The Elmo Word of the Day is: Energy.
Bobby Bradley brought it with his bat, Amed Rosario brought it on the bases, and Rick Manning brought in the booth once again with his hate of bad infield plays. Everybody won on this fine evening. Except for the Orioles.
Like last night’s win, Bradley did something great that didn’t involve hitting a ball 406 feet. He didn’t quite take a changeup to the opposite field, but he did pull a ball for a single and only struck out once in four at-bats. He also watched four pitches that should have all been balls in the seventh inning, showing rare patience at the plate that is going to make him a star one day if he can do it against pitchers that aren’t Adam Plutko.