8/4 @ Cleveland, Burnes vs Williams

[Jagwar]

2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

You could get on base against Burnes?  Impressive.

I would have to be a pinch runner I suppose

[ShoelesJoe]

Bad strategy to bunt the runner to 3rd when two rookies are due up next. Would have rather Mullins swing away, even though he doesn’t do well against hard throwing pitchers. 

[bpilktree67]

Just now, eddie83 said:

Mullins did do it kind of late. Could have been hoping for a hit also. Still, wish he hacked.  

He was bunting for hit more the sacrifice.  

[eddie83]

1 minute ago, bpilktree67 said:

He was bunting for hit more the sacrifice.  

Yeah.  

[tntoriole]

1 minute ago, Roy Firestone said:

The gold dust twins failed us just now..wont be that way for long.

We are in a pennant race .. so the prolonged initial .100 averages of Colton last year, Holliday, now Mayo.. are going to lose us a number of games till they start to produce.   We are going to sooooo miss Westburg and even Mateo

[baltfan]

Mayo continuing the trend of prospects coming up and sucking at first. 

[Jagwar]

I think O'Hearn didn't want to chance Holliday dropping another one.

[Jagwar]

1 minute ago, baltfan said:

Mayo continuing the trend of prospects coming up and sucking at first. 

He hasn't made an error yet right?

[SteveA]

14 minutes ago, Yossarian said:

Did he say Ramirez is one homerun away from being the 3rd third baseman with 30 or more homeruns?  ARod and Howard Johnson the other two?

Schmidt didn't have 3 seasons of 30 home runs?

I was listening on the radio until I got home a few minutes ago so I didn't hear what TV announcers might have said.

But are you sure they weren't talking about 30/30 seasons?

[ShoelesJoe]

I don’t think Williams has landed a single breaking pitch in the strike zone yet. Orioles should be sitting on the FB and laying off everything else. 

[SteveA]

Colton seems to be taking to the leadoff position.   I like it.

[jdwilde1]

12 minutes ago, Yossarian said:

Did he say Ramirez is one homerun away from being the 3rd third baseman with 30 or more homeruns?  ARod and Howard Johnson the other two?

Schmidt didn't have 3 seasons of 30 home runs?

Not sure what was said, but Mike Schmidt had 13 seasons of 30+ homers.

 

[SteveA]

Just now, ShoelesJoe said:

I don’t think Williams has landed a single breaking pitch in the strike zone yet. Orioles should be sitting on the FB and laying off everything else. 

As soon as you said that... called strike one on a curve to Santander

[G54377]

What 3B have gone 30/30? David Wright is the only one I can think of.

[Yossarian]

1 minute ago, SteveA said:

I was listening on the radio until I got home a few minutes ago so I didn't hear what TV announcers might have said.

But are you sure they weren't talking about 30/30 seasons?

I'll have to rewind.  To check.  I would be surprised if HoJo had 3 30/30 seasons