Comments on: Joe Saunders gets Game 4 start with Orioles’ season on the line, again http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/11/joe-saunders-gets-the-start-with-the-orioles-season-on-the-line-again/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:30:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: nmrdr795 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/11/joe-saunders-gets-the-start-with-the-orioles-season-on-the-line-again/comment-page-1/#comment-380888 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:58:35 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=234939#comment-380888 Why dont you compare him to an old os pitcher…..o wait no ones been at the games for 15 years to see whovwas pitching. Soory you could use a new yorker

]]> By: libertynchurch http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/11/joe-saunders-gets-the-start-with-the-orioles-season-on-the-line-again/comment-page-1/#comment-380869 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:36:42 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=234939#comment-380869 There will be a Game 5. Bank on it. Yankees team slump is gonna make his guy look like Sandy-freakin Koufax!

]]> By: nmrdr795 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/11/joe-saunders-gets-the-start-with-the-orioles-season-on-the-line-again/comment-page-1/#comment-380816 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:06:54 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=234939#comment-380816 Joe saunders gets to finish the first season the os fans have showed up for in 15 years.

]]> By: jayscarpa http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/11/joe-saunders-gets-the-start-with-the-orioles-season-on-the-line-again/comment-page-1/#comment-380559 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:41:46 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=234939#comment-380559 Wouldn’t Tillman start tomorrow and Chen get game #1 anyway?

]]> By: bmorelikeme http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/11/joe-saunders-gets-the-start-with-the-orioles-season-on-the-line-again/comment-page-1/#comment-380558 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:39:28 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=234939#comment-380558 That’s funny, because the O’s need to win tonight too. O’s need there to be a game 5 of the ALCS, so hopefully Chen could start game 1 of the ALCS. Weird, we are in such similar situations.

]]> By: Francisco (FC) http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/11/joe-saunders-gets-the-start-with-the-orioles-season-on-the-line-again/comment-page-1/#comment-380548 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:28:44 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=234939#comment-380548 If Joe falters surely Buck will bring the hook out quickly and toss in Tillman… right?

]]> By: randygnyc http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/11/joe-saunders-gets-the-start-with-the-orioles-season-on-the-line-again/comment-page-1/#comment-380546 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:25:38 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=234939#comment-380546 Yankees must win tonight as it makes the path to the WS more likely/probable. Yanks need to have CC start game 1 of the ALCS, not game 5 of the ALDS.

]]> By: Detroit Michael http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/11/joe-saunders-gets-the-start-with-the-orioles-season-on-the-line-again/comment-page-1/#comment-380545 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:25:33 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=234939#comment-380545 I think not considering Chris Tillman to be one of the Orioles’ four best starting pitchers is a mistake.

Since returning from elbow soreness, in four games Tillman gave up 6 runs (5 earned runs) in 25 IP with a 17 K / 3 BB ratio. Since then, he has yet to be used in the post-season, although part of that is due to the fact that he last pitched on October 3, so initially he wasn’t sufficiently rested to take the mound again. I haven’t looked closely to see what the solution is, but I doubt that not using Tillman at all is optimal.

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