Mason Miller vs stupid Orioles hitters = immaculate inning

fabiani12333 · 09-03-2025, 07:51 PM

Padres (former A's) reliever Mason Miller achieved the so-called immaculate inning during the 8th inning of today's game against the Orioles: https://www.mlb.com/news/mason-mille...gainst-orioles

For those who don't know, an immaculate inning is when a pitcher strikes out the side on 9 pitches. It's a cool achievement for a reliever, who only get used in short bursts and don't have too many opportunities to achieve noteworthy accomplishments.

But it was how Miller accomplished the feat that should have fans questioning the intelligence of the Orioles hitters (and/or the hitting coach? Scouts? Analytics people?).

Miller, who is known for consistently throwing his four-seam fastball in the triple digits, threw 9-straight sliders. This is how the at-bats went:

Batter #1: Jeremiah Jackson:
Pitch 1: slider -- looked high -- called strike
Pitch 2: slider -- below the zone -- swung-and-miss
Pitch 3: slider -- below and outside the zone -- swung-and-miss

Batter #2: Ryan Mountcastle:
Pitch 1: slider -- below the zone -- swung-and-miss
Pitch 2: slider -- nowhere close to the zone -- called on check swing
Pitch 3: slider -- below the zone -- swung-and-miss

Batt #3: Emmanuel Rivera
Pitch 1: slider -- below the zone -- swung-and-miss
Pitch 2: slider -- away -- swung-and-miss
It is here where the broadcaster finally mentions, "It's just slider after slider."
Pitch 3: slider -- middle of the zone -- swung-and-miss

Clearly, the Orioles hitters were guessing fastball the whole time. And it's not that bad of an idea, as Miller has gotten close to average results with it this season: .330 wOBA, .435 SLG, 5 HR on 424 pitches (54% of his pitches). On the flip side, he's been completely dominant with his slider: .146 wOBA, .225 SLG, 0 HR on 344 pitches (44% of his pitches, which is a very high percentage).

But at some point -- perhaps during the middle of the second at-bat -- the idiot Orioles hitters should have realized that Miller and his catcher knew they were sitting on fastball and to make an adjustment.

But nope -- the Orioles kept guessing fastball even after the broadcaster was forced to mention the obvious. As Robert Downey Jr said in Tropic Thunder: "You never go full r*tard."

09-03-2025, 07:51 PM	#1
fabiani12333 Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 12,492	Mason Miller vs stupid Orioles hitters = immaculate inning Padres (former A's) reliever Mason Miller achieved the so-called immaculate inning during the 8th inning of today's game against the Orioles: https://www.mlb.com/news/mason-mille...gainst-orioles For those who don't know, an immaculate inning is when a pitcher strikes out the side on 9 pitches. It's a cool achievement for a reliever, who only get used in short bursts and don't have too many opportunities to achieve noteworthy accomplishments. But it was how Miller accomplished the feat that should have fans questioning the intelligence of the Orioles hitters (and/or the hitting coach? Scouts? Analytics people?). Miller, who is known for consistently throwing his four-seam fastball in the triple digits, threw 9-straight sliders. This is how the at-bats went: Batter #1: Jeremiah Jackson: Pitch 1: slider -- looked high -- called strike Pitch 2: slider -- below the zone -- swung-and-miss Pitch 3: slider -- below and outside the zone -- swung-and-miss Batter #2: Ryan Mountcastle: Pitch 1: slider -- below the zone -- swung-and-miss Pitch 2: slider -- nowhere close to the zone -- called on check swing Pitch 3: slider -- below the zone -- swung-and-miss Batt #3: Emmanuel Rivera Pitch 1: slider -- below the zone -- swung-and-miss Pitch 2: slider -- away -- swung-and-miss It is here where the broadcaster finally mentions, "It's just slider after slider." Pitch 3: slider -- middle of the zone -- swung-and-miss Clearly, the Orioles hitters were guessing fastball the whole time. And it's not that bad of an idea, as Miller has gotten close to average results with it this season: .330 wOBA, .435 SLG, 5 HR on 424 pitches (54% of his pitches). On the flip side, he's been completely dominant with his slider: .146 wOBA, .225 SLG, 0 HR on 344 pitches (44% of his pitches, which is a very high percentage). But at some point -- perhaps during the middle of the second at-bat -- the idiot Orioles hitters should have realized that Miller and his catcher knew they were sitting on fastball and to make an adjustment. But nope -- the Orioles kept guessing fastball even after the broadcaster was forced to mention the obvious. As Robert Downey Jr said in Tropic Thunder: "You never go full r*tard."