4/17: Orioles at Athletics

[alaniee]

Jonesey worked the count full, just couldn't get contact.

[DrLev]

BTW, I'm late. What happened to Miggi?

[LA2]

dammit AJ STOP SWINGING AT OUTSIDE PITCHES!!!!!

How can the O's get through to him??

[armyofdarkness]

Who the hell replaced Adam Jones with the second coming of Mike Young (circa mid-eighties)?!?

[O-The-Memories]

He's looked pretty good on Gameday. Mixing pitches pretty well, pitching inside. He has lost fastball command once or twice but seems to have gotten it back. Seems to be thinking about how to attack individual hitters. For instance, he has been really careful with Sweeney and even (I think) pitched around him once. Attacking guys like Suzuki and Kouzmanoff, etc.

And there's a double. Nice.

Also, the ump has not been his friend today IMO. Duchscherer got calls on the right hand batter's side of the plate all day that Guthrie has not gotten.

I appreciate the update man. This is how Guthrie should pitch against a lineup like this. Seriously.....the A's SHOULD be beyond awful on offense this year. There's literally not one player on their roster that I would take over ours (provided all of our guys are healthy). Honestly, if Kouzmanoff their best offensive player? Chavez has been hurt like the last four years!

They have a nasty pitching rotation though, and when Gio Gonzales is your #5 that's pretty amazing. He has a lot of upside in my eyes.

[Don Quixote]

Oh great, a lefty-lefty matchup.

[Who's On 1st]

BTW, I'm late. What happened to Miggi?

Miggi put down a nice bunt, pulled up lame running to first.

[TGO]

Jonesy averaging 5.75 pitches/PA today. Only a single to show for it but that's still encouraging.

[Arthur_Bryant]

Adam struck out, but that is still a pretty good at bat. I think he is turning the corner the last two games.

Gameday shows that all six pitches in that AB were out of the zone. The called strike was debatable, but Jones swung at two that weren't even close.

[alaniee]

Ew, Markakis K's again.

[LA2]

O's getting cocky after the last inning? Swinging at too many pitches.

[TGO]

Markakis had no chance against Breslow. I don't think he ever saw the ball.

[armyofdarkness]

Look at it this way. He took the first five pitches of the at bat. He has rarely been so patient.

That is a function of where he is batting today and more importantly, trembley/crowley getting in his face.

[armyofdarkness]

It seems like Markakis is pressing the most of anyone not named Jones

[LA2]

Look at it this way. He took the first five pitches of the at bat. He has rarely been so patient.

Yeah, OK.

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