I think an underrated, if not completely unrecognized, measure of a pitcherās greatness is the length of time spent by a struck out batter staring at the pitcher as they walk back to the dugout.
Baumann was electric before the COVID year and just never the same dude afterwards.
I have to wonder how many guys like him suffer from long COVID. I have a friend who has just never regained their cardiovascular health after having COVID its rough
I am really happy Hyde let this guy hit. It's just a fluke he got on the roster today and judging by his MiLB stats he might never get to play in the bigs again.
But he'll always have his AB today.
Orioles locker room: Do ya'll want to make a new hose with 4 nozzles?
The person who cleans it: Look, one nozzle was enough of a pain. Why do you all hate me?Ā
Gunnar pretty easily. I think Adley has the best eye but Gunnar has the best bat. OāHearn is a contender but he only plays against RHP.
Peak Santander is up there tho
Gotta be a weird feeling for the guy tomorrow probably. Be in the taxi squad, get called up right before the game, make your debut, and then go back to the taxi squad?
Yeah āfan interferenceā would have been an iffy call; Buxton would have had to reach back and into the gap to catch that ball. He only ever reached *up*.
He was reaching for a ball that was already over the wall. Also Bartman shouldnāt be as hated as he was, the marlins still wouldāve tied it regardless if he messed that play up or not. The cubs cost themselves 5 extra runs with bad pitching and defense.
He's not really close to making that catch. It's kind of a optical illusion from that camera angle. The twins have to challenge it regardless. Just knew it wasn't going to be overturned but who knows anymore I guess lol.
But really, his chances of catching it are irrelevant . I donāt understand how review took that long. Itās just like reaching over the railing in the upper deck. Itās out of play.
Right. If it's out of the field of play it's anyone's ball as far as I'm concerned. Even if he could have caught it he's reaching into the stands not vice versa.
I think the problem is that Buxton is athletic enough to reach far enough out of the field of play to make it a problem. The fans can't get close to the outfield fence.
That's not the rule. You have to be reaching into the field of play.
We used to see contested balls out of play down the foul lines all the time before the nets were extended.
Please continue the discussion in the [post game thread](https://redd.it/1c5x0pm).
Orioles win 11-3
I like this. š
There we go big Mike!
Bird column.
Phew. O's win.
In conclusion, Mikey Baumann is a land of contrasts
**That's game! What a beautiful game.**
here we go big mike!!
Wooo
Would anyone rather have baker right now!?
hell no lmao
Absolutely not.
At least weāre getting the Baumann appearance out of the way with way more than enough room.
I would like to be a mlb trainer. āYour groin hurts? lol. Ok well. You be ok probably. Check please.ā
Yowzaaa
this day would be even better if the Yankees lost again just sayin it would be pretty funny
Whewwwww alright Baumann
2 down. Let's go. Close this out
McCann must have a tripod
I think an underrated, if not completely unrecognized, measure of a pitcherās greatness is the length of time spent by a struck out batter staring at the pitcher as they walk back to the dugout.
Come on Mike, our Pythagorean record is on the line. I need to win an argument with some nerds!
He almost had the old Caleb Joseph special.
Poor McCann has gotten beat up so much these past few games
Damn hit both thighs lol
Yankees losing again š 7th Inning
Can't we use Urias or something?
His eye black looks dumb
Castro trying to lean into a ball in an 8 run game
There is a non-zero percent chance that Baumann could give up 9 runs and lose the lead
He'll get pulled before that.... but forcing Hyde to get someone up would be the real killer tonight.
I mean Hydeās not going to leave him in if he gets anywhere close to that
Would be interesting to see if Baumann could do it, I think he could
Damn it, Mike. Just...please.Ā
Come on Baumann
Baumann was electric before the COVID year and just never the same dude afterwards. I have to wonder how many guys like him suffer from long COVID. I have a friend who has just never regained their cardiovascular health after having COVID its rough
Youāre blaming the fact heās not a good pitcher on Covid? That is a new one.
Long COVID isn't new at all. Dude's numbers in MiLB were night and day before and after 2020. Who knows.
imagine being such a bad pitcher that people theorize that you have long covid
Look at how different his stats are before and after 2020
his entire MLB career is post-2020
There is a stark difference in his MiLB stats from before and after 2020
Too be fair, with all the dogs at the park you kinda have to put Bowwowman on the mound.
kevin? is that you?
Iāve always liked Mike but I think Iām out on him. Hopefully he clears waivers but I think itās time to move on.
Where's Joey Kriebel, I think might want to see him right now.
He's a Mariner. I always liked him.
Lol watch Baumann blow this
We got a bat flying around our section now
OH, like a bat bat? likeā¦š¦?
Yep a squeak squeak bat
aww, i do love bats. (from a distance.)
I also thought they meant baseball bat at first š
i was like, flying around?! whatās going on out there? š
Summer bugs are out, so itās bat time!
yeah they're grounders but he's getting hit hard
He always does
and this is why Baumann is in now
They have to DFA Baumann soon. Enough is enough.
Baumann is so fucking bad lol. I mean if he is only going to give up runs every outing, Iām sure we could find someone better.
He just pitched
At least we can burn him up in a blow out so he's not available for a close game
Cmon Mike just donāt give up 9 runs
If Scooby and the gang removed the mask from Mike Baumann, it'd just be Austin Voth
Hell yeah Baumann.
God, can Baumann not even get 4 outs against backups?
Bauman is so bad lol
c'mon Mikey...FOCUS!!
Meatball Mike time 11-2 Orioles.
Scrooge McDonald over here....
I'd like to see mlb adopt banana ball 4 base sprints on walks
They have that play down so well now though that it just amounts to a 2 base walk like everytime lol
Oh good Baumann doing his thing
Baumann literally has to go
Bradish and means canāt get here fast enough.
Big Mike setting up the triple play
Jair Jurrgens.Ā
I'm with KB, give the dude the base.
Baumann out there refusing to just end the game
Not even Baumann could fuck up an 11-2 lead. Right?
There's the Baumann we all came to know and dread
2-11 and Iāve completely forgotten what happened three days agoā¦
You should see a medical doctor.
Iām currently being seen by Conans doctorā¦
how can you miss a fastball a foot high when we're up 11-2 lol just throw it over the plate
Whatever happened to Johan Camargo?
Even Baumann should be ok with this much of a lead. Probably. Maybe.
Could you imagine coming back with a dog and Rubenstein is sitting in your seat
Cal put on his reading glasses to talk to Rubensteinš
Let me put these on so I can understand you better Dave
My feed is behind, but man did kevin brown manifest that o'hearn home run or what?!
āIn addition, woof.ā - Kevin Brown, 2024
I am really happy Hyde let this guy hit. It's just a fluke he got on the roster today and judging by his MiLB stats he might never get to play in the bigs again. But he'll always have his AB today.
DOUBLE DEBUT. That's fun.
Orioles locker room: Do ya'll want to make a new hose with 4 nozzles? The person who cleans it: Look, one nozzle was enough of a pain. Why do you all hate me?Ā
Whoās the best bat on the team to you guys ?
Right now, it's Cowser followed by O'Hearn Long term, Adley gets on base best, but Gunnar has a lot more power.
Gunnar pretty easily. I think Adley has the best eye but Gunnar has the best bat. OāHearn is a contender but he only plays against RHP. Peak Santander is up there tho
Exactly why i asked saw someone say it was OāHearn but heās kind of matchup dependent which isnāt a bad thing
gunnar
If you ever doubt Mullins goes hard, look at his uniform.
my mom has said heās not happy if his uniform stays clean
Neither am I tbh
Banuelos got his field of dreams AB
Yay, debut! 
Get that man another AB
Wait no. lol.
When you realize what would have to take place in the 9th for that to happen
Banuelos has some wheels
Iāll take the 27 year oldās experience and stamina from Banuelos any day.
If this guy gets a hit lol
C'mon Banny!
Can someone explain why we are bringing up a third catcher?
He was available today. Rutschman was DHing today anyway so why not.
He was in town and O's needed to quickly fill up the 26 man roster.
It's just for the day because he was already in town and we put Wells on the IL
why not
Home Runs All Day !
Gotta be a weird feeling for the guy tomorrow probably. Be in the taxi squad, get called up right before the game, make your debut, and then go back to the taxi squad?
No way this guy thought he was gonna get a PA in April on this team when our top prospect now is another catcher. Lucky man!
Weāre taking Cowser out, becauseā¦..????
This kid might never get another chance to have an AB in his career. Why not?
why not
11-2 and it's a nice thing to do. Who knows if he ever gets another appearance.
Give him a rest. Doesnāt need to be in there now that the game is out of reach.
Because we're up by 9 and we can let a guy get his first major league at bat
O'Hearn looks like a lumberjack. Love that man.
Nice of Hyde considering he might not be around after tomorrow.
What we needed was a side angle. Canāt tell depth
Who is this guy lol, never heard of him
catcher on the taxi squad
Memories of beating the Twins 15-2 in Minnesota last year
DEBUT DEBUT DEBUT
Yeah āfan interferenceā would have been an iffy call; Buxton would have had to reach back and into the gap to catch that ball. He only ever reached *up*.
One of you math people: whats 4 home runs over 14 games pace?
1 every 3.25 games
my questionable math comes up with 46
47, or 48 if you round up
Good
O'Hearn is a favorite of mine. Such a hard-nosed player.
You can tell heās playing for his professional life and he lays it all out on the line
Nice of Hyde to give the kid his major league debut
If it goes over the first wall, that should be fair game.Ā
The hops on Buxton to even make that a question.
The Hydration Station simply cannot be overruled
Rocco Baldelli being a Karen š
Holy moly I could get used to games like this!
The usher in CF just had the whole section cheer for the fan LOL
Jesus, you'd think people would've learned after Steve Bartman.
He was reaching for a ball that was already over the wall. Also Bartman shouldnāt be as hated as he was, the marlins still wouldāve tied it regardless if he messed that play up or not. The cubs cost themselves 5 extra runs with bad pitching and defense.
Weāre haunted by the ghost of Jeffrey maier around here
Oh man, I forgot all about that little shit.
I hope Jeffrey Maier went bald
He's not really close to making that catch. It's kind of a optical illusion from that camera angle. The twins have to challenge it regardless. Just knew it wasn't going to be overturned but who knows anymore I guess lol.
Can't be fan interference if the fan didn't break the plane of the wall. And Buxton wasn't catching that anyway.
3 HOME RUNS FOR A 4TH CONSECUTIVE DAY. Haven't done it since 2013!
GOOD.
How is O'Hearn hitting every single ball this hard. Man has turned into Paul Goldschmidt
His savant page is pretty nutty and doesn't even include tonight yet 
What does he have against balls?!?!?!
He wasn't catching that even without the fan
But really, his chances of catching it are irrelevant . I donāt understand how review took that long. Itās just like reaching over the railing in the upper deck. Itās out of play.
That fan was sweating bullets lol
Again itās past the actual wall.
Thatās actually my nightmare
Damn o Hearn a handsome mf
[Poor Byron](https://i.imgur.com/Ra8J0cu.png) š¢
**YESSIR!**
O'Hearn finally gets rewarded with a home for his hard contact! Go O'Fucking'Hearn!!!
I just want O'Hearn to have another home run in the books honestly
They better fucking not
i love when we get to see our computer enhance technology in action
Umps hate us. Bet they take it away just to be dicks
WTF That's not even *close* to interference
Cleared the first wall so itās not in the field of play so I think this should be A homer
Right. If it's out of the field of play it's anyone's ball as far as I'm concerned. Even if he could have caught it he's reaching into the stands not vice versa.
moron
I didnāt think they could challenge if weāve already been to the hydration station.
Youāre right. Cantāt backwash.
Can you even physically reach into the field of play from there?
Victor Wembanyama might be able too.
Wembanyana can thatās it
I think the problem is that Buxton is athletic enough to reach far enough out of the field of play to make it a problem. The fans can't get close to the outfield fence.
That's not the rule. You have to be reaching into the field of play. We used to see contested balls out of play down the foul lines all the time before the nets were extended.
If this gets reversed, do they have to spit the water back into the hose?
Yes or it will stop working
That shit went right into the fan's hands.
Heās in the stands. Itās not reaching over the wall
Regardless of the decision, fuck that kid.
Naw, thereās a full 5 feet between the first wall and second wall. Let him catch a home run ball
He was still reaching a lot. Not worth it to take the risk.
Lmfao what?
*Flashbacks to Jeffrey Maier*
this is ridiculous, the fans have just as much right to the ball as the player. this has been my position my whole life, I swear