O's 5, Rays 4: One win down, 94 to go.
by Stacey on Apr 8, 2010 11:48 PM EDT
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Ack! Walked five in his debut
But remains awesome
Two hits for Brian
And two more for Matt Wieters
Garrett Atkins woah!
Reimold with the dong
No Achilles trouble here
Racing down the line
Gonzo started strong
But walks and hits piled up
Then Nick saved the day
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Atkins was very Birdland.
It’s like he knows we are talking shit.
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by Knubles and Bits on Apr 8, 2010 11:52 PM EDT reply actions
don't let up
he clearly responds well to criticism
"nicely done."
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by danielreese05 on Apr 9, 2010 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Yup
I had to give him MBP tho… 2 RBIs is just plain respectable.
just plain respectable
story of the season
"nicely done."
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by danielreese05 on Apr 9, 2010 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Now that we got through the tough portion of the schedule...
bring on the BJ’s!
That was the tough part of the schedule, right?
"You accept mediocrity and you get mediocrity." - Adam Jones, Son!
I know it's just two games, but...
But I’m not feeling great about Gonzo so far
"Hey Yankees... you can take your apology and your trophy and shove 'em straight up your ass!" --Tanner Boyle
by BirdFanInPhilly on Apr 9, 2010 12:03 AM EDT reply actions
It's like we never knew what we had in Flat Breezy
I want to breed [Matusz] with that female Japanese knuckleballer to create a race of super pitchers. --Weaver's Tantrum
He's throwing way to many pitches
and not enough strikes.
Geaux Eaux's
by NawlinsOriole on Apr 9, 2010 4:56 AM EDT up reply actions
He's doin too much dancin and swayin
And not nuff pitchin. Man up, Gonzo.
I will never vote for Reimold
Took my twin 3yr olds to game last year for their bday, their 1st game… They were down with me with their gloves and he wouldn’t sign them…
by GeoffreyA on Apr 9, 2010 12:18 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Twins are considered evil in the Ibo culture.
He may have had a point.
Wow, nice...
Wieters went 2 for 4, and became the first Orioles’ catcher to open the season with three consecutive multihit games.
by Wieters Wieners on Apr 9, 2010 12:33 AM EDT reply actions
Unfortunately it pretty much has to be Stupid Face tonight...
but Gonzo single-handedly did his best to ruin all of the combined Birdlandness of the rest of the team.
Bedard says he doesn't care and thinks goals are pointless.
Gonzo seems to have a strong anti-birdland quality in him
Even when he does well he sucks away the birdland
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Apr 9, 2010 7:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I went with Matusz
That was a gutty performance. He was in trouble from the start, and kept finding ways to limit the damage and finished strong.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
Suck it, Trop-- toldja if you got us angry, we'd sweep one outta three! Let this be a lesson to you!
The Blow Jays prolly watched this game and are cowering, ’specially at a confident 3-Mile Speedy lowering his ERA well under 14. Wieters continues to lead the the league in godliness, offering further proof that Matt Wieters is, in fact, only his secret identity. His numbers are so outrageous that east coast media may be forced to spell his name right…before August.
OK, we’re rolling: 1 in a row! Go O’s. And lest anyone forget,
CITO CUCKS
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
are you saying "piled" has two syllables?
"I doubt he could reach [second base]...mostly cuz his fucking arm was in Aybar's nuts." – twistedlogic
ahah yes
I went over and over that in my head and ultimately decided that piled has two syllables. Pie llld
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Pi-old
Syllables are all about the verbs, lady.
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by the fix is in on Apr 9, 2010 8:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Followed the game through my iPhone at work
Two girls were actively rooting against the O’s and during the 9th I was really worried, but we managed to pull it off.
I left after the 3rd so Matusz never got a chance to redeem himself for me. I voted BRob for MBP for finally getting some hits (including his first double of the season).
Will we ever have a closer who can just go three up, three down? I suppose it makes things interesting, but that’s a little too interesting for me. Why can’t we have nice things?
Nice
Wieters and Atkins. Orioles wins cover up a multitude of sins. Thus saith the Bradfather. Amen!
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Apr 9, 2010 2:55 AM EDT reply actions
OK, one series down. How we doing on the respectability scale?
SP: all showed us what to be optimistic about, but none of them went deep enough. OK, it’s early, but if the Os are going to have any kind of success, these guys are going to have to go 6-7, not 5-6, consistently.
RP: Pretty darn good. BUT, Albers wont make it far into the season pitching every day and the early take on our much-heralded “legitimate closer” is “OMG NOOOOO!” JJ is also troubling. DD needs a Plan B for the 8th & 9th in close games.
Defense: SFSG, and the consensus on Miggy is that he will be just fine. Now if we could just get someone out in left without an icepack…
Offense: Assuming Os are giving up 4 runs a game (as they did against a good Tampa Bay offense), then they need to score 4.1+, up from 3.7. That’s not too tall an order IF: No more injuries; any of our question marks (Atkins, Tejada) gets into a groove; and our free-swingers (AJ, Luke) show some more discipline.
I will say, and some others did as well..
JJ’s pitches looked pretty good. He’s throwing it hard and down.. they just made some really good swings on it. Didn’t really leave any ball up.
Respectability
Here’s how I see it: We finished a 3 game series with one of the big boys scoring only 1 less run then them. Sure, losing 2 out of 3 sucks, but we were right with them every step of the way. That’s respectable in my eyes.
"You accept mediocrity and you get mediocrity." - Adam Jones, Son!
And really
we easily could have won all 3 with a couple different breaks here and there (Tejada’s bases loaded screamer being 5 inches one direction or another, Pie instead of Reimold catching that ball in left, etc).
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Can't believe Atkins won't win this one
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+1
He was very birdland yesterday.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Apr 9, 2010 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions
I think it's time
we quit making acceptable pitching Birdland. That was SOOOO last year. We need to expect good pitching and turn great pitching into Birdlandedness.
Jioe Flaacco, Hon!!! "He’s like a live JUGS machine."
I'll admit
I did vote for Matusz, but only because the 1st win of your rookie of the year campaign is a big one. I do think I would go with Atkins now though. Talk about unexpected performance…
"You accept mediocrity and you get mediocrity." - Adam Jones, Son!
matusz was actually my third place today
atkins was number one. brian roberts returning to his post of doubles MACHINE is also pretty birdland. i was so happy that i decided put aside my OPEN LETTER TO BRIAN ROBERTS until later.
by twistedlogic on Apr 9, 2010 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
couldnt vote for matusz....
those walks nearly killed us and walks are definitely not birdland. plus atkins will spend 95 percent of his time in the CC doghouse, so its nice to see him emerge from his hole for a few innings.
+1
At least 95 percent, which is what made last night so birdland.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Apr 9, 2010 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Two years of Gonzalez
Yikes. All we can hope is he settles down. But that slider(?) he throws is scary as hell. Looks like he has to take something off it to get it over the plate and it floats in. If that continues, he’s not long for this closer role.
maybe if he stops that goofy windup he's got
guy is flailing all over the place. no wonder he cant find the damned plate.
by twistedlogic on Apr 9, 2010 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Had to vote for Atkins
Before the game I wanted to punch his squinty eyed face everytime I saw it. After the game I no longer wanted to do such a thing. That’s birdland to me.
My girlfriend is all like “Why do you hate him so much?!?” And I’m all like “Yea, whateva.”
We told you to use punctuation and capitalization
Seems like neither of us is listening to the other’s advice.
"You accept mediocrity and you get mediocrity." - Adam Jones, Son!
zinger!
Can you issue a warning for not attempting to use grammar?
In one game as a freshman at Miami, Wieters hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth to put the Yellow Jackets ahead, then pitched the bottom of the ninth for the save. On that day, the God nickname was bestowed. - Sports Illustrated
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by BaltimoreSportsFan on Apr 9, 2010 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
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