October 1st: Orioles vs Royals — Wild Card Playoff Game #1

[dystopia]

1 minute ago, Emory Eagle said:

We seem to have less Royals trolls than 10 years ago.  Perhaps a sign of the decline of interest in baseball in general.  Or the success of the Chiefs over the Royals.  In any case, we are at the mercy of Kansas City apparently. 

What are you talking about?

[Uli2001]

It's not a secret that this offense can't score against good pitchers. Why is anyone surprised? They are a mistake offense. They pummel fat pitches left over the plate (when they are on). They can't steal a base, execute a hit and run, advance a runner, hit a sac fly. And you need those things against elite pitching in the playoffs. This is a team built for the regular season, not the postseason.

[O's84]

Okay, can we please get some runs this inning?

[LA2]

Just now, ChuckS said:

It’s what happens when you make up your mind that your are going to swing before the pitch is thrown. 

I think he thought it was yet another pitch he could foul off.

[mrbig1]

Thank you, DP.

[LookitsPuck]

Just now, eddie83 said:

He hasn’t played in a month. 

This is exactly it. 

[MDK02]

Just now, Uli2001 said:

It's not a secret that this offense can't score against good pitchers. Why is anyone surprised? They are a mistake offense. They pummel fat pitches left over the plate (when they are on). They can't steal a base, execute a hit and run, advance a runner, hit a sac fly. And you need those things against elite pitching in the playoffs. This is a team built for the regular season, not the postseason.

Good pitchers? They can't even score on the bad ones a lot of times.

[gtman55]

Even the announcers just said we shouldn't have pitched to Witt. I think Hyde is the only one that thought it was a smart move.

[Tbone83]

Gotta at least make Ragans work this inning. Pretty please?

[Moose Milligan]

2 minutes ago, LA2 said:

Was interesting to see the replay of the pitch from behind home plate--was easier to understand why one would swing: low enough compared to all the high fastballs Ragans had been throwing and temptingly slow.

Yeah it wasn’t the low that bothered me. It was the fact that it was a foot outside. He’s been in the majors for how long and he can’t identify that?

[Emory Eagle]

Just now, dystopia said:

What are you talking about?

I remember Royals trolls on the board in 2014.  The rest is just frustration. 

[baltfan]

Just now, Uli2001 said:

It's not a secret that this offense can't score against good pitchers. Why is anyone surprised? They are a mistake offense. They pummel fat pitches left over the plate (when they are on). They can't steal a base, execute a hit and run, advance a runner, hit a sac fly. And you need those things against elite pitching in the playoffs. This is a team built for the regular season, not the postseason.

We roughed up this exact pitcher.  We destroyed Gil.  Wheeler gave up 8 runs to us.  

[eddie83]

Ragans is out. 

[Brian88]

Ragans is out?

[fernandodfcosta]

The walk to 9 hitter is inexcusable.