8/11 @Tampa Bay

[accinfo]

Just now, SteveA said:

Gunnar and Westburg both did pretty well immediately.   Adley, Cowser, Stowers, Holliday, and now Mayo all had really bad initial stretches.

Adley, Holliday, and Mayo have come up with a ton of hype.  Cowser somewhat did as well.  I think that plays a little into the pressure they are under when they first come up.  Machado was a big time prospect but it was a surprise when he came up from AA.  They hype machine wasn’t in full force on when is he coming up.

[SteveA]

4 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

NO GIVE BACK RUNS

And there weren't any.

We are 7/8 is shutdown innings in this series.  

But I'm not worried.   As soon as we do give up runs right after scoring them, you'll tell us all how we never have shutdown innings.

[DEOriolesfan]

2 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

When do we start to wonder why most of the Orioles prospects have really struggle when they come up? I get it that it takes a bit sometimes, but why completely clueless? 

Why would they not instill that oppo approach, especially when it's clear the pitchers are pitching these guy there early on?

It’s essentially like a rookie QB in the NFL. Some will do well early (Stroud last year) some will look lost (Peyton Manning threw 28 INT’s as a rookie).

It seems like Mayo is just late on everything (even average velocity). Holliday was the same when he was up in April. Late, late, late 

[Tony-OH]

Springs is making some nice pitches. Sometimes you got to tip the cap.

[slakattack]

33 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

Audio ok now...they must've made an adjustment..

Thanks was listening to radio with TV on out of synch.

[Winter]

2 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Gunnar and Westburg both did pretty well immediately.   Adley, Cowser, Stowers, Holliday, and now Mayo all had really bad initial stretches.

Oddly Kjerstad didn’t come up and suck completely as others and gets the up and down treatment more, of course this time around is the concussion but even if healthy wouldn’t be up as Elias is keeping Slater around for LHP. 

[Rbiggs2525]

Does the gap have anything to do with killing the draft by 20 rounds and 1 less affiliate per organization.

[Tony-OH]

If this ump is going to give 3 inches off the plate, Springs going to be real tough.

[Say O!]

1 minute ago, Winter said:

Oddly Kjerstad didn’t come up and suck completely as others and gets the up and down treatment more, of course this time around is the concussion but even if healthy wouldn’t be up as Elias is keeping Slater around for LHP. 

Kjerstad was DHing prior to Eloy acquisition

[Hallas]

Cowser not happy he missed a meatball

[Dibbs31]

That is an awful call

[Tony-OH]

While I think the PNC "boring" actor is actually a good actor, that commercial is getting as played out as that Sarasota commercial was about five years ago.

[Tony-OH]

1 minute ago, Hallas said:

Cowser not happy he missed a meatball

Was it him yelling, "Fudge" that gave it away?

[Say O!]

Tampa rotation will be so tough next season with Bradley, Springs, Baz, Rasmussen, McClanahan.  That being said their lineup is trainwreck. 

[Say O!]

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