The Baltimore Orioles: Cure to Losing Streaks Everywhere

by Stacey on Sep 15, 2009 12:03 AM EDT in Post-Game Comment 10 comments

Reid Brignac joined the David Hernandez Home Run Party with the first of his career. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

David Hernandez is bad, and appears to be getting worse with each start. Another start, two more home runs, and an Orioles loss. He wasn't the only pitcher to blame, of course. The increasingly miserable Brian Bass did his part, giving up 3 runs 1.1 innings. Only two were earned, but seeing as how the error was Bass', I don't see any need to cut him some slack. It was like little league out there tonight, with Brian Bass throwing the ball all over the place and Jim Palmer playing the role of frustrated dad on the sidelines. "NO! Don't throw it!!!"

The offense got to David Price in the 2nd inning, scoring 4 runs on a couple groundouts with the help of an Evan Longoria error. Price shut them down after that, though, and ended up pitching 7 innings without allowing another run.

O's 4, Rays 8. One losing streak ends, will another begin?

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the massive turd that is albers, sarfate, ray, and castillo didn’t allow a single run. i doubt that’s ever happened before.

by twistedlogic on Sep 15, 2009 12:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i'd be more pissed if our team didn't seem like they care

they care… they just suck. and that’s sad.

by Y Not on Sep 15, 2009 5:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

2, 4, 3, 1, 1, 3, 2, 1, 2

That is the amount of HRs DH has given up in his last 9 appearances. Totaling 19 HRs in 36 innings. Wow…just wow.

He is only 7HRs behind Guts now, who has pitched double the innings of Hernandez (85) at 172.2.

DH sucks.

" I’m glad we play Pitt twice, and not Tenn this year." - Salty Browns Fan.

by Johnny_S on Sep 15, 2009 8:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

we kinda knew that tho beforehand

or at least we should have assumed. starters in the majors don’t get away with just 2 pitches.

by twistedlogic on Sep 15, 2009 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He has at least 3 no?

Last night I saw minimum fastball, change, and curve/slider or whatever it is.

by O'sFan21 on Sep 15, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

his change is awful

they get more break on the ball in little league

by twistedlogic on Sep 15, 2009 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He throws the slowest...

90+ mph fastball I have EVER seen.

I kept doing a double-take each time the pitch tracker indicated it was 90-93mph.

by cleverpseudonym on Sep 16, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

100 Loss Season Imminent?

With Matusz being shutdown for the season, and Tillman likely to follow, I’m not feeling real good about the O’s avoiding a 100-loss season. The only possible wins I see are when Guts starts – After that, it’s Berken, “Gopher” Hernandez, Hendricksen, and the comedy team of Waters/Albers/Lambert/etc. Pretty scary!

Well, at least we’ll end up with one of the top 2 or 3 draft picks next year…..

by GoTexanz2009 on Sep 15, 2009 9:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Sarfate and Albers

I had high hopes for both of these relievers at the beginning of the year. I wonder if our bullpen is bad, or if they are simply worn down by a whole year of coming into games in the 4th and 5th innings? Will the bullpen be good if the starting pitching improves?

BTW, does anyone know the status of Troy Patton. I had high hopes for him as well, but it seems that his arm operation may have ended his career.

by BaltoBen on Sep 15, 2009 10:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs