ALDS Game 1

[Pat Kelly]

Key is not amping up too much.  Slap the ball the other way. Make the pitcher throw strikes.  Each hitter needs to embrace this.  Very uneven performance by the batters but we have been seeing that for the last few weeks. 

[nevadaO]

First game back after a layoff. They'll strike in the 9th and take tomorrow 

[Hank Scorpio]

Well this is enough to piss off the pope.

[forphase1]

Pathetic offensive performance today,  just pathetic.   We've had our chances but simply haven't capitalized on them. 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Mountcastle is not really a middle of the order hitter. He's free swinger who can carry a team when on a hot streak. I'm hoping players like Kjerstad, Cowser and Holliday (among others) live up to their potential eventually. 

Edited October 7, 2023 by OsFanSinceThe80s

[Moose Milligan]

We made their bullpen look good. Unbelievable. 

[banks703]

Let’s keep over managing the game 

[dtk9119]

No aggressiveness on the base paths when we got those walks either 

[Morgan423]

Just now, O's84 said:

The Rangers were begging to give this game away and the O's were like "No, you can keep the win".  Pathetic!

I'll gladly have Tony crush every baseball in every at-bat at 105 MPH.  Just hit it right at a guy.  Bad luck, it happens.

[Moose Milligan]

Just now, forphase1 said:

Pathetic offensive performance today,  just pathetic.   We've had our chances but simply haven't capitalized on them. 

Yeah. If you told me we held Texas to three runs I’d have been happy with that. 

[ArtVanDelay]

2 minutes ago, ArtVanDelay said:

I’m calling a Mateo walkoff salami

480 dead center

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Just now, Moose Milligan said:

We made their bullpen look good. Unbelievable. 

And not surprising given this offense has been scuffling the past few weeks.

[Malike]

Just now, Moose Milligan said:

We made their bullpen look good. Unbelievable. 

We scored more runs in 1 game than Tampa did in two, so we have that going for us, which is nice.

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Mountcastle is not really a middle of the order hitter. He's free swinger who can carry a team when on a hot streak. I'm hoping players like Kjerstad, Cowser and Holliday (among others) live up to their potential eventually. 

Yea, Mountcastle was clearly the problem today.

[SouthRider]

That was their chance.  How do you not score with Chapman patching that poorly?

Rangers may win this series with the Orioles hitting so poorly, but the Astros will roll over them.