And the Orioles WIN! the Orioles WIN! 4-1, I don't believe, what I just saw.
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jun 16, 2010 2:20 AM EDT
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PrintThat was great. That was a well played game. Last night, I said we didn't get pitching, hitting, or defense. Well that changed tonight. Our story begins with a young man named, Jake Arrieta.
Jake pitched a great game, allowing merely three hits, one of which was a solo home run. In addition to that he was around the plate, walking two and throwing 95 pitches in 7 innings, making many believe he could have gone 8. Arrieta has backed up his confidence with performance through his first two starts, he is now 2-0 with a 2.77 ERA. He was in the mid 90's with his fastball and wasn't making the command mistakes that Tillman made last night. This was truly a great outing for Jake and a true step forward for the team.
Will Ohman pitched a perfect 8th, earning what we call a "hold." The game was finished by our brand new 9th inning man David "Doors Hammered??" Hernandez. He reached some pretty high numbers on his fastball, it seems like he has good stuff to close out games, hopefully he keeps the job, and hopefully Simon doesn't get stuck in there.
The Orioles had 9 hits which is ok, 2 runs game from Ty Wigginton ground outs, he got rbi's for both of those. He also grounded into a double play with the bases loaded and nobody out, that brought in another run. The last run came from an Adam Jones solo homer (rejoice), he went 2-4, Markakis went 2-3 and drew a walk, Miggy went 3-4 and Corey Patterson had a couple of hits and scored two runs. On the other hand the Orioles were 1-13 with runners in scoring position and Luke Scott left 5 runners on base, although he was robbed by a couple of nice plays in the field. Matt Wieters had another 0-4.
This was one of those nice games, when we see a glimpse into our future, Arrieta, Hernandez, Jones. Hopefully you all tune in for Jeremy Guthrie tomorrow, he promises yet another solid outing.
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I Think Gonzales was the 3rd dumbest signing by McPhail
After Tejada (sets a baaaad example for young hitters needing to learn patience) and $10 million for the corpse of Garrett Atkins (which stinks even worse in the summer heat.)
So, no, Gonzo shouldn’t be our closer anymore if he ever comes back.
Where are you getting $10 M for Atkins???
It’s a one year contract for $4.5 M.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
Plus a $0.5M buyout for not giving him $8M next year
Genius, pure genius.
by CoachOfEarl on Jun 16, 2010 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Actually its 4.5 with the buyout.
According to The AP, his deal calls for a $4 million salary next year and includes an $8.5 million club option for 2011 with a $500,000 buyout.
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by Knubles and Bits on Jun 16, 2010 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Yea I had to double check but I was fairly sure that was the case.
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by Knubles and Bits on Jun 16, 2010 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Unfortunately, he probably will be.
Its going to come down to the money, Gonzalez signed for 6 million to be the closer, the O’s are going to put him in that role until he’s proven beyond a doubt that he cannot do the job. His previous blown saves are going to be blamed on injury so I figure he will be given a clean slate once he returns.
Not so sure
I ‘spect they’ll try to get him in to some low-pressure situations (I’d like to say big leads, but more likely blowouts against) before letting him blow more saves. And blow he will.
by fishoutawata on Jun 16, 2010 5:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Screw that
DH should keep the job. Performance matters.
When you watch the Orioles every night, a beer after dinner turns into a six pack WAY too many times. Stacey
by duck on Jun 16, 2010 7:19 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Agree
If someone (anyone) is having success at something (anything) on this team, cherish it, don’t change it. The fact that the success is costing less shouldn’t be argument for a change.
Has there ever been a cooler Oriole than Eddie Murray? I mean, just straight up cool. Like a bad, suave dude. You know what I'm sayin'. COOL. SC 7/24/08
by 33 on Jun 16, 2010 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions
This
Plus, they’re on the hook for next year, so they need to protect their investment.
by CoachOfEarl on Jun 16, 2010 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Great win.
"If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400." - Ted Williams
I intermitently watched the 1st 5 innings
and Arrieta just has the look and composure of a #1 starter out on the mound. Just his body language reminds me of how a Jon Lester or Pettite carry themselves. If the O’s can continue to give him run support he’s going to end up with a pretty nice stat line at the end of the season. Hopefully his confidence and poise will rub off onto the other guys.
when will wieters learn to hit?
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
credit this win to me
I went to bed. When I stay up for all 9, they find a way to lose, guaranteed.
Has there ever been a cooler Oriole than Eddie Murray? I mean, just straight up cool. Like a bad, suave dude. You know what I'm sayin'. COOL. SC 7/24/08
The great thing
is that Arrieta didn’t even have his best stuff last night. He was fighting his arm angle the whole night and getting under a lot of stuff causing him to miss a ton of spots and lose a few MPHs, but he was still able to dominate.
I also thought AJ got screwed in his last AB.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
I do think AJ has been looking better lately, which is encouraging
Arrieta might have been in some trouble in a smaller park, because he allowed a lot of fly balls. But you’re right, it’s great to see him have success when he wasn’t totally on.
Isn't it almost impossible to believe that none of the perfect games this season have been thrown against us? -O'sFan21
He's definitely looking better.
The best thing about him (and I wish Matty was doing this) is when he gets in a hitters count he doesn’t get cheated. No tentative/check swings. He’s looking for a ball in a zone and if it’s there he’s trying to crush it to right center. It’s a great approach.
Rub some $100 bills on it, you sell-out. -duck
I can't remember the last time Matt was in a hitters count
Isn't it almost impossible to believe that none of the perfect games this season have been thrown against us? -O'sFan21
It's funny because the AB when he hit the HR
Gary Thorne was saying that Matt had said he believed his hitting had suffered because he’d been working on his defense so much, and he’s now been focusing a lot more on hitting, then he hit that HR and I was like, “Maybe this is it!” But he’s looked like crap ever since then.
Isn't it almost impossible to believe that none of the perfect games this season have been thrown against us? -O'sFan21
Quick hook in the 8th last night
But looking at the PFX, I think I see a reason.
Scroll all the way down, and you see he was throwing 91 where before he was throwing 92-94 earlier. He may have been out of gas.
Yeah I wasn't angry that they pulled him
But I wish they’d given him another batter just to see. No big deal, though.
Isn't it almost impossible to believe that none of the perfect games this season have been thrown against us? -O'sFan21
1.A string orchestra played the national anthem with no vocal accompaniment. A couple dozen Baltimore fans yelled "O!" really loud at the right place anyway. Giants fans looked pretty mystified.
2. Tommy Lasorda was on the field to receive an award during the pre-game. He got really booed.
3. Sandoval is fat.
4. The whole crowd got noisy when Ohman came in. They could smell an opportunity to get back into the game after the first couple of pitches.
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