Thursday, September 28: Orioles try to win Game #100 and clinch AL East Title and #1 seed in the AL playoffs

[Malike]

Just now, 86this said:

When the Tides win tonight, is Jackson Holliday old enough to consume the champagne?

They have a Shirley Temple ready for Jackson.

[86this]

Just now, Malike said:

Not sure how the playoffs in MiLB work this year, if Norfolk wins is Durham eliminated?

Yup, the Tides go to Vegas to face off against the Dodgers AAA team for a single game.

[NashLumber]

4 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

That was close. Whew. 

I'm glad I'm not an umpire. Some of those bang bang plays are just almost too close for the human eye to judge. I was an ump a couple of years in my teens. I enjoyed it for the most part. 

But there was on play when I was 16 or 17 and I umpired a game for Little Tar Heel League. There was a close play at 3rd and I called the runner out (a tag on an extra base attempt). The third base coach was one of my best friend's father. He wrote an editorial in the local paper the next day saying teen umpires should not be allowed. Luckily for me, lots of people wrote editorials defending me (and my character) the next week. The kind of junk I went through as a kid ...

Edited September 28, 2023 by NashLumber

[tntoriole]

Gunnar just trying too much to pull the ball against lefthanders 

[mrbig1]

Sale is killing us.

[tntoriole]

And, of course, after all the repetition pre game about how bad Sale has been against us, I just knew he was going to go shutdown against us 

[Chavez Ravine]

Just now, tntoriole said:

Gunnar just trying too much to pull the ball against lefthanders 

He needs some recordings of whale song or the rainforest.

[Billy F-Face3]

3 minutes ago, 86this said:

When the Tides win tonight, is Jackson Holliday old enough to consume the champagne?

Don't worry. They got Sparkling Cider for him.

[Malike]

I wish Ortiz would have gotten the chances that Westburg has been getting. Westy is just not that impressive.

[tntoriole]

So looks like we will need another shutout 

[Moose Milligan]

Gotta get more runs. Sale ain’t what he used to be. 

[oriolediehard]

The O's are pressing because they want to clinch today!

[mrbig1]

the way Sale is pitching we won't see their bullpen no time soon.

[Morgan423]

3 minutes ago, Malike said:

Not sure how the playoffs in MiLB work this year, if Norfolk wins is Durham eliminated?

Yes, Tides become the IL champs.  I think it stops there, I don't think AAA has the equivalent of the World Series.

[Moose Milligan]

Their CF has some range.