O's 4, Royals 1: Off the schneid!

by Scott Christ on May 9, 2008 1:51 AM EDT in Post-Game

Poor Royals. They just can't beat us. They are unable to handle the ferocity that is Orioles Magic.

Good to see Freddie Bynum in the lineup. Yeah, I said it.

Daniel Cabrera is my daddy, your daddy, everyone's daddy. Yeah, I said it.

Winning a game after losing a bunch is always fun. And to be fair, the O's were losing tight games, sometimes because they couldn't hit, and sometimes because they just didn't win. (Like if Steve Trachsel pitched. Which is, sadly, coming up tomorrow.)

But remember: TONY PENA IS WATCHING YOU.

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Traschel's start

On one hand, I want root for him because I want the team to win. On the other hand, another dud start from Traschel may kick him out of the rotation and or least put him one start closer to being kicked out.

Wolf, wolf, wolf.

by birdman on May 9, 2008 2:56 AM EDT reply actions

maybe

he’ll get hurt in the third inning after loading the bases three times on walks and not allowing any runs.

Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008

by dayzd toe on May 9, 2008 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions

y'know, here'e the thing...

dd’s adherence to principles can be irritating, but he’s not a shithead about ‘em. i mean, i think he appreciated what luis squared did last year and wanted to give him every chance to hold down the starting job, but has ultimately come to the realization that he is crap. i would be very surprised if luis squared starts regularly again aside from absolute necessity.

my point is, i think your spot on w/ trax. in spite of his peripherals, he did manage to keep the o’s in a lot of games last year, and i think dd want to give him the benfit of the doubt, but they can only keep in the rotation so long if the youngsters are ready to run circles around him and he’s not producing.

ronnie's a dillweed.

by j.q. higgins on May 9, 2008 8:49 AM EDT up reply actions

Cabrera

Count me as another Cabrera doubter who has seen the light. I was wrong and zknower was right. Happy to admit it.

"If you know how to cheat, start now." - Earl Weaver

by rebop on May 9, 2008 7:54 AM EDT reply actions

WHO'S YOUR DANNY?

by zknower on May 9, 2008 8:35 AM EDT reply actions

you should make that your signature

Wolf, wolf, wolf.

by birdman on May 9, 2008 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey

an actual, AAAA SS, not ASS, we’ve had plenty of them over the years. I’ll what I can get right now, right?

Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008

by dayzd toe on May 9, 2008 8:46 AM EDT reply actions

i'm not quite ready to say i'm converted...

i’ve been hurt before, but last night’s performance was impressive as hell.

3.54 era? 1.2 whip? who is this guy and what did he do w/ daniel cabrera?

(fyi, per an earlier question, dc had 3.14 years of service time at the outset of the season.

ronnie's a dillweed.

by j.q. higgins on May 9, 2008 9:10 AM EDT reply actions

Specifically

He had 3.141592653589793238462 years of service….

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by spike2131 on May 9, 2008 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions

so he had pi experience.

Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008

by dayzd toe on May 9, 2008 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions

Not like Sydney Ponson...

... who had pie experience.

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by spike2131 on May 9, 2008 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm still wavering on Cabrera. Too much past history.

Like all of us here, I’m just hoping this new guy is here to stay.

by drj on May 9, 2008 9:10 AM EDT reply actions

Me too.

Once bitten, twice shy.

And not in a gay Great White kind of way, but in a wise old adage kind of way.

Hope it continues.

From the Land of Pleasant Living...

by OEutaw on May 9, 2008 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions

Poor Royals. They just can’t beat us

You SONUVABITCH!!!!
We will now lose three straight to the “poor Royals.”

I will hold you personally responsible again, Emil. That’s right, I’m calling you Emil from now on.

Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008

by dayzd toe on May 9, 2008 10:56 AM EDT reply actions

Have you no faith in Scott Christ?

I remember earlier this season when the O’s were down by a lot and SC said “the Orioles are gonna win this game. I can feel it.” And guess what? The Orioles won. He’s not a jinx. He endows the Orioles with awesome powers of winningness.

by PhilR8 on May 9, 2008 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions

that was...

the game where payton hit, like, a three run homer. i believe that was the impetus for christ’s drunken boast.

ronnie's a dillweed.

by j.q. higgins on May 9, 2008 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions

re:

If you look at the lineups, you’ll notice Emil Brown, case in point that runs batted in mean F-all

That just happen to be the game in which Emil Brown drove in the game winning RBI.

Also see…We’re Terrible thread.

So in a nutshell, I lost my faith Christ 5/6/08… does that make me an atheist?

Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008

by dayzd toe on May 9, 2008 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions

no it makes you a realist

"Daddy, is Hevan like BIRDLAND?"
"No son, Hevan is BIRDLAND."

by BENNY BIRDMAN on May 9, 2008 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions

He's a jinx and a half.

Were you here during the 2005 season? Scott Christ jinxed the whole thing with sheer hubris and braggadocio. And let me add, when you get jinxed by a Scott Christ jinx, you fall hard, as the records from that season woefully reflect.

by Jonny Pops on May 9, 2008 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions

This is why it worries me

That he has recently been showing faith in Cabrerra.

Way to tempt fate, Scott.

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by spike2131 on May 9, 2008 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions

I'VE GOT BALLS OF STEEL

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by Scott Christ on May 9, 2008 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions

yee-haw

I was deliriously happy to see Bynum in the lineup yesterday. Everytime I saw him on screen I yelled “Boom Boom!”

To be fair, I had a lot to drink last night.

Also, I just realized how ridiculous Freddy’s throwing motion is. Every throw is like a Chad Brad pitch that almost sails over Millar’s head.

by pipkin on May 9, 2008 11:28 AM EDT reply actions

Funny...

I kept singing Boom, boom, boom…to the John Lee Hooker tune only to remember about the 8th inning that the lyrics were Bang and not Boom.

p.s. unfortunately I had little to drink but I do like JLH.

I've got two nickels and a paradigm. - RWH

by BPinOK on May 9, 2008 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Just sayin'...

Does anyone remember during last years inter-league series verse the Padres the announcers gave Bynum the nickname ‘shoes’ because of his orange shoes. I liked it. Its stuck in my head.

by Dr Orpheus on May 9, 2008 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions

ugh

I just realized Freddie’s OBP last year was .290. At least he can make the throw to first, unlike Luis. Cuz he’s not really any better offensively.

by pipkin on May 9, 2008 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah, well...

his .448 slg from last year is better than that of every oriole curently EXCEPT nick markakis. a .453 career slg is no great shakes, but is pretty good for a middle infielder.

ronnie's a dillweed.

by j.q. higgins on May 9, 2008 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't remember that, but I like it too.

Did anyone call Brian Roberts “socks” when he was wearing those ridiculous white shoes last year? It was like he forgot what team he played for & bought all his gear to match the Athletics color scheme.

From the Land of Pleasant Living...

by OEutaw on May 9, 2008 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions

update needed

Someone over at orioles.com should update that All Star ballot banner to remove Luis from the SS category. Mybe they should just leave that box blank for now.

Writing is God's way of showing you how sloppy your thinking is.

by typozzz on May 9, 2008 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions