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[Chris B]

Hitters are going after pitches early so far.

[DJ MC]

Anything else notice that thing Davis does with his glove hand when he's chasing a pop up. He kind of waives it around in a circular motion. Kinda weird, but of no consequence obviously.

Until he drops one and everyone suddenly scapegoats the move.

[You Play to Win the Game]

Despite the big homer in game 1, Wieters has been pretty bad so far this season at the plate.

[You Play to Win the Game]

Speaking of Wiet, he's 1 for his last 24, with an OPS of .153.

[fishteacher]

He is. Maybe they continue to confuse this with the fact that he pitched in the NPB in Japan prior to coming over to the O's? Dunno. http://en.wikipedia....ki/Wei-Yin_Chen

I'm waiting for The Krukker to say, "Well, you know...all those Asians look alike..."  total stereotype...

[fishteacher]

Speaking of Wiet, he's 1 for his last 24, with an OPS of .153.

And how many of those are left-handed?  He's as good from the left side as I am, and I am not a switch hitter!

[fishteacher]

Now, there's the Flahery we know and "love"....tapper to the pitcher...ugh!

[Oriole85]

This is the kind of thing that happens when you have a "mindset" based on a certain place in the lineup, and why there will be rending of garments and gnashing of teeth whenever I hear that brought up as a good trait for a player.

Where are you going with this one? Are you saying he should keep bunting in the first inning? This is one of those many times, you seem to be disagreeing for the sake of disagreeing.

[You Play to Win the Game]

And how many of those are left-handed?  He's as good from the left side as I am, and I am not a switch hitter!

 

There's no easy way to quickly tell by looking at the baseball-reference game logs... but his OPS as a LHB'er this year is .337 in 31 PA's... As a RHB'er it's 1.300 in 12 PA's. Very small sample size for both though.

[Oriole85]

Hitters are going after pitches early so far.

I've noticed that as well, taking a few pitches wouldn't be the end of the world.

[DJ MC]

Where are you going with this one? Are you saying he should keep bunting in the first inning?

I'm saying the exact, 100-percent opposite.

[You Play to Win the Game]

Where are you going with this one? Are you saying he should keep bunting in the first inning? This is one of those many times, you seem to be disagreeing for the sake of disagreeing.

 

Could be wrong, but it sounded like he was agreeing with you.

[DJ MC]

Ben Francisco is a Yankee? Man, I have COMPLETELY lost track of the scrubs they are desperately throwing out there.

[Oriole85]

And how many of those are left-handed?  He's as good from the left side as I am, and I am not a switch hitter!

Seems like when he's good batting righty, he's bad batting lefty, and vice versa. And we get into the debate of having him bat from one side exclusively.

[You Play to Win the Game]

Man, I love Buck. That's something I do to my friends sometimes. Let it simmer, and get back to me.

[You Play to Win the Game]

Great group of players' wives... yeah, I gotcha Buck... Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. Markakis are pretty hot... I'm picking up what you're laying down.

[fishteacher]

Meanwhile, down at the local pub in the Bronx....(all speaking in hard italian New York accents mind you)

 

"So uh Geno,  you see the attendance @ the Yankees game last night?" 

 

"No Rocco," Geno responds, "I didn't?  What was it?"

 

"Ah....about 37-38..." 

 

"Wow!  37,000 to see them play the shitty Orioles?  I'd think with ticket prices being this months mortgage...."

 

Rocco interrupts, "No....37....or 38....people." 

 

What the hell is with this small crowd in NY!?

[Oriole85]

I'm saying the exact, 100-percent opposite.

Ok I think were on the same page then.

[fishteacher]

Great group of players' wives... yeah, I gotcha Buck... Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. Markakis are pretty hot... I'm picking up what you're laying down.

That Chris Davis has a Jessica Simpson looking wife too, and that ain't like turnin' chicken shit into chicken salad...

[You Play to Win the Game]

There really are few players who annoy me more than Cervelli.