Os vs the Rays, March 3rd

[isestrex]

ROFL... Joe Angel's scorecard flew out the window.

He yelled down to the fan who caught it but the fan asked "how much you want for it?"

[Sanfran327]

Bell homers in his first at bat.

Move over Brooks....

Every time Bell hits a HR in Baltimore, they should show the clip from "Freddy Got Fingered" of Tom Green at the cheese sandwich factory yelling "DING-DONG! DING-DONG!"

That would make me smile.

[NCRaven]

Not to be a negative nancy, but these are the kinds of infuriating mistakes from last year they are supposedly correcting in spring training. Just sayin'

Just because a decision doesn't work out doesn't mean it was a mistake. First, there's nothing wrong with being aggressive in a spring training game. Second, Markakis (or Trembley if it was a play called from the dugout) can't control where Wieters hits the ball. If it goes to 2nd or short, Markakis scores. If it's a flyball, he goes back, tags, and scores. The worst thing that could happen did, a sharply hit grounder to a corner infielder. Stuff happens and the other team has major league pitchers and fielders, too.

[trk001]

Not to be a negative nancy, but these are the kinds of infuriating mistakes from last year they are supposedly correcting in spring training. Just sayin'

Wasn't really a mistake, Markakis was running on contact, Wieters hit it in a bad place, it happens sometimes. Maybe it was a mistake to call it, but again, who cares, it's a spring training game and they're seeing what they can do. If they call a hit run with no outs and a runner on third in a regular season game, I'll go about being annoyed. This? Nah.

[waroriole]

ROFL... Joe Angel's scorecard flew out the window.

He yelled down to the fan who caught it but the fan asked "how much you want for it?"

I love Joe Angel, he's one of the best.

[PaulFolk]

Who's pitching now for the Birds?

[MTOsFan]

Sarfate

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[NCRaven]

Sarfate to Moeller to start the inning. Wieters is now on the bench.

[jiminnj]

Wasn't really a mistake, Markakis was running on contact, Wieters hit it in a bad place, it happens sometimes. Maybe it was a mistake to call it, but again, who cares, it's a spring training game and they're seeing what they can do. If they call a hit run with no outs and a runner on third in a regular season game, I'll go about being annoyed. This? Nah.

Wasn't a mistake at all. If the runners hadn't been going, they would have turned a double play (3-6-3), Markakis would have scored. But we would have 1 run in the inning. As it turned out, we ended up scoring 2, because they don't turn a double play, but instead get one out at the plate.

[Hooded Viper]

Who's pitching now for the Birds?

Sarfate, runners on 1st and 3rd with 2 outs.

[NCRaven]

Sarfate, runners on 1st and 3rd with 2 outs.

How'd they get on?

[Hooded Viper]

How'd they get on?

Not real sure, had to step away from my desk but Sarfate got a groundball on the next pitch that squeaked through for a hit. He struck out the next batter and it is now 3-1.

[jiminnj]

Don't remember how the first batter got on, I think a single, second batter smoked a ball that Atkins made a great diving stop, but then threw wide to second trying to get the lead runner.

[jiminnj]

TB now has removed most of their starters.

[isestrex]

Sarfate struggled and gave up a walk and 2 hits, but eventually got out of it with only 1 run. With the bullpen race so tight, this isn't the outing he wanted to have.