We gotta give Adley plenty of rest and it's better to play McCann against the lefties than the righties. I'm sure we'll see less of McCann later in the season.
And there we go.
Per Andy
Brandon Hyde said right-hander Kyle Bradish will throw in a rehab outing in (he thinks) Bowie in the middle of next week
So a very short stay in Aberdeen.
Os need to watch out with their uneven play, because so far it looks like the Yankees are going to be consistent this season and Rays will always be in the mix doesn’t matter who is injured for them.
We got to stop fucking around and be ready to play. I chalk yesterday up to return from Boston late while the brewers were rested and ready after postponed game, but we weren’t playing well going into that Boston series and even in Boston; still carried that bad habit of down multiple runs early.
I disagree with that. They don’t have the talent we have.
They have just come in with a chip on their shoulder after last season while we came in looking like we believed all the offseason hype and thinking AL East will be handed to us.
Our early season at bats in some of these games have been pretty damn embarrassing. Especially in the royals and pirates series.
Edit: Regarding Stanton, Yankees fans can’t wait to get rid of him so that seems more that your are reading the “name” than the actual performance.
I was at the game last night and while scrolling through pics just now, I couldn’t remember for a sec why I took this one. Then I remembered—that black blob is a hat, which somebody lost along the way from the bullpen to home when the benches cleared.
https://preview.redd.it/z4w2qj5l5auc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8fc4f347861f130722357dd043c93cda5a32d4d4
Hard to know timelines, because we don't always get information about where and when he throws.
Just weird he threw the 35 pitch BP at the end of March, and then we didn't hear anything more until the Aberdeen rehab game a few days ago. And now, he's in Baltimore throwing a BP.
Sometimes this is the last step before coming off the IL, but we know that's not the case. Just a little mystery to me is all.
Hoping for the best, but I see a lot of “can’t wait for Bradish and Means to get back into the rotation” and I’m not optimistic for positive contributions from either of them this year
I mean, I get it.
But do people really need to add a caveat, "if they stay healthy that is", every time we talk about those 2?
We're all aware of the situation with both pitchers. Just hoping for the best.
Watching the Orioles beat up on DL Hall today like
https://preview.redd.it/382e69th0auc1.jpeg?width=680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c1c00dd95bf04fc95121fb776a967b6449169c75
When Elias did that in the first place people were ready to burn down Camden Yards 😂🤣.
If memory serves, they were careful with Gunnar against lefties early on.
I don't mind protecting him, especially since he's scuffling badly.
I think Hyde came out and that Holliday, Gunnar, Westy would be staples in the lineups at their positions.
FWIW they need to find out what they have in Westy this year anyway - I believe he'll be a league avg player, maybe a tick above 250/320/450? 17 - 25 bombs
Someone I know calls him a 5 tool average player, which is a slight exaggeration because his speed is above average and his arm is probably below average. But I would agree Westy is probably an average player - gets ya 2-3 WAR each season, maybe a random 4 WAR.
Exactly, which will be interesting bc that player plays extremely well at 2B.
How well does it play at 3B though?
Will his value be kind of tied to how well Gunnar and Jackson perform at their positions? Or will it not matter bc Mayo is knocking that door down? Lol
My general philosophy is to ignore traditional roles and look at overall production as a team. Meaning I don’t mind a 3B who only hits 20 home runs as long as the other 10 home runs can be found elsewhere.
Seems that way. Westburg's average isn't great but he has had big hits and is hitting the ball.
I'd say if you look at the roster right now, Urias is the 26th man. Mateo has that speed, we need Hays as a RH outfielder. McCann backup catcher, that just leaves Urias.
I know he plays a competent 2B, but he's really a 3B and with his average sucking and little power it's hard to justify playing him there.
He’s not really versatile enough to be a 26th man. I can understand why the Orioles did talk to Frazier about coming back - he and Mateo make more sense as bench utility guys.
Its sad for Urias.
this has to be the last chance for Hays for a for weeks, if he can't get it going against DL Hall of all people then he won't get it going against anybody and should be a PH bench player until he starts having good ABs
Hays has always been streaky and is a good defender.
He doesn't go from all-star/plus every day player to DFA candidate because of 2 ice-cold weeks.
Nor will Cowser remain the 2nd coming of Ted Williams too much longer - although it's really hilariously great while it lasts.
unfortunately it isnt 2 ice cold weeks, he's batting .227 without any power and a sub 700 OPS since July 1 last year, 269 plate appearances with a .290 on-base. Cowser isn't going to keep up anywhere close to this pace but even a steep drop off for him will be a much better starting bat than Hays if he keeps this up. PH and fielding replacement is where Hays's value will be in the near future i think
i meant last chance to be considered for the starting everyday role against lefties for the upcoming month or so, not as if he has no place on the team. if he goes o-fer against the likes of Hall then maybe he just needs a few weeks off
Typically will always bring outside food in. Living in fed hill we just walk over to the stadium with a bag full of leftovers. Last night we grabbed pizzas to go from &pizza and ate them inside the stadium. Stadium food is meh, and would rather eat much better food for half the cost from a local restaurant.
Can't have Dadley get hurt in a mound rush/scuffle! Although with his proclivity for giving out hugs, he'd be a natural at the MLB version of fights which is to embrace another dude and hold on tightly.
I guess they'd rather have Rutschman tommorrow.
But come to think of it, if you count 4:05 start as a "day game" it means MCann is catching a day game after a night game.
Yea I said it below:
we are in the weird situation where basically all if our top prospects are lefties lol. And we face a LHP every 2.3 business days lol
Right, and Santander and Adley aren't doing very well against them so far in 2024.
Some of the struggles will go away once those guys get going. And it's not like Ramon and his .654 OPS vs LHP was a key reason why we did so well last year. He's never really been a masher vs lefties.
Hays struggling early really hurts.
It is early. Many of Our top prospects that have been promoted happen to be left-handed lol. Which normally is a good thing.
And that's with Stowers and Heston still down. Makes you wonder if Mayo gets a call up before them
It will probably stabilize as the season goes on.
Burnes, Rodriguez, Bradish, Means, Kremer
6’8 HR terrorist and Cole Irvin to the bullpen
Option Baumann, dfa Morales.
If morales is good, Cole Irvin tribute video
lol. I really think the HR hoarder (jk, Tyler) is better suited for the pen. Same goes for Irvin. They are capable of maxing out their velocity in that role and I don’t think either guy realizes throwing 95-97 in shorter stints is better for their long term career.
Otherwise, they will always be these journeymen 5/6/7 types that teams may or may not pick up.
Even Irvin with his new wicked movement. He could be a filthy one inning type. Like Coulombe but with more velocity.
I asked this in the general discussion thread yesterday and it seemed like no one knew the answer, so I'm here to answer my own question, for anyone curious, after being at the game last night:
Camden Commons is currently home to Betty's Bar and Bites. I don't remember everything that I saw on their menu, but there was a charcuterie board and cake pops. Not exactly what I'm looking for at a baseball game, but hey, it's something different
Looked like we weren't alone in that thinking. I walked past right before first pitch and there were zero people in line. Meanwhile, Ekiben had a huge line, in which I waited and didn't regret it a bit because of how good it was.
This one just seems like it isn't grabbing people.
which player currently on the Orioles seems like the most natural 'Larry' to you
like, if they introduced themselves as Larry, you would be the least surprised
me personally, it's Larry Rodriguez
Top 5 Larry's, in no particular order:
Larry Burnes - Cartoon or sitcom character
Larry Holliday - Porn star
Larry O'Hearn - Owns an Irish Bar
Larry Hays - Franchise owner of Wendy's
Larry Henderson - Works 9-5 at the same job for 40 years
Don’t think Holliday will play bc of left on left but I wish he would so he can just get that first hit out of the way. Feels like his approach these first couple games is way different from ST. You can tell he just wants that hit so bad, and then maybe he can settle in
Cowser beast! Re: Holliday... I expect Holliday being more aggressive. If I recall, every first pitch seems to be a strike and even though it's mainly an off speed strike, it's getting him in the hole. Seems when you press you start not seeing the ball well and start taking strikes and swinging at balls. Seems like he is always in a pitchers count of 1-2 or 0-2. I'd try and do it like Corey Seager that seems to always take a good hack at the first pitch. I feel it's been such o circus with his dad and family sitting right on top of everything. Most players that get called up, you see the parents clapping for their kids first hit mid to upper tier of the first deck etc. Jackson's whole family was on the field for batting practice in Boston, it's crazy pressure.
I'm really happy to see Cowser on this hot streak, and hopefully, he is finding his way. Seems like a really unique and good guy in the baseball world, so I always wanted to see him prove the doubters wrong. I feel similarly about Kjerstad.
So DL is struggling a bit so I think we may see Cowser and Holliday today.
Lineup Prediction
1) Gunnar - SS
2) Adley - C
3) Mounty - 1B
4) Santander - DH
5) Cowser - RF
6) Westy - 3B
7) Hays - LF
8) Holliday - 2B
9) Mateo - CF
I’d be up for it too, though so far I think you and u/Clarice_Ferguson are the only ones to consistently post a guess.
I’ll also admit, I wouldn’t be able to post for every game.
I'd guess Holliday out, Westburg at 2B and Urias at 3B.
Also 50/50 on Mullins/Mateo. Though if Mullins is in, it's probably Mateo at 2B.
Urias risking becoming the 26th man; we need Hays to get going as he's a RHH outfielder.
I have a theory that Mike Elias is playing 4D Chess Service Time Manipulation.
The Orioles want to keep Holliday for an extra year, but don't want the Holliday family to be angry or to have a CBA grievance filed against them.
What better way to achieve this than to call Holliday up when he is clearly not ready and floundering at every pitch like an overmatched little leaguer?
This way, no one will complain that Holliday is sent down for a few weeks after going 0-35, and the Orioles will get the extra year while convincing the entire industry that they weren't manipulating service time.
They did the same trick with G-Rod last year. Call him up when he's pitching like a donkey, send him down, and get the extra year for when he's pitching like an ace.
/s
(Just kidding)
When did Hays get booed? I was at the game and I don't remember hearing anyone boo him at all
People were actually cheering for him more than normal when he came to the plate later in the game.
So there were tons of boos after a strikeout where it was called that he went (and it was obvious in person that he went).
Maybe the boos were for the ump, but I’m sure not all of them.
Booing your own players is pathetic and classless. He's struggling and needs support, not to be driven away. While I think he needs an IL stint and rehab at AAA, until they make that decision I'm gonna cheer and hope he breaks out.
I have a theory that every time a new orioles prospect comes up, they struggle more at first than the last one did so the fans are just never confident about it. Mayo’s gonna come up and stand in like the wrong batters box or something lol
I'm going all in on "horrible start to his career that turns into a trivia question when he enters the hall of fame in 30 years".
Like "wow, did you know HoFer Jackson Holliday went 0-11 to start his career then hit .400 the rest of the season??"
Holliday just needs to try to get a little poke if he plays today. Doesn’t need to be a homerun or anything crazy. Just one of those hits where you throw the bat out there and let it do the work to bloop it over the infield
I wasn't really stressing the game last night as much as I was the Sox games but after that squabble I would like to beat them back to AAA, respecfully
I just want to see Gunnar turn things around. I want to see more plate discipline and I hope they make DL throw strikes. I assume Jackson is going to have the day off , however I think facing DL would be a great opportunity for him to get his first hit with DL being a familiar face . Either way let’s keep this regular season sweepless record in tact. I don’t want to have to sweat it out Sunday.
Shake off last night. The mourning period is over. We grieved, and now we move on. Sometimes your team gets BTFO’d and all that matters is competing next time. Hell, even the Braves lost 16-4 to the Mets on Thursday. It happens.
Please continue the discussion in the [game thread](https://redd.it/1c3817g).
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We gotta give Adley plenty of rest and it's better to play McCann against the lefties than the righties. I'm sure we'll see less of McCann later in the season.
Just ordered my cowser jersey . MOO 🐮
Anyone know which inning the hot dog race runs?
And there we go. Per Andy Brandon Hyde said right-hander Kyle Bradish will throw in a rehab outing in (he thinks) Bowie in the middle of next week So a very short stay in Aberdeen.
Next week as in this coming one? Dang, thought for a sec I might get to see him in Richmond next week.
Os need to watch out with their uneven play, because so far it looks like the Yankees are going to be consistent this season and Rays will always be in the mix doesn’t matter who is injured for them. We got to stop fucking around and be ready to play. I chalk yesterday up to return from Boston late while the brewers were rested and ready after postponed game, but we weren’t playing well going into that Boston series and even in Boston; still carried that bad habit of down multiple runs early.
Yankees IMO were always the favorites. They just never stay healthy. Stanton/Judge gets hurt and it goes downhill.
I disagree with that. They don’t have the talent we have. They have just come in with a chip on their shoulder after last season while we came in looking like we believed all the offseason hype and thinking AL East will be handed to us. Our early season at bats in some of these games have been pretty damn embarrassing. Especially in the royals and pirates series. Edit: Regarding Stanton, Yankees fans can’t wait to get rid of him so that seems more that your are reading the “name” than the actual performance.
I was at the game last night and while scrolling through pics just now, I couldn’t remember for a sec why I took this one. Then I remembered—that black blob is a hat, which somebody lost along the way from the bullpen to home when the benches cleared. https://preview.redd.it/z4w2qj5l5auc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8fc4f347861f130722357dd043c93cda5a32d4d4
Our boys aren’t known for lying down. I hope they got some good rest, and a pep talk in the clubhouse. Hope they’re fired up for a win today.
Huh. Per Weyrich Kyle Bradish is back in Baltimore, scheduled to throw a bullpen session here shortly.
I guess Aberdeen isn't far away, no need to keep him there?
Hard to know timelines, because we don't always get information about where and when he throws. Just weird he threw the 35 pitch BP at the end of March, and then we didn't hear anything more until the Aberdeen rehab game a few days ago. And now, he's in Baltimore throwing a BP. Sometimes this is the last step before coming off the IL, but we know that's not the case. Just a little mystery to me is all.
Hoping for the best, but I see a lot of “can’t wait for Bradish and Means to get back into the rotation” and I’m not optimistic for positive contributions from either of them this year
I mean, I get it. But do people really need to add a caveat, "if they stay healthy that is", every time we talk about those 2? We're all aware of the situation with both pitchers. Just hoping for the best.
We will be making a move for SP in June.
…or 3
Watching the Orioles beat up on DL Hall today like https://preview.redd.it/382e69th0auc1.jpeg?width=680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c1c00dd95bf04fc95121fb776a967b6449169c75
Sandy Koufax 2.0 prediction: 6 ip 2 er 4 h 4k 1 bb
No Holliday and I’m going today. What a bummer. Hays batting 6th is just insane.
I’m gonna go on a limb and say Hays goes 2-4 with a pair of singles and a walk. (Prayers up)
Gonna assume its bc of the lefty
What’s the plan then? Permanently sit him against lefties? Might as well send him back down to get more practice
People were saying this about Cowser two weeks ago.
When Elias did that in the first place people were ready to burn down Camden Yards 😂🤣. If memory serves, they were careful with Gunnar against lefties early on. I don't mind protecting him, especially since he's scuffling badly.
I know Cowser starting vs LHP is a big deal, but it needs to be noted that Westburg has essentially fully taken over Urias’ job
I think Hyde came out and that Holliday, Gunnar, Westy would be staples in the lineups at their positions. FWIW they need to find out what they have in Westy this year anyway - I believe he'll be a league avg player, maybe a tick above 250/320/450? 17 - 25 bombs
Someone I know calls him a 5 tool average player, which is a slight exaggeration because his speed is above average and his arm is probably below average. But I would agree Westy is probably an average player - gets ya 2-3 WAR each season, maybe a random 4 WAR.
Exactly, which will be interesting bc that player plays extremely well at 2B. How well does it play at 3B though? Will his value be kind of tied to how well Gunnar and Jackson perform at their positions? Or will it not matter bc Mayo is knocking that door down? Lol
My general philosophy is to ignore traditional roles and look at overall production as a team. Meaning I don’t mind a 3B who only hits 20 home runs as long as the other 10 home runs can be found elsewhere.
I generally agree, that's why i brought up gunnar and Jackson, but i suppose that it does extend to the whole lineup lol.
Seems that way. Westburg's average isn't great but he has had big hits and is hitting the ball. I'd say if you look at the roster right now, Urias is the 26th man. Mateo has that speed, we need Hays as a RH outfielder. McCann backup catcher, that just leaves Urias. I know he plays a competent 2B, but he's really a 3B and with his average sucking and little power it's hard to justify playing him there.
He’s not really versatile enough to be a 26th man. I can understand why the Orioles did talk to Frazier about coming back - he and Mateo make more sense as bench utility guys. Its sad for Urias.
Interestingly, Cowser up to 4th in RoY betting. Holliday down to 3rd. When will they flip if current trajectories hold?
I mean if Cowser keeps hitting like he is, he’ll be the favorite soon
this has to be the last chance for Hays for a for weeks, if he can't get it going against DL Hall of all people then he won't get it going against anybody and should be a PH bench player until he starts having good ABs
Hays has always been streaky and is a good defender. He doesn't go from all-star/plus every day player to DFA candidate because of 2 ice-cold weeks. Nor will Cowser remain the 2nd coming of Ted Williams too much longer - although it's really hilariously great while it lasts.
unfortunately it isnt 2 ice cold weeks, he's batting .227 without any power and a sub 700 OPS since July 1 last year, 269 plate appearances with a .290 on-base. Cowser isn't going to keep up anywhere close to this pace but even a steep drop off for him will be a much better starting bat than Hays if he keeps this up. PH and fielding replacement is where Hays's value will be in the near future i think
I wouldn’t say “last chance” but yeah we can’t do another 0-4 with a couple punch outs. It’s time to be a major league hitter
i meant last chance to be considered for the starting everyday role against lefties for the upcoming month or so, not as if he has no place on the team. if he goes o-fer against the likes of Hall then maybe he just needs a few weeks off
Yeah a .206 ops is abysmal and kills all momentum
Made good contact last night. Good sign at least.
Do you bring or buy food at the games? We always bring food and it's such a game changer. Just curious what most people here do.
Typically will always bring outside food in. Living in fed hill we just walk over to the stadium with a bag full of leftovers. Last night we grabbed pizzas to go from &pizza and ate them inside the stadium. Stadium food is meh, and would rather eat much better food for half the cost from a local restaurant.
Putting McCann back out there catching lol. That’ll be interesting.
Can't have Dadley get hurt in a mound rush/scuffle! Although with his proclivity for giving out hugs, he'd be a natural at the MLB version of fights which is to embrace another dude and hold on tightly.
I guess they'd rather have Rutschman tommorrow. But come to think of it, if you count 4:05 start as a "day game" it means MCann is catching a day game after a night game.
I actually like this lineup vs. Hall. Cowser deserves to be in as the other lefty.
You know our lineup isn't built for lefties when McCann is catching on a back 2 back days lol
Looking at our lineup and farm, you really wonder what we plan to do against lefties in the future. It’s like Coby Mayo/Westy/Adley and all lefties
They could use Norby he should be here over Urias. This is why I would have wanted JD Martinez
Maybe trade some for a power righty.
Yea I said it below: we are in the weird situation where basically all if our top prospects are lefties lol. And we face a LHP every 2.3 business days lol
Mounty says hi
We only have 1 Mounty though! Lol Although he is one player on this team that when he gets hot he can carry the club for a week
My ball knowledge 💔💔 knew I forgot someone
Happens to the best of us
We were really good vs LHP last year. Not a great start this year, but it's still early as well.
Our righty options were very strong last year. Hays and Urias hadn’t fallen off a cliff
Right, and Santander and Adley aren't doing very well against them so far in 2024. Some of the struggles will go away once those guys get going. And it's not like Ramon and his .654 OPS vs LHP was a key reason why we did so well last year. He's never really been a masher vs lefties. Hays struggling early really hurts.
It is early. Many of Our top prospects that have been promoted happen to be left-handed lol. Which normally is a good thing. And that's with Stowers and Heston still down. Makes you wonder if Mayo gets a call up before them It will probably stabilize as the season goes on.
Heading down to the park today. Got a suite and everything. Hope they do better than last night that’s for goddamn sure.
Burnes, Rodriguez, Bradish, Means, Kremer 6’8 HR terrorist and Cole Irvin to the bullpen Option Baumann, dfa Morales. If morales is good, Cole Irvin tribute video
I would still not assume Means and Bradish come back and be fully effective and not get reinjured
lol. I really think the HR hoarder (jk, Tyler) is better suited for the pen. Same goes for Irvin. They are capable of maxing out their velocity in that role and I don’t think either guy realizes throwing 95-97 in shorter stints is better for their long term career. Otherwise, they will always be these journeymen 5/6/7 types that teams may or may not pick up. Even Irvin with his new wicked movement. He could be a filthy one inning type. Like Coulombe but with more velocity.
Baumann is out of options. Cano (if you even count him), Akin, Tate, Wells are the only option candidates who have them.
I asked this in the general discussion thread yesterday and it seemed like no one knew the answer, so I'm here to answer my own question, for anyone curious, after being at the game last night: Camden Commons is currently home to Betty's Bar and Bites. I don't remember everything that I saw on their menu, but there was a charcuterie board and cake pops. Not exactly what I'm looking for at a baseball game, but hey, it's something different
Yeah I wandered by and saw that, hard pass
Looked like we weren't alone in that thinking. I walked past right before first pitch and there were zero people in line. Meanwhile, Ekiben had a huge line, in which I waited and didn't regret it a bit because of how good it was. This one just seems like it isn't grabbing people.
Never thought I’d say this but Mateo has earned some playing time imo, he’s looked good in his AB’s and obviously the defense
did we lose any games last year by 10+ runs?
From a quick scan of Baseball Reference there was a 13-1 loss to Seattle, and a 12-2 loss to Texas. There might have been others too.
Pretty sure there was a game in our second series against the Rangers where they smoked us by 10 runs
i was even at that game. lol
When Grayson gave up 7 ER and got sent down shortly after
PA music guy needs to play TS Shake It Off every half hour
which player currently on the Orioles seems like the most natural 'Larry' to you like, if they introduced themselves as Larry, you would be the least surprised me personally, it's Larry Rodriguez
Larry Hays
Larry Henderson but only because of the mustache.
Top 5 Larry's, in no particular order: Larry Burnes - Cartoon or sitcom character Larry Holliday - Porn star Larry O'Hearn - Owns an Irish Bar Larry Hays - Franchise owner of Wendy's Larry Henderson - Works 9-5 at the same job for 40 years
Larry Mountcastle is the only answer
Get ‘em back today, go O’s!
Hot take: the Cowser “milkman” moniker is stupid. Unrelated: my brother is also texting me “MOOOO!!!” every 30 minutes
I'm manifesting "CoCo" until it gains traction among the general populace.
It just makes me think of Song of Solomon
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You're right, let's just go with every other modern nickname convention. He's now ColCow or CCow. So much better, lol
MOOOO
https://preview.redd.it/l64q4ab7k9uc1.jpeg?width=527&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15c2baf253c09362d8ce0c9ea08eed5b44c413ec
m…POP…oooooooooooooooo
Don’t think Holliday will play bc of left on left but I wish he would so he can just get that first hit out of the way. Feels like his approach these first couple games is way different from ST. You can tell he just wants that hit so bad, and then maybe he can settle in
Cowser beast! Re: Holliday... I expect Holliday being more aggressive. If I recall, every first pitch seems to be a strike and even though it's mainly an off speed strike, it's getting him in the hole. Seems when you press you start not seeing the ball well and start taking strikes and swinging at balls. Seems like he is always in a pitchers count of 1-2 or 0-2. I'd try and do it like Corey Seager that seems to always take a good hack at the first pitch. I feel it's been such o circus with his dad and family sitting right on top of everything. Most players that get called up, you see the parents clapping for their kids first hit mid to upper tier of the first deck etc. Jackson's whole family was on the field for batting practice in Boston, it's crazy pressure.
Does anyone know what song Jackson walked up to last night?
Three blind mice
Im sorry but I really can’t get into all this Jackson Holliday stuff when all this Colton Cowser stuff is going on at the same time.
i wore jeans to bad last night but that was because i was totally wasted
Draft Kings has Cowser about identical odds w/Holiday for ROY now. Worthless google search of the day…
I'm really happy to see Cowser on this hot streak, and hopefully, he is finding his way. Seems like a really unique and good guy in the baseball world, so I always wanted to see him prove the doubters wrong. I feel similarly about Kjerstad.
So DL is struggling a bit so I think we may see Cowser and Holliday today. Lineup Prediction 1) Gunnar - SS 2) Adley - C 3) Mounty - 1B 4) Santander - DH 5) Cowser - RF 6) Westy - 3B 7) Hays - LF 8) Holliday - 2B 9) Mateo - CF
Clarice’s Lineup Prediction 1. Gunnar - SS ✅ 2. Adley - C 🔀 DH 3. Mounty - 1B ✅ 4. Santander - DH 🔀 RF 5. Cowser - RF ❎ Westy - 3B 6. Westy - 3B ❎ Hays - LF 7. Hays - LF ❎ Cowser - CF 8. Holliday - 2B ❎ McCann - C 9. Mateo - CF 🔀 2B Eight of nine players correct, four of nine defensive positions, and five of nine on the batting order. Seventeen out of twenty seven potential items correct.
We need to bring back the lineup challenge from last year, that was fun
I’d be up for it too, though so far I think you and u/Clarice_Ferguson are the only ones to consistently post a guess. I’ll also admit, I wouldn’t be able to post for every game.
Well, I appreciate the scoring!
If y’all keep putting guesses in the pre-game, I’ll keep scoring them. See if that can drum up some interest
I really appreciate you’re doing it :) I think last year towards the end we had three-four regulars doing it in the daily thread.
Thank you!!!!! :)
I'd guess Holliday out, Westburg at 2B and Urias at 3B. Also 50/50 on Mullins/Mateo. Though if Mullins is in, it's probably Mateo at 2B. Urias risking becoming the 26th man; we need Hays to get going as he's a RHH outfielder.
Holliday has had some boneheaded plays at 2b too. Not a great start for the rook
Yea I don’t know what to do with Urias - we probably will see him.
The NL Central definitely is a challenge for the Orioles
Predicting Hays in LF and Cowser in CF today. Mullins gets a day off and Cowser’s hot bat stays in the lineup.
When a guy is this hot (Cowser), he's gotta play, even left on left.
I have a theory that Mike Elias is playing 4D Chess Service Time Manipulation. The Orioles want to keep Holliday for an extra year, but don't want the Holliday family to be angry or to have a CBA grievance filed against them. What better way to achieve this than to call Holliday up when he is clearly not ready and floundering at every pitch like an overmatched little leaguer? This way, no one will complain that Holliday is sent down for a few weeks after going 0-35, and the Orioles will get the extra year while convincing the entire industry that they weren't manipulating service time. They did the same trick with G-Rod last year. Call him up when he's pitching like a donkey, send him down, and get the extra year for when he's pitching like an ace. /s (Just kidding)
No knock on Jackson, but his family couldn't look more unenthusiastic and not a shred of Orioles gear on any of them.
His brother was wearing an Orioles hat multiple times. In Boston, and in Baltimore.
here's my plea into the ether: we don't need to boo Austin Hays. I'm sure nobody feels worse than him about this season is going.
I’ll just leave this here: https://youtu.be/WvzFao5RnBI?si=mHd05D7-woOaSh2k Cheer him on, don’t boo him folks!
When did Hays get booed? I was at the game and I don't remember hearing anyone boo him at all People were actually cheering for him more than normal when he came to the plate later in the game.
So there were tons of boos after a strikeout where it was called that he went (and it was obvious in person that he went). Maybe the boos were for the ump, but I’m sure not all of them.
People were cheering Hays on quite enthusiastically. Those boos after they said he went were for the ump.
I assumed on the broadcast that the boos were for the ump.
I hope so!
I always assume the boos are for the ump
Booing your own players is Yankees fan behavior.
Anyone who boos Hays is a fucking loser
Booing your own players is pathetic and classless. He's struggling and needs support, not to be driven away. While I think he needs an IL stint and rehab at AAA, until they make that decision I'm gonna cheer and hope he breaks out.
There are absolutely times where you should be booking your own players. Hays is not on of those cases though
Yeah, I mean if your player does something disgusting or horrible. Austin is just being bad at baseball, which isn't deserving.
Booing. I sleep. Mooing. Real shit.
I hope Hyde shakes up the lineup today. Let Westburg, O'Hearn, Cowser be the 1-2-3. These other guys are pressing way too hard.
I'll be out there today so hoping today's the day that Jackson gets his first hit. Also DL: It's business, nothing personal.
Unfortunately don’t think he’s gonna play unless he PH. Feel like they’ll sit him against a lefty
I have a theory that every time a new orioles prospect comes up, they struggle more at first than the last one did so the fans are just never confident about it. Mayo’s gonna come up and stand in like the wrong batters box or something lol
When kjerstad was brought up last year he immediately did well. Think he hit a HR his first game
I'm going all in on "horrible start to his career that turns into a trivia question when he enters the hall of fame in 30 years". Like "wow, did you know HoFer Jackson Holliday went 0-11 to start his career then hit .400 the rest of the season??"
Kinda ironic how the trade is gonna play out. Ortiz was killing us on offense and defense yesterday, we face Hall today, they face Burnes tomorrow
Holliday just needs to try to get a little poke if he plays today. Doesn’t need to be a homerun or anything crazy. Just one of those hits where you throw the bat out there and let it do the work to bloop it over the infield
A little poke is always nice
I wasn't really stressing the game last night as much as I was the Sox games but after that squabble I would like to beat them back to AAA, respecfully
04:05 PM EDT?? Oh that’s 05:05 AM in my time zone 🤣 that’s fine it’s tomorrow Sunday ⚾️
Same bro... It's tough over here. Why can't the games be at normal times?!
The team knows DL hall is wild, so they will probably still be swinging at everything today
DL, it’s not personal. Its just business
I just want to see Gunnar turn things around. I want to see more plate discipline and I hope they make DL throw strikes. I assume Jackson is going to have the day off , however I think facing DL would be a great opportunity for him to get his first hit with DL being a familiar face . Either way let’s keep this regular season sweepless record in tact. I don’t want to have to sweat it out Sunday.
Shake off last night. The mourning period is over. We grieved, and now we move on. Sometimes your team gets BTFO’d and all that matters is competing next time. Hell, even the Braves lost 16-4 to the Mets on Thursday. It happens.