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10/2 Orioles vs Royals Wild Card Game #2


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Just now, Billy F-Face3 said:

I'm at the game and they didn't show the replay. Why was cowser called out? What happened to him?

He swung. The pitch hit his hand in the act of swinging. Never made contact with the bat. So it's a K.

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Just now, Pat Kelly said:

The coaching is so bad.  How is Cowser swinging at that pitch?  Adley is so in his own head.  Stop watching video whatever prep and strategy they are deploying is NOT working. 

Colton is who he is, and he can not avoid a strikeout, he is a strikeout machine.  Adley had a great at bat, just hit it on the nose to Witt.  

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1 minute ago, Billy F-Face3 said:

I'm at the game and they didn't show the replay. Why was cowser called out? What happened to him?

Got hit by a pitch, yes, but he also swung at strike three so it didn’t matter.

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I can't believe what I just saw with any of Tony, Colton or Adley.

For Cowser Hyde decision to not pinch hit forced me to look up Angel Zerpa's splits hoping for some rationale explanation, but nope, Zerpa does not have reverse splits.

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1 minute ago, mddisney said:

Colton is who he is, and he can not avoid a strikeout, he is a strikeout machine.  Adley had a great at bat, just hit it on the nose to Witt.  

Leaving the bat on his shoulder on that 2-0 pitch is not a component of a great at bat. 

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1 minute ago, O's84 said:

Too be fair Anthony was facing a pitcher on his last legs and failed.  That's said Cowser is awful all the time in the clutch.  Most of the team is awful right now, it's very hard to watch.

Tony sung at TWO balls.  He takes those, count in his favor and they are not favoring the high heat they are clearly going after him with!

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