April Banter 2025

[Chris78]

Mike Elias was dead wrong on not picking up Danny Columbe's option. He's perfect so far this year. Era of .00 

[CAPE]

10 minutes ago, Chris78 said:

Mike Elias was dead wrong on not picking up Danny Columbe's option. He's perfect so far this year. Era of .00 

Elias is stuck in 'development mode' and should be fired. The reality is this team is lost and sinking fast. Hyde will probably be the one to go, despite the pitching issues/injuries being largely out of his control. This team is completely listless and with high expectations someone has to take the fall.

[87storms]

How do my A’s have a better record than the Orioles lol

[RickinBaltimore]

CB Bucknor is a baseball terrorist. Just awful behind the plate last night.

[Itstrainingtime]

1 hour ago, RickinBaltimore said:

CB Bucknor is a baseball terrorist. Just awful behind the plate last night.

Yep. With Angel Hernandez gone, Buckner is clearly at the top of the MLB umpire suck list. 

[toolsheds]

22 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Yep. With Angel Hernandez gone, Buckner is clearly at the top of the MLB umpire suck list. 

2 calls stick out in my head from the game last night.  1. The called strike on Gunnar when he checked his swing.  There was no way he saw where the check swing stopped....and wouldn't ask third for help.   2. Soto was pitching to Woods in the bottom of the 8th and had a pitch that was a little higher than  exact center of the zone, which led to a walk. walked. 

I know that the O's problems are much deeper than the umps, but these are calls that can't be missed and were game-changing calls. MLB needs to get to a spot where video review can be used to help correct these issues. 

[Maestrobjwa]

1 hour ago, toolsheds said:

2 calls stick out in my head from the game last night.  1. The called strike on Gunnar when he checked his swing.  There was no way he saw where the check swing stopped....and wouldn't ask third for help.   2. Soto was pitching to Woods in the bottom of the 8th and had a pitch that was a little higher than  exact center of the zone, which led to a walk. walked. 

I know that the O's problems are much deeper than the umps, but these are calls that can't be missed and were game-changing calls. MLB needs to get to a spot where video review can be used to help correct these issues. 

I think that's on the way. ABS challenge system was experimented with during ST in some parks...pretty sure it's just a matter of making sure it's ready.

And yeah I mean...the O's are already struggling--but between the injuries and umpires we need some dang luck man, lol

[RickinBaltimore]

1 hour ago, toolsheds said:

2 calls stick out in my head from the game last night.  1. The called strike on Gunnar when he checked his swing.  There was no way he saw where the check swing stopped....and wouldn't ask third for help.   2. Soto was pitching to Woods in the bottom of the 8th and had a pitch that was a little higher than  exact center of the zone, which led to a walk. walked. 

I know that the O's problems are much deeper than the umps, but these are calls that can't be missed and were game-changing calls. MLB needs to get to a spot where video review can be used to help correct these issues. 

The one in the 8th was game changing. That would have been strike 3, and instead of a run scoring on the sac fly, it's the 3rd out.

[MN Transplant]

3 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Yep. With Angel Hernandez gone, Buckner is clearly at the top of the MLB umpire suck list. 

Laz Diaz

[Itstrainingtime]

14 minutes ago, MN Transplant said:

Laz Diaz

He's bad for sure. I think CB got him beat though.