Next four weeks are going to be brutal
by Stacey on May 13, 2008 1:31 PM EDT
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I was just looking at my handy pocket O's schedule that they hand out when you buy tickets, and the O's face a tough road in the coming month. I'm going to try to maintain my zen attitude throughout, but my faith will certainly be tested. Behold:
- 13-14 May: vs. Boston
- 16-18 May: vs. Washington
- 20-22 May: @ New York
- 23-25 May: @ Tampa Bay
- 26-28 May: vs. New York
- 30 May - 2 June: vs. Boston
- 3-5 June: @ Minnesota
- 6-8 June: @ Toronto
- 10-12 June: @ Boston
Except for Toronto and Washington, that's pretty freaking tough. My current outlook on the O's tells me logically that it doesn't matter, but it's going to be hard to watch the carnage. And with 21 of those 27 games against teams in the AL East, well, you know.
So to try to stay positive, here are few things I'll be happy with, regardless of the team's record:
- Continuing awesomeness of Daniel Cabrera
- Starting pitching remaining competent
- Trade value being built up for Huff, Payton, Millar, Bradford, and the like
- Playing good hard games, not making silly mental or fundamental mistakes
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You say brutal, I say exciting
We have a chance to effect the AL East in a big way here, regardless of our actual record over the next four weeks. Your “happy points” are key to that impact, though, and are important to keep sight of. I really hope Huff continues to hit well so we can trick some team into trading for him. The Mariners need some offense….. do you think they’d be dumb enough to trade with the Orioles again?
If Phil says exciting, I say we're screwed
You’re cursed.
Guess the record in the 27-game stretch:
i’ll start the bidding at 10-17.
by Dave at Bottomfeeder Baseball on May 13, 2008 5:41 PM EDT reply actions
12-15
I’m sorry, but the Minnesota Twins haven’t started scaring me, the Yankees are lame and we play them tough anyway, Toronto and Washington aren’t worth a crap.
by Scott Christ on May 13, 2008 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions
26 games, right?
12 games against Minnesota, Washington, Tampa, Toronto, 9 of which are on the road:
I’ll go with 5-7.
14 games against the Yankees/Sox
I’ll say 5-9.
10-16 overall.
13-13
Because 13 is lucky.
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
Whose offense are you bringing in?
Because I think 15 shutouts are a bit much to expect…
"Terrible what passes for a ninja these days..." -Pops Racer
I stand corrected
and have never been happier to be wrong…
"Terrible what passes for a ninja these days..." -Pops Racer
judging from last night...
26-0 baby! I called it.
Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008
off to a good start.
Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008
rec this post. keep it floating. let's see how it's going in a week
But bashing the red sox in Baltimore is as good a start as I could imagine.
Hope it’s a miserable trip back to MA (and VA and Towson).
AMA = Awesome Mike Awesome
A sox fan who wanders into CC once in a while.
Writing is God's way of showing you how sloppy your thinking is.
Eventually
But I live in the present!
"We're going to play all 27 outs. If you can beat us for all 27, then we'll tip our hats. But we're going to grind out every at-bat." - Brian Roberts
he'll always have the last laugh
doesnt he kinda stride the line between teams? he’s never claimed to be anything. you can just tell he’s jumped on the sawx wagon. i’m sure when the O’s are finally back on top, he’ll be back too.
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
No that's not true
AMA has said on a number of occasions that he’s been a Red Sox fan for 20 years. He knows a lot about them. He might get annoying sometimes but he never struck me as a bandwagoner.
"We’re not concerned about what other teams think. I know teams come in here thinking we’re playing the Orioles. And then 9 innings later, they got the loss, they know what we’re about." ~Adam Jones
my mistake then
i guess i just wasnt present for that.
so why the HELL does he frequent us so much? isnt they are pink hat he could be flirting with somewhere?
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
One word answer to that question...
TROLLING.
Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008
i dont know why that came out so f'ed up
it should read “aren’t there pink hats…”
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
He's actually not THAT bad
a little contention can be good for a message board….otherwise, we fall prey to homophily.
and yes, it’s a real word that means when ideas in a forum are totally homogenized.
yeah, you're right
people like him make this forum a lot more gay.
and by gay, i mean “bright or lively.”
25 games left now thru the June 12th game w/ Boston
I’ll go 13 – 12.
Boston is going to take some games back from us. I figure we’ll win most of the other series – TB & Minn maybe not.
Writing is God's way of showing you how sloppy your thinking is.
Man alive!
The readers over at the Baltimore Sun are really optimistic
Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008
Just voted
Will the YES vote finish at .500???
"What good are fans. You can't eat applause for breakfast" -Bob Dylan
wow, so with two wins in the bag...
that means they gotta go 8-17 for me to be correct. that’s tough for any baseball team to do.
by Dave at Bottomfeeder Baseball on May 15, 2008 7:24 PM EDT reply actions
i swear to god if your pulling for a .333 winning percentage...
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July." - Earl Weaver
no no no
not rooting for that at all, especially just to “win” a silly insignificant contest.
i still can’t see a winning record coming out of the next three week stretch though, despite the good start.
by Dave at Bottomfeeder Baseball on May 16, 2008 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
4 - 1 thru 5 games.....
...it would be great to come finish this stretch above .500 or better. But let’s remember, we have 4 starters pitching pretty well, we need a 5th. I will admitt, I liked the fact that Steve Trachsel was signed to a minor league contract, but he has performed well under par and piches soooooooo s-l-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-w. Maybe use Matt Albers every 9th game? (a 4 1/2 man rotation?)
And now that Alex Cintron & Freddie Bynum are our new shortstops, where does that leave Luis Hernandez, I haven’t seen him in days. Maybe he should be optioned to Norfolk & Oscar Salazar should be called up. It would give the O’s a right handed ‘power’ hitter off the bench & would be able to give Millar a well deserved couple of days off.
... just my thoughts.
PLEASE -- JUST PLEASE THROW STRIKES.
At this point
what purpose DOES Luis Luis serve if he’s not giving B-Rob days off?
"We're going to play all 27 outs. If you can beat us for all 27, then we'll tip our hats. But we're going to grind out every at-bat." - Brian Roberts
What point
has Luis Luis served, period? Other than setting up some hilarious posts here on CC?
Maybe DD figures some other manager can rest BrianBob after the deadline.
...one more dying quail a week and you're playing in Yankee Stadium...
When it was him and Fahey
he was the best option we had at SS. Which still make me cry when I think abotu it.
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
Maybe this is just the 4-1 homestand talking
But I think we can take 2 of 3 from the Yankees.
"We’re not concerned about what other teams think. I know teams come in here thinking we’re playing the Orioles. And then 9 innings later, they got the loss, they know what we’re about." ~Adam Jones
No, the Yanks are a bit down
If we’re going to take a few series from them, this week and next are the time to do it.
"We're going to play all 27 outs. If you can beat us for all 27, then we'll tip our hats. But we're going to grind out every at-bat." - Brian Roberts
Let's look at the pitching
Rasner & Mussina are their 2 best starters, which should tell you all you need to know about the state of the team at the present time.
Get one of those 2 & you’re looking at a series win. Because Kennedy = tee ball
You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
Hey, where's your Who's Who post?
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
Last night aside
I think you’d have to say Wang is their best starter.
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on May 19, 2008 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Fair point
Last night was his 1st truly bad start of the season.
You can't fix stupid. Stupid is forever.
considering the beating they suffered at the hands of the Mets...
they’re either going to come out pissed and hitting, or crawling under their dugout trying to hide, I’m hoping for the latter, but prepared for the former….
One thing that ticks me off..
- and I know Trembley haaaaates when people bring up the past – we’re great at breaking slumps for other teams.
We’ve done it repeatedly for the Yankees as well. I think the last few years, when the Yanks started off slow and they received a lot of criticism, it was a well-timed series against the Orioles where they soundly beat us and ESPN and the rest of the sporting world rejoiced at their comeback… and this is a poorly constructed run-on sentence. But you got the point.
Beware this series!
I am wary of just about every series
This carpet ride has to end eventually, right? And the O’s have to get on with the business of getting a good draft pick slot, right?
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