7/24 @ Baltimore

[Jasonbay44]

If you could take 5 players off the Orioles for free and add them to your team, who do you even take? This is honestly a hard question. I'd take Jones, Britton and Schoop, but after that its iffy, Bleier? Gausman? Jesus this team sucks.

[jung]

They’re the worst team in all of professional baseball, major and minor leagues by win percentage. And that was with Machado

 

 

The way this O's team has played the last month, they are beaten before they take the field. But before that, my God how do players with this much talent play this badly? I do wonder about whether old man Buck has fought the whole launch angle approach and has gotten them so completely flummoxed that they are just a mess. They are struggling with it. I have not seen this many half way between old and new swing approaches on one team this year.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

There's no shift with JD, because he knows how to hit to all fields. It's not the shift that's the elephant in the room; it's the batters not being able to adjust.

[Tedballgame]

It's Showalter's karma that is killing them.

I can't stand Buck Showalter.

[fxkatt]

Even that I don't think they should do. Every team can shift, and it isn't an unfair advantage, I really don't see an issue with it, and this is coming from someone who has seen a lot of hits taken away from guys like Ortiz over the years.

 

I think one issue with it from a league point of view is that way fewer balls are being put in play, and trying to lift the ball over the shift, rather than hit the other way, causes bad baseball swings, and more strikeouts.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

If you could take 5 players off the Orioles for free and add them to your team, who do you even take? This is honestly a hard question. I'd take Jones, Britton and Schoop, but after that its iffy, Bleier? Gausman? Jesus this team sucks.

 

I'd take this kid pitching tonight. He's got some nasty stuff.

[Jasonbay44]

I'd take this kid pitching tonight. He's got some nasty stuff.

 

Yeah he seems decent, not really sure who he is though.

[fxkatt]

There's no shift with JD, because he knows how to hit to all fields. It's not the shift that's the elephant in the room; it's the batters not being able to adjust.

 

Refusal to adjust, you mean... thus the talk about ending the shift

[Tedballgame]

Pomeranz gives it up.

[Jasonbay44]

Pomeranz is a lost cause. He wasn't impressing much anyway, and finally gets beat.

[Tedballgame]

Offense is going to have to out score them because Pomeranz isn't going to hold them down.

[FredLynn]

Pomeranz can't pitch with this kind of velocity. He is a lost cause.

[jacksonianmarch]

Yeah he seems decent, not really sure who he is though.

 

Good fastball, reasonable change and slider. Issues with command. He was signed as an IFA by the Yanks and was moved to BAL last year for IFA funds

[d-money]

Terrible pitch by pomeranz. Offense better get going.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Nice hanger by POM. Live by the curve, die by the hanger.

[FredLynn]

Going to need a run very soon...in case the rain starts.

[jung]

Nice hanger by POM. Live by the curve, die by the hanger.

 

That pitch was Remy's fault. Pom could hear Remy singing and nearly had heart failure on the mound. Why does NESN do this stuff.

[d-money]

Going to need a run very soon...in case the rain starts.

 

Not an official game but they need to score next inning.

[d-money]

Need to start doing something offensively.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Pomeranz is a lost cause. He wasn't impressing much anyway, and finally gets beat.

 

POM doesn't need Tommy John surgery; he needs Steve Austin surgery.

[S5Dewey]

Nice play on both ends there. Bogey made a nice stop and Moreland did a good job of holding the bag.

[d-money]

Never heard of this yefry ramirez.

[S5Dewey]

Something I haven't seen mentioned about Bogaerts is that he's gotten away from that 'crow hop' he used to have when making routine throws.

[FredLynn]

Moreland is bailing out every time he swings...maybe thats why he is in a slump.

[Maxbialystock]

Great first 3 innings by Pom, much better than I expected. Just 2 runs, a minor miracle. I kind of think of that as a Pom quality start.

[Station 13]

Do we have somebody sitting? Why is JBJ hitting 6th?

[Maxbialystock]

Do we have somebody sitting? Why is JBJ hitting 6th?

 

Hell yes we do. I'm sitting. You're sitting. Lots of us are sitting.

[vegasbob]

If it does go to rain delay, then you won't likely see Pomeranz back, maybe not Ramirez either , who is currently working them over. Let the bullpens settle much later or else get it cancelled

[Station 13]

Hell yes we do. I'm sitting. You're sitting. Lots of us are sitting.

 

Offense as well. Sitting ducks.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Moreland is bailing out every time he swings...maybe thats why he is in a slump.

 

Mitch has happy feet. His approach has been the same all season.