen in the AL by a country mile.

really? Ask the Rays if we have a better pen...or the Mariners.

Edited September 20, 2023 by Roy Firestone

[Uli2001]

4 minutes ago, LA2 said:

Besides it's irrelevant. A one-run margin is a one-run margin no matter what the score.

If you know baseball, you know that a 1-0 game is definitely not the same kind of game as a 9-8 game.

[Mooreisbetter27]

1 minute ago, 86this said:

I don't think it would have mattered.  While McKenna did called up, he wasn't even at the game yet.  At least I didn't see him.  At the start of the pre-game, they said he was flying into Houston.  Might as well divert him to Cleveland at this point.

Yeah I was wondering that too… if they’d get him there in time. Oh well. It is what it is. 

[Hallas]

1 minute ago, Malike said:

Was listening to the Braves manager today, he said the week off cost them the NLDS. Too much time off. They are working on how to mitigate that this year.

I get that - maybe play a simulated game with the minor league squad like 3 days before game 1?  Let the game 1 starter pitch in lieu of his side session, and get the relievers in to keep their mechanics sharp.

[LA2]

6 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

You seem like a thin excuse to me. 
 

What do you think happens to a bullpen that’s relatively light on talent on a team that plays 17 days in a row? 
 

AND only scores one run, striking out 11 times in the first five innings.

[TopGunnar]

Only reason Fuji wont be DFA’d tonight will be because we have no other options

[Uli2001]

If the Orioles lose the division, you can point to this game and the Cardinals 1-0 game.

[LA2]

20 minutes ago, Uli2001 said:

If you know baseball, you know that a 1-0 game is definitely not the same kind of game as a 9-8 game.

Oh it's somehow easier to protect a one-run lead in a 1-0 game than a 9-8 game?

Fairbanks and Pressly failed against the O's on Sunday and Monday because they weren't low-scoring games??

Edited September 20, 2023 by LA2

[tntoriole]

28 minutes ago, ONUOsFan said:

I agree. I’m just trying to add up enough arms to fill the bullpen and struggling to do it. 

Starters…Bradish, Grod, Kremer, Means
Cano, Perez, Webb, Coulombe, Baumann, Hall, Flaherty, Gibson, Fuji (probably will be) but could be Krehbiel or Irvin

[Uli2001]

9 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

You seem like a thin excuse to me. 
 

What do you think happens to a bullpen that’s relatively light on talent on a team that plays 17 days in a row? 
 

Do I seem like a thin excuse to you? What does that even mean?