9/22, O's versus the Rays at BAL

by birdman on Sep 22, 2008 7:25 PM EDT Comment 42 comments

Well, who really cares what the O's do at this point. I saw David Price a few times at Vandy so I kind have an attachment to him. He's making his debut as a starter today. Even though Price's season stats from his senior year at Vandy were pretty damn good, I almost always managed to catch him on his off days. His control would falter leading him to pound fastball down the middle. Maybe the same will happen today. Some guy with an arm is pitching for the O's. Discuss.

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yay Matt Wieters!

Zartan says, "Sign Dan Johnson."

by birdman on Sep 22, 2008 7:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Dude's TALL

At 6’5", he made Gary looks like a member of the Lollipop Guild and even Buck looked short.

And pretty well spoken on camera for a kid playin’ AA ball just out of college.

"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

by duck on Sep 22, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fishcakes

Iwamura – 2B
Upton – CF
Pena – 1B
Longoria – 3B
Floyd – DH
Navarro – C
Gross – RF
Hinske – LF
Bartlett – SS

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O’s

Brian Roberts – 2B
Nick Markakis – RF
Adam Jones – CF
Aubrey Huff – 3B
Oscar Salazar – 1B
Luke Scott – DH
Ramon Hernandez – C
Luis Montanez – LF
Juan Castro – SS

Zartan says, "Sign Dan Johnson."

by birdman on Sep 22, 2008 7:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I won't mention how well Bass is pitching right now.

Because that would be a jynx.

by Y Not on Sep 22, 2008 7:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

WTF?

dual no-hitters?

by dkdc on Sep 22, 2008 8:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

you jinxed it.

Zartan says, "Sign Dan Johnson."

by birdman on Sep 22, 2008 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Joe angel just jinxed it.

by Steve. on Sep 22, 2008 8:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’m sure I’m not alone in chuckling (OK, and sighing just a bit) that the Rays choose to let Price have his first start against the Os.

OK David, this team mailed it in weeks ago. Take the ball and just throw strikes. These hapless clowns will just wither away. Oh, but you know what to say in any pre-game interviews.

by drj on Sep 22, 2008 8:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

well, that's a quick hook

Zartan says, "Sign Dan Johnson."

by birdman on Sep 22, 2008 8:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

well there goes that.

by Steve. on Sep 22, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

our bullpen

S
U
C
K
S

by Michael18 on Sep 22, 2008 8:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

david walked Castro to knock in a run, that's pretty sorry.

Zartan says, "Sign Dan Johnson."

by birdman on Sep 22, 2008 8:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Price looks good

But he doesn’t look like an ace.

Yet.

by dkdc on Sep 22, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, he does look good, not trying to knock him, he just made a sloppy pitch, that's all.

Zartan says, "Sign Dan Johnson."

by birdman on Sep 22, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i cant wait till the season is over

by Michael18 on Sep 22, 2008 8:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Time to count down until March

"This world extends way beyond this little field of dreams we're dancing in and I want to see that world"

by exitfare on Sep 22, 2008 8:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hockey season

I’m waiting on the Caps to remind me why I watch sports. Ovechkin is THAT good.

by duck on Sep 22, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Randooor!

Nice job.

by fishoutawata on Sep 22, 2008 8:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Red Sox losing

So beating the Rays could be relatively guilt-free

by dkdc on Sep 22, 2008 8:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

well, that game isn't over

by drj on Sep 22, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Ravens

had a hell of a game yesterday

by Michael18 on Sep 22, 2008 8:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

offense did good around the goal line

next week vs the steelers monday night game, almost must win

by Michael18 on Sep 22, 2008 8:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

ugly

Zartan says, "Sign Dan Johnson."

by birdman on Sep 22, 2008 8:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm pulling up some Homer quotes that just might be on the clubhouse wall

"If you don’t like your job, you don’t strike. You just go in every day and do it really half-assed. That’s the American way."

by drj on Sep 22, 2008 9:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think we are going to

upset the Steelers, gonna be a bruising type game, an we are 3 deep at running back. Very big upside.

by Michael18 on Sep 22, 2008 9:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Cherry

He’s gonna throw a few decent pitches with movement, but every sixth pitch (fastball, slider, whatever) or so comes in flat. If it’s over the plate, look out.

by drj on Sep 22, 2008 9:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I feel like cursing

but I can’t work up the energy. Does that make me an Orioles fan, or an Oriole?

by fishoutawata on Sep 22, 2008 9:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

since football is creeping in

Bill Ford Jr. has seen enough of the way team president Matt Millen is running his father’s Detroit Lions.

The Ford Motor Co. executive chairman spoke to reporters Monday after a Detroit Economic Club meeting. The vice chairman of the Lions said he was disappointed in the team’s performance and said fans deserve better.

When asked, Ford said Millen should leave the team, but he didn’t have the authority to make such a significant change.

I guarantee you no Angelos spawn would have such guts.

by drj on Sep 22, 2008 9:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

throw a strike

Zartan says, "Sign Dan Johnson."

by birdman on Sep 22, 2008 9:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

4 runs on 2 hits for tampa

blech

by Steve. on Sep 22, 2008 9:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I guess you'd rather walk in a run with Pena

than give him something to hit with the bases loaded. But still…

by fishoutawata on Sep 22, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

"When you participate in sporting events, it’s not whether you win or lose. It’s how drunk you get."

by drj on Sep 22, 2008 9:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

So one of my buddys from work is in Baltimore

He’s never been to Camden Yards. He wanted to see the Rays. I told him the Os would throw some meatball out on the mound and lose the game, probably with a lot of BBs. He’s gonna think I’m a genius.

by drj on Sep 22, 2008 9:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It would be nice if Grant Balfour would grant ball fouir

but he seems to throw, ahem, STRIKES. How un-Birdland.

by fishoutawata on Sep 22, 2008 9:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hey, it's

by fishoutawata on Sep 22, 2008 9:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Overall, a pretty good night for the Os

They only lost by two runs against a significantly superior team. The eight BBs are about what we expect of late, as are the silent bats. They only gave up three hits and managed to lose. It would be a stretch to expect anything more. Overall, this was a solid September performance.

by drj on Sep 22, 2008 10:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

15 LOB

We finally get a few decently pitched games, and there’s no clutch hitting

by fishoutawata on Sep 22, 2008 10:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I said at the start of the year

That it would be a miracle if the Os won 70 games. I look like a genius, sadly.
I hate to say it, but I think they will be this bad, or worse, next year.
Huff and Mora, if they’re around, will not be this productive, and I don’t see any pitchers who give me much hope for the future. Liz has shown flashes of late, but that’s about it.
The best thing that could happen is Angelos dies and leaves the franchise to Cal Ripken in his will.

by Lothar on Sep 22, 2008 10:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs