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

[murph]

1 minute ago, 86this said:

OK, now sell the team.

Dad has to pass first.  

[Winter]

Just now, Since1984 said:

WTF happened there. What is the BS technical explanation for that Mateo play. I would contest this as a manager 

he has to get on the ground and hug, kiss maybe more on the base. 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Just now, Winter said:

he had to make the clinching night about him. 

(Joking...or am I?)

We’re all thinking the same thing. 

[86this]

Can't wait until 30 more years when John Angelos Jr. threatens to move the team to Athens.

[RichmondOsFan]

Mateo forgot to say, 'Mother may I' before heading back to first.

[tntoriole]

17 minutes ago, Malike said:

Isn't going to help him hit them. He'll be seeing plenty in the playoffs if we're lucky enough to last that long.

Everybody needs an occasional day off 

[Teddy OBP]

2 minutes ago, SteveA said:

30 year lease!

The governor got his Take October shirt.   Mine was promised by Fanatics to be delivered by today and now it's not coming until Monday.

Fanatics is who the FTC should have gone after instead of Amazon.

[Malike]

1 minute ago, Moose Milligan said:

Live look-in at @Sports Guywhen he saw John Angelos and the Maryland Governor sitting in a box at the game 

I'm not convinced this isn't Sports Guy.

[NashLumber]

1 minute ago, Winter said:

he had to make the clinching night about him. 

(Joking...or am I?)

John Angelos, the feel good story of the summer. 

Orioles: hold my beer 

[Malike]

Just now, tntoriole said:

Everybody needs an occasional day off 

If they win tonight, he'll get a week or whatever off.

[murph]

How about Dean!?!     Looking sharp 

[SteveA]

1 minute ago, Since1984 said:

WTF happened there. What is the BS technical explanation for that Mateo play. I would contest this as a manager as a protest to the game

I guess they are saying when he came off the bag his first step was an inch or two in the direction of 3rd.   Therefore he was "past second base" and was required to re-touch it on the way back to first, which he didn't.

Kevin Brown is spot on, it is very reminiscent of that play last year when Trey Mancini was ruled to have "taken a turn" towards 2nd on the basis of a slight body turn and maybe an inch or two of leftward motion, so he was called out when they tagged him walking back to first.

[mrbig1]

Dogs, Dean is killing yo!!

[HandsomeQuack]

Just now, SteveA said:

I guess they are saying when he came off the bag his first step was an inch or two in the direction of 3rd.   Therefore he was "past second base" and was required to re-touch it on the way back to first, which he didn't.

Kevin Brown is spot on, it is very reminiscent of that play last year when Trey Mancini was ruled to have "taken a turn" towards 2nd on the basis of a slight body turn and maybe an inch or two of leftward motion, so he was called out when they tagged him walking back to first.

Does anyone know what the actual rule is? I know for going to second it has to be a bona fide "attempt" (hence the Mancini call was wrong) but in this case is it solely a matter of positioning?

[tntoriole]

You always gotta wonder too about these tag up appeal plays that the second base umpire tipped the Red Sox that he would call Mateo out if they appealed by his body language/manner