March 30, Year of our Pedro 2023, OPENING DAY

DeadlySplitter

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Devers did look at him before 8 seconds though. He looked up on time, saw that the pitcher wasn't even on the mound, and looked back down again. He was ready when he needed to be, and any rule that penalizes that is stupid.
I think what Raffy was called for was not being "attentive to the pitcher". He even got an extra 1-2 seconds but was still flipping the bat around. Attentive means ready to swing.
 

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Even with the off day tomorrow you do n't use your high leverage guys in the 4th and 5th inning of a game getting away, in a regular season game.

Brasier is anything better than utter crap and this could have been a game.
 

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Even with the off day tomorrow you do n't use your high leverage guys in the 4th and 5th inning of a game getting away, in a regular season game.

Brasier is anything better than utter crap and this could have been a game.
Unfortunately we have a rotation chock full of guys who I imagine will be yanked in the 4th or 5th quite frequently. Not sure if its feasible to have better bullpen options there than the stiffs we trotted out, but our relievers who pitch in those situations are gonna get a lot of work this season.
 

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This team is a mess. Can't keep up with the new rules and then 9 walks so far on top of that. Really embarrassing at this level.
 

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The timer has had a massive effect on this game's duration. It's going to exceed three hours! Before the clock, a 10-7 slugfest with 11 walks would be a four hour game.
 

mauidano

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Rutschman 5 for 5. We better get used to this. He's gonna be around for a long time.
 

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Raffy gets lucky with that being ruled a base-hit.

Meanwhile Martin earns a visit from Dave Bush. "Hey Chris, there are some new rules this season. . ."
 

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Because he made one bad play in 38 degree weather? Are you fucking for real with this?
Of course I’m not saying it with certainty. We have years and years to go. It’s just the biggest decision the franchise has made in years and today sucks!
 

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25 Orioles have reached base and the Red Sox still have a (remote) chance of winning.
 

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I've only seen 3 innings and Raffy has made 3 horrific defensive plays. Not great.
He made two very good plays earlier: one on a sac bunt by Mateo that could easily have been a single, and another as a the cutoff man to nab Rutschman stretching an RBI single.