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7:52

Why don't pitchers alter their delivery ingame more often?

Jeff Sullivan

7:52

It's extremely hard

Carson Cistulli

7:52

Plus, could telegraphs certain pitch, I'd think.

Eric A Longenhagen

7:53

Yes to both.

joseph

7:53

Britton MIA...

agam22

7:53

And Britton isn't the one warming up

Hal

7:53

Is Britton hurt?

Jeff Sullivan

7:53

Took a quick glance at Twitter and yeah we have a bullpen consensus

7:54

This isn't *insanity* but it is what could be taken as a symptom of such

Hint of Rye

7:54

O'Day is warming in the pen..

Carson Cistulli

7:54

O'Day is still a fantastic option vs. a RHB.

BUT!

Jeff Sullivan

7:54

Of course one should take care to recognize that Brad Brach is fantastic

Carson Cistulli

7:54

Yes...

Jeff Sullivan

7:54

But anyway!

7:55

What an awesome pitch to make Bautista go away. One down

Carson Cistulli

7:55

Yeah. Still, no harm in taking your chances with a guy who sets the ERA record.

Jeff Sullivan

7:55

Basically. So dumb

Carson Cistulli

7:55

Or nearly sets it.

Jeff Sullivan

7:55

And now for Darren O'Day

Crusty Juggler

7:56

Never lose with your best guy in the mound, that is what I always say

Oblarg

7:56

Britton has to be hurt. There's no other explanation, I don't think.

Jeff Sullivan

7:56

I can think of one explanation!

dgrussel

7:57

Jeff, did you ever close an important game as a pitcher?

Jeff Sullivan

7:57

No important game would ever have me as a pitcher

Britton, er, Brach's Due

7:57

What happens to Showalter if this backfires for him?

Jeff Sullivan

7:57

We write about him

Hint of Rye

7:58

This is the move you talk to the press about for two days.

anonymous

7:58

Someone mentioned O'Day, so I'm posting this:

Jeff Sullivan

7:58

Double play.

actual lol

And theeeeeeeeeeeeeeere goes the FanGraphs article!

Eric A Longenhagen

7:58

Absolutely perfect feed to 2B by Machado.

Jeff Sullivan

7:58

2-2, going to the tenth!

Uncle Jimbo

7:58

Nobody tell Carson what happened!!!

Carson Cistulli

7:59

Sullivan already said. Suck it, Uncle Jimbo!

Jeff Sullivan

7:59

Now that the Orioles have escaped that I cannot wait to hear what Showalter has to say about Britton later

Pinstripe Wizard

8:00

Showalter gets a lot of credit for his managerial skills, but wow he screwed this up.

Carson Cistulli

8:00

O'Day's reaction after double play seemed to suggest, "Wow, I can't believe I was just pitching in that situation."

Jeff Sullivan

8:00

This is why managerial mistakes aren't actually responsible for wins and losses!

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