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  1. h2oface
    I have appletv+ app on all my devices. iPhone, iPad, and MacPro. No subscription. I can navigate around find the game, but the last thing it does is offer watch free with free trial, so I have to use one of the tons of free sites. Streaming fine,
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    ....... aaaaannnnnnnddddd shutout!
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    There goes the perfect game and n0-hitter!
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    There goes the no-hitter!
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    It was good to see Baldelli not pull Lopez after 6, and start the 7th with only 88 pitches and behind 2-1, having given up 6 hits, 3 for extra bases (1 homer and 2 doubles) 8 Ks, only 1 walk. He was pitching fine, and handled the 7th fine. Great to see Lopez throw another good game after 2 in which he game up 11 earned in 10 innings (9,90 ERA) However, Baldelli pulled Ryan after six ahead 1-0, with 87 pitches, 60 for strikes, throwing a 1 hitter (single), 7 Ks 2 walks, the last a 12 pitch walk in the 6th to Anderson, and 18 total pitches in the last inning. His velo was down slightly in the 6th. But still, why? So shakey Jorge Lopez could blow his game up in 8 pitches. Arguably a better game pitched than Pablo Lopez, and Ryan gets pulled with the same # of (1 less) pitches and didn't get the opportunity to pitch the 7th. Or consequently, win the 6th start to start a season, and set a franchise record (I think). He was still in line for it, though, until Jorge Lopez. Maybe Ryan was tired, and said he was done? Seems he deserved the opportunity if it was Baldelli.
  6. h2oface
    I don't know that an angel was involved 😇 . However obdurate the take, I am not interested in disputatious dialogue here. Many on the site will engage you. In the end, whether he was calulating or going on feelings, he was wrong, and embarrassingly out at second, and from the look on his face, personally embarrassed as well. I bet he even apologized to his teammates, and will be changing his behavior in upcoming games. I will never be advocating a player should just hustle selectively. Too much unexpected can happen on each and every ball in play, as we saw on this one.
  7. h2oface
    Trades after a trade doesn't count. It is not part of the trade. Neither does your ex's new spouse. Unless it is within the 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon........
  8. h2oface
    Yes! 3 in a row. The night before in KC he came in the 9th clean, ahead 8-6, and got two outs then gave up 2 singles and hit a batter, was looking like Pagan and Colome! Barely squeaked it out.
  9. h2oface
    I don't know what Dick was talking about for Lopez. He must have missed that last game Lopez pitched in against KC. Came in with a 2-1 lead, 2 out and a runner on 3rd. 2 OUTS! Proceeded to blow the save, gave up the inherited runner with a single by Perez on his third pitch, and then a stolen base, a walk, and a hard contact liner Larnach ran down. Jax got the earned run while Lopez's ERA stayed a 0 and gave Dick a misleading stat to rave about. Thanks Lopez. I remembered. Dick must have a short term memory thing happening. That's two blown saves in a row on consecutive outings. Yet praise the man.
  10. h2oface
    I can't stand Baldelli anymore. Just horrible managing decisions. What a waste of A Ryan start. Batters can't hit a pitcher with a 7+ era coming in. But pulling Ryan after 6 and not bunting Gallo over. Just poor managing.
  11. h2oface
    Yup. But I was also screaming at the screen in real time to bunt him over. Gotta get the run in. Our Twins are so good at not getting him to third. Sox do it (get runner to third) on the first batter. But I'm not playing that game with you.
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    Don't think I can watch the bottom of the inning.
  13. h2oface
    Vazquez bunts Gallo over to third and he scores on that Gordon soft grounder........
  14. h2oface
    Pull Ryan but go to Stewart in the 9th. Just Wow. At least we survived the 3 walks. Time for a crooked number and go home. The pen has been pretty shakey lately. All of them.
  15. h2oface
    Give it a break. The only thing that cost Ryan the 7th at 87 pitches is Baldelli. All Baldelli in his infinite wisdom.
  16. h2oface
    I know most are Lopez drunk after the first 4 good games, but they have been followed by 2 bad. Season ERA at 4, right about his career average. 9.90 in his last two starts (11 earned in 10 innings). I, personally, wouldn't call that a strike just yet because he had 4 good games to start the season. Especially since we lost Arraez to acquire him (who is just getting better is seems and still at .438 average, .500. OBP, 551 SLG, and 1.051 OPS, although probably not sustainable, but then, neither was Lopez' 4 game start). I know the popular feeing is this is win/win, but I am not sold yet. We now have 5 years and $73.5MM to hope, though. Ryan and Gray have been strikes. Maeda? 1 short 2 month season in 3 and now this? Count is 2-1 on Maeda. It could end up 3-1. At least it won't be a 4 pitch walk. 😇 Never liked the Mahle trade. Never liked Mahle since his wildness broke Buxton's hand.
  17. h2oface
    Horrible result of the trade. He was damaged goods when they traded for him. His arm problems were in progress. To me, the only smart thing about the trade with the Reds was that Mahle’s wildness couldn’t break Buxton’s wrist again if he was on the same team. I guess the do nothing plan for rehab since he shut down last August 17 (except for 2 innings on September 3) was as ineffective as it seemed it would be. Free agent at the end of the season. Please stop trading for damaged arms. And to think we let Tyler Wells go unprotected in rule 5 december of 2020 to have slots open on the 40 man for pretty horrible 2021 roster additions. He was "damaged" at the time though, out all of 2020 recovering from May 2019 TJ surgery, and we needed slots in the bullpen for guys like Alex Colomé, Hansel Robles, and Randy Dobnak on the active roster and guys like Nick Vincent, Brandon Waddell, Derek Law, Ian Gibaut, Andrew Albers, Shaun Anderson, Charlie Barnes, Kyle Barraclough, Beau Burrows, Luke Farrell, John Gant, Edgar Garcia, and Ralph Garza Jr to have space on the 40 man througout the year. The Orioles were building and saw the talent that had made the 6'8" Tyler Wells the TD Minor League Starting Pitcher of the Year in 2018. Pitcher identification is not easy.
  18. h2oface
    Seems that Correa could use some more ABs in ST. The narrative that he is a vet and knows how to get himself ready is not supported by his dreadful starts both this year and last. Last year the excuses of the short ST caused by the strike was used. This year, he had some paternity leave. If vets are ready out of the box, and perform close to their career lines, then I buy that they know how to prepare. If they consistently start like someone you would replace if they weren't who they were, then maybe they still need some help to be ready for the season. Let's face it, it is never great when the guy you sign for 200 million starts like this out of the box, but we see it happen all over MLB all the time. I have has a hard time with the Mahle trade all along, and never liked him since his wildness broke Buxton's hand June of 2021.
  19. h2oface
    Personally, I have never subscribed to the narrative that consistently wrong makes it right, or even OK. It just makes it wrong consistently, which doesn't make it OK in the least, especially when there is an option that will be consistently right, without excuses. It is even what is used to grade umpires.
  20. h2oface
    The KC series sure had umpires that need more training behind the plate. Today's was so far off all day. When you can grade every pitch, it is sure visible when they are so wrong on so many.
  21. h2oface
    I noticed Polanco calculating the speed and degree as he loped, Very talented. He can do it in his head. Seemed to affect his running speed, though.
  22. h2oface
    Batters have been touching most of his pitches when they swing it seems.
  23. h2oface
    "Maybe they plan on keeping him down long enough that he won’t hit arbitration this year as an edict from Cheap Pohlad." "Cheap Pohlad needs to sell the team." It just can't be these, right? 😇
  24. h2oface
    Moran, Stewart, Pagan, and Winder for tomorrow to back up Gray. Hope he can go deep and the Twins score some runs. Maybe he gets the chance to pitch a rare complete game.
  25. h2oface
    Used to be they would be benched for the next game, no matter who they were. At least not get the start. Polanco sure is hot at the plate, though. Now, Baldelli shrugs. Just talks about the play in the presser as if it is totally normal to assume the HR. Perfect opportunity to say "we have to run hard on all plays until the call is made." I truly don't understand it. All they have to do is play baseball with max effort for a couple hours a day. Not bolting on the base paths for every ball in play is just bad coaching and training. If you let them get away with it, they never change. And where was Conger? What was he doing as the first base coach? So many just stand there on the dropped third strike and give up, too. No matter how you hit the ball, even if you "think" you have crushed it, run your fastest until you see it land and if close, a call is made. The umps made the in play call right away. I guess, I do understand it. Different time. Different mentality from the players. https://www.mlb.com/video/jorge-polanco-out-after-review?q=ContentTags == ["hitting","gamepk-718378"] Order By Timestamp DESC&pt=Offensive Highlights&p=0
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