This one really stung.
A few more timely hits would have easily made the difference as the O’s left 9 men in scoring position.
Can’t blame this one on Freddy Garcia as he pitched a relatively strong 6 innings.
Casilla made several great plays at 2nd–speed and fielding are enhanced by his presence
Buck was really irritated with the persistent questioning about the bullpen post game. As for Johnson, Buck said he had good stuff but made 1 bad pitch. When asked whether there are thoughts about temporarily replacing Johnson as the closer, Buck said “Come back tomorrow and watch it again.” When asked about the 6 game losing streak Johnson responded “Three of them are my fault. The other guys do their job and I do mine, then we’re not standing here.”
It was obvious Buck was steaming about Sabathia throwing at Markakis again. He praised Nick for holding his ground and delivering a key hit. Let’s look at the Sabathia Markakis history:
May 19, 2011 Sabathia hits Markakis in the back
Sept 9, 2012 Inn the midst of the pennant race Sabathia throws high and tight and it results in Nick breaking his thumb. At the time Nick was the hottest hitter in baseball.
May 20, 2013–Sabathia almost nails Nick again. Buck was steaming.Is Nick just target practice for CC?
Have the Orioles reached a stage where it is accepted to be thrown at. How many times can Sabathia do this without retaliation. It could be interesting if one of the next 2 games get out of hand.
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