Orioles vs. Rays 4/10/09 Game 1

[Mooreisbetter27]

I'll be going to my first game of the year today with my gf. She's using her birthday game so I'll just have to buy one when we get there. Hoping for a big win today! I wish I could've gotten Uehara or Guthrie... but maybe Hendrickson can come through!

Anyone else going tonight?

Go O's!

[Crazysilver03]

Roch

For the Orioles:

Brian Roberts - 2B

Adam Jones - CF

Nick Markakis - RF

Aubrey Huff - 1B

Melvin Mora - 3B

Luke Scott - DH

Ryan Freel - LF

Gregg Zaun - C

Cesar Izturis - SS

Mark Hendrickson - P

For the Rays:

Bartlett - SS

Crawford - LF

Longoria - 3B

Pena - 1B

Burrell - DH

Kapler - CF

Navarro - C

Zobrist - RF

Iwamura - 2B

Sonnanstine - P

Felix Pie is sitting because Ryan Freel is in the line-up.

[Mooreisbetter27]

A little disappointed I won't be seeing Pie, but oh well. I'm gonna try and get to a bunch of games this year so I'm sure I'll see him.

Anyways, I'm off to get some sushi then on to the game. Pray for no rain!

[Fiver]

Roch

Felix Pie is sitting because Ryan Freel is in the line-up.

There will be great hand wringing over this, to be certain. Any maybe deservedly so. The guy just got two hits and a SB yesterday, leave him in!!!!

Freel really has no place on this team right now, that is the problem in a nutshell.

[calhof2007]

Are the Orioles still wearing the black jerseys with the O's caps tonight?

[dslats715]

There will be great hand wringing over this, to be certain. Any maybe deservedly so. The guy just got two hits and a SB yesterday, leave him in!!!!

Freel really has no place on this team right now, that is the problem in a nutshell.

Yea I can think of 3 people I'd rather see in LF: Pie, Reimold, Montanez

[Tank]

I could see trying to get Freel in against a lefty, but I think Sonnanstine is a good matchup for Pie.

[Mark Carver]

I could see trying to get Freel in against a lefty, but I think Sonnanstine is a good matchup for Pie.

Freel, from 2006 to 2008, he's hit RHP better.

vs RHP - 579 AB, 276/352/387/739

vs LHP - 283 AB, 247/324/353/677

[Scrat1]

Freel really has no place on this team right now, that is the problem in a nutshell.

I agree 100%. Freel is just about the last person I want to see taking playing time away from Pie. Sit him on the bench. Let Pie play.

A thread I started awhile back:

http://forum.orioleshangout.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75690

[jmsharrison899]

Let's go get 'em!

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[jmsharrison899]

Anyone else having trouble with the MASN feed on DirecTV? They are running the same thing on MASN as they are on MASN2 and they aren't showing O's Xtra.

[Big Mac]

Anyone else having trouble with the MASN feed on DirecTV? They are running the same thing on MASN as they are on MASN2 and they aren't showing O's Xtra.

Yeah, I'm having the same problem.

[jmsharrison899]

Yeah, I'm having the same problem.

I sent an email to Jim Buckle at MASN. He's been helpful in the past at resolving issues like this. I just hope he still works there and still checks his email.

[BillySmith]

My lord, we were 3-15 against the Rays last year. That's unreal. Let's kick their rearends tonight!

[jmsharrison899]

I just got an email back from MASN....

Thank you for contacting MASN.

We have contacted DirectTV and are aware of the problem you reported. DirectTV is working to correct the issue.

We're sorry about this inconvenience and hope to get it resolved quickly.

Your Friends at MASN

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