6/30: O's vs Red Sox and the Bandwagon Nation

[blid]

Ugh that grab by Pedroia! This game could've gotten even more interesting.

[PaulFolk]

Paul what's the Sox/O's ratio in the stands after the rain delay?

In games like these, I wouldn't be surprised if 90% of the O's fans left at the break and most of the Sox fans stuck it out....

I agree with that. It's overwhelmingly Sox fans at this point. There was a much louder cheer when Pedroia made that catch than when the O's scored any of their runs.

[TCAlumni9700]

Very glad Huff didn't get himself thrown out on that B.S. call.

[Wadesworld35]

Mark Hendrickson has got to be one of the most unathletic looking guys to play two sports professionally.

[TCAlumni9700]

Mark Hendrickson has got to be one of the most unathletic looking guys to play two sports professionally.

IIRC he was terrible in the NBA as well.

[isestrex]

Not sure about that tag but that was HUGE

[Dadaist]

Pie needs to stay on this team. Kid has too many tools to be cast aside.

[Skeletor]

Felix is making his case tonight.

[Wadesworld35]

IIRC he was terrible in the NBA as well.

According to Wikipedia he won state championships with both his baseball and basketball teams in highschool (and was the MVP of both teams as well). Ah the those were the days, eh Mark?

[ledzepp8]

Was at the game yesterday so couldn't say whether or not the O's were getting squeezed but yes that pitch to Huff just now was a ball the whole way. Its not like the Sox need the help...

Yep and that's the main point. It's not just the bad calls, it's the helping of the best team in the league and the helping of former Cy Young winners or MVPs or All Stars. These guys are already good they don't need strikes called on balls 4 inches off the plate and balls called on pitches right down the middle.

Oh and as I'm typing this, Felix Pie guns down the runner at the plate for the 3rd out. He may have just gotten out of a lot of people's dog houses with his game today.

[jets4ever]

Pie needs to stay on this team. Kid has too many tools to be cast aside.

I don't think the team is in any great hurry to get rid of him just because a few fans are.

[isestrex]

Yet another Gary Thorne blunder:

"Reimold RIPS it!!"

*soft crack followed by a weak bloop into left*

"I think he broke his bat on that one"

[Dadaist]

I don't think the team is in any great hurry to get rid of him just because a few fans are.

Thank goodness for that. He gives us so much depth out there filling in for AJ and not missing a beat.

LSD with the single, let's go Os!

[LA2]

I love the crack Dave Johnson just made almost under his breath about the umps deliberating on Reimold's check swing: "They had to check with Terry [Francona] first."

[Wadesworld35]

Yet another Gary Thorne blunder:

"Reimold RIPS it!!"

*soft crack followed by a weak bloop into left*

"I think he broke his bat on that one"

Maybe he meant he ripped his bat into two pieces?