Friday, September 22: Orioles face Guardians and Shane Bieber (just off the IL)

[Gurgi]

Just now, oriolediehard said:

We need more patient at bats!! I wish if batter has 3-1 count, try to walk!

Good for you Hicks!

Hicks the old timer shows the kids how its done. 

[mrbig1]

I hope Hicks can steal.

[Uli2001]

2 minutes ago, Malike said:

Toronto will probably crap the bed. 5 outs to go.

You are confused by watching too much Oriole baseball. Toronto has good pitching.

[Malike]

The other Hicks, Jordan, is fighting to close out the 8th.

[tntoriole]

This team is not playing tonight like this is a pennant race..they have played lackadaisical sloppy baseball just like it was an end of the year series with Cleveland that meant zero.   

[allquixotic]

3 minutes ago, Gurgi said:

Its funny how Wells takes a ball that he already threw and was popped up and tosses it out of play.  Like it didnt touch the ground.   What can possibly be wrong with it now?   If it has a scuff dont they teach pitchers anymore how to use it to their advantage?  Its really amazing how many balls they throw out.  When did this insanity start?  Seems to me its only in the last 6-8 years.  

I've seen it at least since the tail end of the dark years before Buck. I'd say it started in the late oughts, if not earlier. Dunno what they teach them about the baseball -- do they think a scuff mark or something will make it more likely for them to lose control of the pitch?

[oriolediehard]

Come on Hays, get on base!!

[Malike]

Hays is so far off the plate I have no clue how he expects to cover the outside corner.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

1 minute ago, justD said:

This is game 15 of 17 in a row without a day off, with a series against TB and a series against HOU nestled nicely in the middle of that, with only 1 day off prior to that and a 15-game stretch prior to that which included a west-coast road trip. 

Just sayin'

Guys desperately need a day off and it's showing. 

Plus one of the Orioles fresher relievers Irvin got optioned down he would have helped some. The schedule makers did the Orioles no favors. 

[oriolediehard]

Please walk Hays!!

[Malike]

1 minute ago, tntoriole said:

This team is not playing tonight like this is a pennant race..they have played lackadaisical sloppy baseball just like it was an end of the year series with Cleveland that meant zero.   

They're under pressure! Cracking from it even. 

 

Don't worry, they're about to become a diamond.

[Roy Firestone]

we need to take this game over...and we can...

[oriolediehard]

Kjerstadt hit HR ??

[Winter]

Blow Jays trying to throw the game apparently 

[Chavez Ravine]

Hays is in a funk.