Spen Posted June 14, 2015 Posted June 14, 2015 The wild pitches have had me smiling this series. McCann might be able to hit but he can't catch anymore. Neither could Russell Martin.And oh man is Carlos Beltran a mess. See that their on the Machado double? He bounced it ten feet in front of the cut off... The throw didn't make it 50ft. Then a few plays later he couldn't manage a cut off on a ball and let it to the wall. Then the Lough hr which should have been caught (and someone please shut up Eric Karros - how did no one in the booth know the ground rules about that hr wall vs fence?)The goof made it sound like he thought the whole top of that wall (groundskeepers area?) was in in play. Least that's what it sounded like to me. Quote
vmax Posted June 14, 2015 Posted June 14, 2015 Wright loads the bases and the O's pay for it.5-3 Stankies. Quote
varaven45 Posted June 14, 2015 Author Posted June 14, 2015 Well, the starting pitching just wasn't (w) right today. Oh well, as the old Meatloaf song goes, Two Outa Three Ain't Bad. Plus, you had to figure we'd shot our wad last night. Next up Phils. Time to get back on track ! Quote
cravnravn Posted June 14, 2015 Posted June 14, 2015 Nothing wrong with taking 2 out a 3 from the first place team Quote
cravnravn Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 3 back and the Tanks no longer in first place Quote
varaven45 Posted June 16, 2015 Author Posted June 16, 2015 Yep, but the Jays and Rays are JAMMIN. The O's need to keep on keepin on Quote
dc. Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 You know, for ask the talk about a weak AL East... There only one division in baseball with four teams over 500 right now. No one is running away... But maybe that's because they're all pretty decent and beating up on each other. I still think the Yanks will fade far... Their bars are fake and arms even worse. Don't think the youth of the Rays can keep up. Jays are legit but I still think pitching will be their weakness asking with the injury/slump trends of Batista, Encarnacion and Davidson... O's have as good a shot as anyone and so much depth in the minors. My question: how long until Pearce gets the ax? Quote
GrubberRaven Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 My question: how long until Pearce gets the ax?Dead weight... Quote
dc. Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 Here's really only staying on in part out of loyalty and in part because he has played some second this season. We really have no legit backup for Hardy and Flahrety right now... But with Young and Reimold, there's no space for him in the outfield. Question is, do we want a real utility player or a back up for Davis, which could be in the form of Parmelee or Walker? Quote
dc. Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 Parmelee is in the Orioles line up tonight... Still not sure who's going down or out to make that happen, maybe a DL move unexpectedly. O's had until today to call him up or he could walk, so I guess they are trying him out. Gotta be Pearce or Young if someone is going... I would bet on Pearce, but that is the infield in a tight spot for a bit. Quote
dc. Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 Follow up: Rochs bet is that they will option Wright down... But that only solved the problem for a week as we'll be down a pitcher. In the end, someone in the offense is getting cut... Maybe it will be Parmelee after this week try out. Quote
dc. Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 Continuing this conversation with myself... they optioned Chen (!?!). Roch's justification is that the Jays demolish lefties, so skipping his start in Toronto this weekend is maybe a good move... and it allows them to "test drive " Parmelee for ten days before bringing Chen back up for his subsequent start. Still strikes me as odd. But I guess worth taking advantage of every minor league option we have on some guys. In the end, we need some pop from our outfield bats and some support in the middle infield... Quote
Spen Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 Continuing this conversation with myself... they optioned Chen (!?!). Roch's justification is that the Jays demolish lefties, so skipping his start in Toronto this weekend is maybe a good move... and it allows them to "test drive " Parmelee for ten days before bringing Chen back up for his subsequent start. Still strikes me as odd. But I guess worth taking advantage of every minor league option we have on some guys. In the end, we need some pop from our outfield bats and some support in the middle infield... I'd comment more during the day but my work network doesn't like this site and throws up a warning when I come here. Quote
thundercleetz Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 Another two HRs for Machado... Esta en fuego! He's really becoming a franchise player for us. Parmelee is 2-2 with a HR. The guy was once a top prospect and was raking at AAA. If Parmelee has a good week it will be hard to option him back given we have not gotten much production out of our corner outfielders. Quote
Spen Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 If anyone gets beaned I am not going to be happy. Quote
dc. Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 I was joking about posting with myself, not annoyed with you all. I never post at work, but summer time!!! Parmelee ... Yeah, I'd take this inning over Pearce and Young... Quote
dc. Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Roch referring to this team as it AAA line up... Machado grounding out is akin to taking a knee... And how can we go any easier when the reserves are already playing? Quote
GrubberRaven Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Don't have MASN, but I enjoy the radio broadcasts so much more...may invest in the internet mlb package Quote
dc. Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Not a fan of the O's announcers except for Palmer. Roch as I refer above is tweeting and blogging on MASN. Quote
thundercleetz Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 Don't have MASN, but I enjoy the radio broadcasts so much more...may invest in the internet mlb packageSame here, I listen to the radio broadcast on the MLB At Bat app at home and 105.7 The Fan when I'm in the car. The TV package online is subject to blackout. Quote
Spen Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 I really like listening to games on the radio, always have. I like the TV broadcast team of Thorne & Bordick a lot too. Any other tandem combination is average at best to me. I hope Chen doesn't get too much grief for voicing his displeasure. I agree with him. Quote
dc. Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 I like Mike Bordick - but not as an announcer. I'm about to say/post this and you'll never be able to not hear it when he broadcasts: he reads every graphic they put up, word for word, without fail, no matter how mundane or simply irrelevant some of the numbers are. It's infuriatingly simple. Someone tell him to stop. I love Palmer. Can't handle Thorne. Quote
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