8/13 - Nationals vs Orioles

[O's84]

Don't like the Mullins bunt at all.  2-0 count you let him swing away rather than give an out.  Given how Rogers his pitching you need more runs.

[bpilktree67]

1 minute ago, LookitsPuck said:

Urias and Holliday swinging at balls. Now great approaches. 

Well the ump has been calling balls strikes a bunch.  

[Wavetrapper]

terrible 

they just suck at getting runners home from 3rd with less than 2 outs.  

[HowAboutThat]

1 minute ago, Roy Firestone said:

Urias had the fly ball we needed from Holliday...its unreal how often we fail to get a SAC  FLY.

It’s because sacrifice bunts are stupid.

[Tony-OH]

Just now, Yossarian said:

Holliday has got to put that ball into play.

Holliday didn't see a lot 91 mph changeups in the minors. That call that made it 2-2 instead of 3-1 turned the tide of the while inning.

[Roy Firestone]

Runners, runner, runners....Rogers specializes in it..and here comes the STOLEN BASE.

[RavensNOsGuy]

Did Hyde really think we were going to win 3-2? lol this is such a joke. The managing is beyond bad.

[Tony-OH]

Just now, HowAboutThat said:

It’s because sacrifice bunts are stupid.

They certainly are in the 2nd inning whe. The first 3 batters lined the ball all over the place.

[Hallas]

3 minutes ago, LookitsPuck said:

Urias and Holliday swinging at balls. Now great approaches. 

The curveball 2-1 was in the same spot as that  changeup 2-2, he had to swing at it.

[LookitsPuck]

Good god, Rogers. Tell me how he’s better than Irvin? 

[Tony-OH]

Hyde managing like the 1980 Cardinals.

[LookitsPuck]

Something really has to be off with Rogers. He’s barely hitting 90.

[Roy Firestone]

Lets try and keep hitting...usually this is where we  go to sleep...

[lfallo1]

4 minutes ago, LookitsPuck said:

Urias and Holliday swinging at balls. Now great approaches. 

i mean, the "ball" he struck out on was closer than the "ball" called a strike a pitch earlier.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/747004/play/18

[HowAboutThat]

2 minutes ago, SilverRocket said:

It's almost like sac flies aren't actually that easy, and it's stupid to have two chances to get a hit instead of three.

No. It is stupid to give up an out  when the three previous guys each had a ringing single, in hope that the next guy, who has a massive K rate and a .161 BA, will get a hit.