Two thoughts:

1) 7-10 is a .411 clip. Let’s extend that to the last 10 games of Stacey’s prediction and say that we go 4-6 in those 10 games. Sounds very possible (maybe we go 3-7). We would finish 11-16 for the stretch overall. So basically, in a month of games against some very good teams, we drop five games below .500, or about 1 game under .500 per week. Seems about right for this team. It’s kind of at the bottom of our predictions range, so it would be nice to do a little better over the next few days. But if you look at Stacey’s original thread, I think post people picked a few games under .500, so I guess they’re playing to expectations. These 3 games against Boston have stung.

2) Take heart. We may get a lot of it back. After this “brutal” stretch is over, we get a nice banquet run before the All-Star break:

PIT 3
HOU 3
@ MIL 3
@ CHC 3
@ WAS 3
KC 4
TEX 3

....mmmm, tasty. Then right before the break, 3 away games each at Toronto and Boston. Maybe if we’re lucky we’ll generate some padding and momentum on the 7-game homestand against KC and Texas.

How does it happen that we play the Red Sox three times in one month? I mean, teams play division rivals six series a year, right? Three home, three away. Why not just play every team once a month?

A good start on the last run of 10 games.

so more than 2/3rds the way through, the o’s are essentially a .500 team. thats not too shabby at all considering the teams over that span.

In this four week period, and so far our record is 10-11. Here are the pitching matchups this weekend against Toronto:

Burres vs. Marcum
Guthrie vs. Burnett
Liz vs. Halladay

Marcum has been great lately and Burres has been less than stellar.
I’d like the game 2 matchup if the O’s could score some runs for Guts.
I always expect to lose against Halladay.

My prediction for this weekend: 1-2

My hopes:
1) Burres doesn’t totally implode
2) Guthrie and Liz match or exceed their last starts (Guts: 6.1 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K. Liz: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K). I wouldn’t be surprised if Liz isn’t as good, but here’s hoping.
3) O’s batters continue to work the count the way they did in yesterday’s game vs. the Twins.
4) STOP GETTING PICKED OFF AND THROWN OUT TAKING EXTRA BASES, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE A FAT ASS, KEVIN MILLAR AND RAMON HERNANDEZ.

Burres vs. Marcum
Guthrie vs. Burnett
Liz vs. Halladay

Well, we’ll probably score about 3-4 runs in the next 3 games. Marcum is pretty damn good. The O’s are Burnett’s bitch. And Halladay is Halladay.

I’m really kinda psyched.

With three games to go in the original “four-week stretch”, the Orioles are dead even at 12-12.

That’s 12-12 against some of our best competition.
12-12 without clear starters after #s 1-3.
12-12 with fatasses being thrown out on the basepaths everywhere.

We have three games left against Boston (at Fenway), and the stretch is over. Apart from being swept, any result at Fenway is going to make me happy. If we go 1-2, for example, it means we were 1 game under .500 for the whole stretch and that just wouldn’t have happened in years past. Heck, even if we’re swept, I’m still impressed. And if we manage to take 2 of 3 from Boston (and that’s not an irrational thought), then BREAK UP THE O’S!

Give it up for these guys! They’re definitely worth watching this year. Imagine the difference ONE productive position player would make, and it’s hard not to get psyched.

The O’s had Halladay. It happens. Now they have to get two of three in Boston to come out above .500. Yeah, I realize I’m being greedy.

i’m pleasantly surprised at the O’s resiliency during this stretch of games. they are actually playing relevant baseball—for the time being.

now, DFA Trachsel and we may have something.

have pleasantly surprised me with how well they’ve kept playing this year, given that all the projections seemed to have them going 60-102. They’d have to go 29-71 to do that now-Cleveland Spider territory-and that just isn’t happening. Not even slightly.

So after the Sox series, you guys get home sets versus the Astros (Tejada’s REVENGE!) and the Pirates, which should help for sure. The Cubs and Brewers will be toughed, but then there’s another NL team and the Royals in the mix. Yep, the schdule eases up after this coming series.

with 3 games left, the o’s are tied for 3rd in the east (positive!). also, they are tied for last (negative).

Fuck that!

32 and 31 is better than 33 and 32 percentage wise. If GB are tied, got to look at percentage.

13-12 on this brutal stretch… Even if we lose both remaining games 13-14 is very respectable and I think every damn one of us will still be extremely happy.