5/17 - Royals @ Orioles

[RevOlution]

Is it asking too much for the O's not to have a base running blunder each game? It sure feels like it's every night.

[trk001]

And he blows it.

Driving a fastball thrown down the middle to right field where the player has to semi-dive to get to it is blowing it? I mean, technically, sure. But man, rough crowd.

Or are we talking about Patterson? Because he didn't have a shot either, he had to make sure that ball wasn't caught in the air. The right fielder spun around in a circle, yeah, but he was still too shallow for that to get the run in.

Plus he scored anyway.

[Lucky Jim]

That is a tough one to pin on CPat. Bang Bang play right there.

Shouldn't he have simply waited by third base?

[rooster1]

Good job Wiggy.

[PrivateO]

New ballgame.

Let's see what starter caves first.

[Lucky Jim]

Driving a fastball thrown down the middle to right field where the player has to semi-dive to get to it is blowing it? I mean, technically, sure. But man, rough crowd.

I was talking about Corey.

[AgentOrange]

Shouldn't he have simply waited by third base?

He would have had to go back to the base as soon as the ball left the bat. He wasn't standing on the base when Markakis made contact.

[epic]

Tough play to blame Patterson on.

I'm glad it's a non-issue though as Wigginton gets the RBI groundout.

[RevOlution]

Who at this point, would think that Wiggington would have twice as many RBI's than Nick.

[Lucky Jim]

Over/under on the age at which Miggy will no longer be able to smoke balls on a line into right field?

I'm guessing 43.

[Lucky Jim]

He would have had to go back to the base as soon as the ball left the bat. He wasn't standing on the base when Markakis made contact.

Yeah, but in the air, don't you do that anyway?

You don't need to be halfway down the line, do you?

If Flanagan thinks it's a mistake (and he does) I'm content that I'm right.

[LA2]

One thing about small ball is that it provokes the defense into making misplays that the offense has to take quick advantage of. So it helps to have jackrabbits sprinkled throughout the lineup. Once B-Rob and Pie are back--if Roberts can actually play his style of ball--our small ball potential will increase greatly (provided C-Pat plays his way into the starting lineup even then).

[AgentOrange]

Yeah, but in the air, don't you do that anyway?

You don't need to be halfway down the line, do you?

If Flanagan thinks it's a mistake (and he does) I'm content that I'm right.

He smoked that pitch man. It was a line drive that looked like a base hit. He flinched for 1 second and that was that.

I am not trying to defend the fact that he should have scored, but I wouldn't say he blew it there. That was tough.

[Lucky Jim]

One thing about small ball is that it provokes the defense into making misplays that the offense has to take quick advantage of. So it helps to have jackrabbits sprinkled throughout the lineup. Once B-Rob and Pie are back--if Roberts can actually play his style of ball--our small ball potential will increase greatly (provided C-Pat plays his way into the starting lineup even then).

Um, if Felix is back (and presumably Nolan, too), where will Corey have worked his way into the starting line-up?

Hopefully not CF, because a regression from Jones that warrants that cancels out any benefits of having speed this year.

[AgentOrange]

I just rewatched it. Corey took a secondary lead when the ball pitched. He flinched for a second and it was too late. That was tough to pin on him.