10/2 Orioles vs Royals Wild Card Game #2

[SilverRocket]

Don't get this early bullpen action. This isn't the best Eflin but I don't think the bullpen can cover 5 innings better than 4 + Eflin's 5th.

[Bahama O's Fan]

Hyde, do not pull Efflin! Our pen sucks

[baltfan]

Elias actually brought starters in that are doing the job and now we cannot hit

[LookitsPuck]

Just now, Gurgi said:

Yeah its unhinged.  I am very negative now.  This team is just fading away with a whimper and it hurts my soul.

If only we could turn your negativity into a hitter. 

[86this]

Can Drew French be our hitting coach, too?

[LGOrioles]

6 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

As bad as this has been, the Royals have only scored two. With Robot umpires this game is 0-0.

With an offense that had any pulse, the Orioles are on the verge of sweeping this series.

This is the exact problem that everyone had with the offense - they completely disappear for games at a time even if their overall numbers are largely fine/good. They just don’t give you a chance to win enough of the time. Nobody cares if they score 8 runs twice a week when they score 3 or less the rest of the time. 

[LA2]

1 minute ago, Dibbs31 said:

Look dude. This season was a major collapse. But happy for your optimism 

It's the playoffs dude, anything can happen. Like the Razorbacks making it to the WS last season. Like the Tigers getting past the Astros just now.

[spiritof66]

1 minute ago, Aristotelian said:

Serious question: would you rather we miss the playoffs or make the playoffs and lay a complete egg?

Make it and lay the egg. Not even close.

[Jagwar]

Just now, Dibbs31 said:

O’s haven’t hit for 3 months. And that has continued in the playoffs. We are devoted fans 

They also didn't have Urias, Mountcastle or Westburg.

Whatever sir. You go ahead an Chicken Little away. But I'll keep being devoted to this team until it's completely over. 

[baltfan]

So many non-competitive pitches. 

[Osornot]

ok, I tried REALLY hard not to post this and I know it probably doesn't help but I am a Buffalo Bills fan and sat through 4 Super Bowls.  Before the whole jinx things comes up I also was an O's fan in the 70's and 83.

[LookitsPuck]

I would really like all of the O's to wear obnoxiously large padding on their leading elbow and just starting leaning in to every pitch.

BOOM. No need to HIT with RISP. 

[O's84]

Pitching more than doing it's job.

[Jagwar]

1 minute ago, LA2 said:

It's the playoffs dude, anything can happen. Like the Razorbacks making it to the WS last season. Like the Tigers getting past the Astros just now.

The Arkansas Razorbacks made the WS last year? Who saw that coming? 

[Aristotelian]

According to ESPN we still have 45% chance of winning this game. LETS FING GO