Sunday, April 28: A's vs Orioles

[dystopia]

No Miller. Interesting. 

[Malike]

Just now, OriolesMagic83 said:

What can the O's trade to get DL Hall back.  

He's injured and has a 7.71 ERA.

[Roy Firestone]

this was a gut crushing series...with a decent closer we might've swept them....I have no confidence in Kimbrel...and he may be hurt.

[EddeeEddee]

4 minutes ago, Orioles0615 said:

Tell me why again Elias sat around and did nothing about the bullpen

Don't understand his approach to pitching.  Even on bad Oriole teams we often had a good bullpen.

[Tony-OH]

2 minutes ago, spiritof66 said:

Elias and Hyde have made this team very good but also very vulnerable to late-inning implosion.

No, Kevin you're completely wrong. The Orioles didn't "have to use six relievers." Hyde chose to use six  relievers. He chooses to use six relievers pretty much every game. It can't be sustained, especially when you can't run guys back and forth to Norfolk. 

Exactly. Hyde has this fascinatination with matchups. He keeps running out 6 mediocr guys and is surprised when two of them are off.

[O's84]

At lease it's not Miller... still not easy but at least that's a silver lining.

[Tony-OH]

Where is Kjerstad? Westburg?

[Dunk35]

This game is Hyde's fault. His obsession with "by the book" is gonna get us a series loss to the A's. 

[EdwinRip]

A’s don’t overuse their closer like Hyde 

[Moose Milligan]

1 minute ago, Malike said:

Oh, going with Erceg, is interesting. Still a loss, but they are protecting Miller.

Imagine what it’s like to not put your closer out every damn opportunity cause you’re aware he’s exhausted. 

[Malike]

This strike zone is atrocious.

[eddie83]

Just now, Tony-OH said:

Exactly. Hyde has this fascinatination with matchups. He keeps running out 6 mediocr guys and is surprised when two of them are off.

His starter went 4 innings today? What would you have done differently? Pitch Webb longer?

[dystopia]

Letting Mateo hit? Unreal. 

[eddie83]

This zone is brutal. 

[EdwinRip]

If you aren’t pinch hitting Heston there, then please send him back to Norfolk.