Red Sox 10, Orioles 4: It just keeps getting better
by Stacey on Jul 7, 2011 11:20 PM EDT
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PrintRemember that guy who said that I'm too negative and wondered if I even like the Orioles (I don't)? I would like to invite that guy to write this recap.
Just when you think the Orioles can't get any worse, they do. The starting pitching was terrible again tonight, as Jake Arrieta lasted just 4.1 innings and gave up five runs. Jason Berken followed him and gave up two. Pedro Viola, who I'm sorry but should never be pitching to the Boston Red Sox or any other good baseball team, gave up three more on back-to-back-to-back home runs by David Ortiz, Josh Reddick, and Jarrod Saltalamacchia. He didn't record any outs.
How bad are the Orioles? They're starting Alfredo Simon on Saturday against the Red Sox. That's gonna be a real treat.
Oh, but I'm not being positive enough, am I? I mean, after all the Orioles did score four runs! After three straight singles by J.J. Hardy, Nick Markakis, and Adam Jones to start the game and give the O's a 1-0 lead, they got another run when Vladimir Guerrero grounded into a double play. Well done! Then in the fourth inning, two singles again started the inning so that Robert Andino could bunt them over, ultimately resulting in a sacrifice fly. And their fourth and final run scored in the eighth on a Derrek Lee ground out. So four runs and only one scored on a hit.
This is kind of an aside, but does anyone have those MASN text alerts? They're garbage. They only text you when the Orioles do something good. So if they get a 2-0 lead, they tell you about that, but then you never hear from them until the game is over. Newsflash, MASN: the point of text alerts is to tell people what's happening in the game, not to pretend the Orioles are good with their early leads and then reluctantly text the final score with no other details.
Tomorrow the Red Sox send Josh Beckett to the mound, so be prepared for an even worse game than tonight by the offense, since Andrew Miller isn't even good. Thankfully I'll be at the IronBirds game and not watching what is sure to be a debacle.
But let's try to stay positive! Oh, and happy birthday to my Granddad, who turns 88 tomorrow. He told me tonight that he's going to try and keep the faith and hope the Orioles will go on a win streak soon. Bless him.
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Really bummed I missed this one
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
by James F on Jul 7, 2011 11:32 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
hahaha
well i WAS all pissed off about that game and then i saw the picture and caption combo. I’m surprised he doesn’t take a bucket of fish heads out there.
I wonder if the staff is approaching some kind of worst ERA in a certain amount of time record, b/c it sure feels like it.
Anybody see Jake's post-game interview?
I think they might want to start lining up some therapists for these guys…
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
didnt see it
but at this point i would think all of them think/know they suck. therapy honestly sounds like a worthwhile use of time.
They could all use the three day vacation.
I wish we could just forfeit the next three games to spare the team/fan morale beating.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Jul 7, 2011 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
On the other hand
expectations are so absurdly low, if they somehow manage one victory it may feel pretty good for them heading into the break.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
I think it would be rad to interview a retired Oriole on what it was really like as an Oriole,
You really do wonder how much the losing takes a toll on these guys. It’s almost like the team is eternally doomed, and stories like the 2008 Rays are just a fool’s hope.
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
by dfa on Jul 8, 2011 2:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I get those MASN texts too
They started out the season being somewhat decent updates about what was actually happening. Now I’m convinced they are solely used to report only positive events that may get you to tune into MASN. If anything else is going on, it’s apparently not worth sharing.
Although, to be fair, I guess I should thank them for mostly shutting the fuck up about the team at this point. Too Negative?
I didn't know this about the texts.
It’s like they’re coming from Baghdad Bob. “The other team has no runners on base; this is a fabrication. Our glorious Orioles are heaping runs upon runs. There is no need to expect further updates.”
"If you had Steve Trachsel's stuff, you wouldn't want to throw it either." -- Joe Angel
by Fear and Trembley on Jul 7, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Although it might be true the other team has no runners on base...
…if only because they just homered.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Jul 7, 2011 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Who expected them
to win? I didn’t. A 10-4 thrashing is about right. As of now, the O’s are MLB’s whipping boys. If you are in a slump, play the O’s, who haven’t won a series in a long time. Bothered by your team’s lack of range on defense? No worries, watch the O’s wave at ground balls and wait for bounces on fly balls. And watch Reynolds boot a few. Your team can’t hit? OK, if you’re Seattle you’re screwed, but everyone else…. And pitching, well, just get a runner on base and enjoy seeing the O’s flounder, no idea what to do.
Sacrifice bunts? Hey, the O’s do one a month. Sacrifice flies? Two a month. Take the extra base? Unless your name is Vlad, you are too scared to run on anyone in the outfield, even left fielders with girlie arms.
Yeah what the O's really need to do is give up MORE outs via things like sacrifice bunts.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
And dear god
why do you keep talking about Vlad as some kind of hustler who’s taking the extra base all over the place??? The dude can barely get to FIRST on clean singles to the outfield, he hasn’t stretched a single into a double since 2003.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
ah shit
I may have misread that last sentence about Vlad…
I blame my reading comprehension fail on temporary concussion-like symptoms caused by O’s fatigue.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Or that big rock you slammed your head against ...
… while rafting.
While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty.
- Charles Evans Hughes
Let's focus on the positives...
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THE SEASON IS ONE GAME CLOSER TO BEING OVER!
"That was fugly." - JArrieta34
by WestcoastO'sFan on Jul 7, 2011 11:47 PM EDT reply actions
Why can't we
Just play the Astros for a nice three game series?
When you're born into the human race you're given a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you're given a front row seat. And some of us have notepads.-George Carlin
by Afghanistan Steve on Jul 8, 2011 12:00 AM EDT reply actions
I'm quite confident the O's would lose that series.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
The Rangers thing at least is making it hard for me to care about our losing a game
I hope the Rangers take good care of that kid.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
Ugh
Josh Hamilton must be pretty fucked up right now.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
That thing is about as sad as sad gets.
Wow. What an awful tragedy.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Jul 8, 2011 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
I imagine MLB will take it down soon, but here’s the video on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0nA-X-5MKA
The comments are disturbing.
Folksy literate type.
The announcers have to feel awful too right now
It didn’t look that far, I probably would’ve been joking about it in the exact same way. Its pretty clear they didn’t receive any word that he was even injured. I’d be amazed if there wasn’t an apology later in the game.
After the same incident happened last year, I don’t know why the Rangers do something. Higher rails, netting, something.
Folksy literate type.
I think when the stadium first opened somebody fell from the upper deck and they immediately raised the railings another foot or a foot and a half, but not sure if they did anything along the walls.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Or maybe an intelligence test to get into the ballpark.
While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty.
- Charles Evans Hughes
Kind of goes without saying, btw...
…but the immense ineptitude of Pedro Viola suggests that our player evaluation of guys in our own organization is about as screwed up as our evaluation of players outside our organization. It is one thing, I guess, that we have not been successful with a single free agent since Ty freaking Wigginton, but another thing that we consistently have held on to guys like Viola at the expense of internal players like Beato and Turner.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
I had no idea he was 28 years old!
What the fuck have we been holding onto him for??
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Hey, it isn't like just anybody..
…can manage a WHIP of 1.312 in a mere 192 innings in AA!
Here’s my question: Viola hasn’t pitched in AAA this season. Last season, he managed a WHIP of 3.346 in eleven games at Norfolk. So why is this guy in the majors at all?
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
He's left-handed and has a pulse, presumably.
Which is, of course, a pretty terrible reason, especially considering the guy’s been 40-man dead weight over the past two offseasons.
"That ball is gone. We'll pause ten seconds to commit suicide ... I mean, for a station identification." - Joe Angel, 6/17/11
by Eat More Esskay on Jul 8, 2011 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions
This only lends credence to the "Troy Patton" is the undead rumors.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
Wait a minute…has anybody ever seen Patton and Viola in the same place at the same time? I mean beyond their uncanny physical resemblance, there’s this kind of lingering undeadness that visibly hovers over “both” of them.
Pretty soon we'll be so bad we'll start sucking at sucking-- and then we'll define experientially what science today can only guess at: what actually happens when you enter a Black Hole in baseball.
Also
how the hell is he this bad??? He throws gas for a lefty.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
Doesn't seem to have much control
Not often you see a guy with a BB/9 of over 10 in the international league make the show. Also, fwiw, Fenway is a park that punishes lefties who make mistakes.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
Around the minors 7-7:
Norfolk lost to Durham 5-4. Ryan Adams went 1-4 with a walk and 2 Ks. Josh Bell went 2-4 with a homer and a walk. Brandon Snyder went 1-5. Cole McCurry face 3 batter and retired none of them, giving up 2 hits and a walk.
Bowie beat Reading 1-0. Tim Bascom had another really nice start, going 7 scoreless, striking out 3, walking 2 and allowing 3 hits. His GB/GB was a rather ominous 6/8. Wynn Pelzer went a scoreless inning, striking out 1 without allowing a baserunner. Xavier Avery went 2-4 with 2 stolen bases. LJ Hoes and Joseph Mahoney each went 0-3 with a K. Ronnie Welty went 0-3 with a K.
Frederick lost to Potomac 6-4 in 10. Bobby Bundy didn’t have his best start, going 5.2 innings, allowing 4 earned on 7 hits and 4 walks, striking out 4 with a GB/FB of 7/2. Manny Machado went 1-1 with a double and 4 walks and a caught stealing. Kipp Schutz went 0-4 with a K. Jonathan Schoop went 0-3. Tyler Townsend DNP.
Delmarva lost to Charleston 9-7. Ty Kelly went 1-5. Michael Ohlman went 1-4 with 2 Ks.
Aberdeen lost to Lowell 9-3. Glynn Davis went 0-5. Mychal Givens went 1-2 with a double and 2 walks. Connor Narron went 1-3 with a walk. Parker Bridwell went 3 innings, giving up 5 earned on six hits and 2 walks. He struck out 4 and had a 3/1 GB/FB ratio.
The GCL Orioles split a twinbill with the GCL Twins, winning game 1 3-1 and losing game 2 by the same score. In Game 1, Rod Bernadina went 0-2 with a walk. In the second game, Sebastian Vader went 4 innings allowing 3 earned on 5 hits and a walk. He struck out 3 and had a GB/FB of 4/0. Bernadina DNP in Game 2.
The DSL Orioles beat the DSL Rockies 4-2. Byron Capellan went 0-4. Hector Veloz went 1-4 with a double and 2 strikeouts, he also collected his 3rd stolen base.
If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever
add'l homework...
please start tracking luis bernardo at gcl. he was just converted to pitcher from catcher in the last month or so and results haven’t been awful.
"the secret to a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits"
Someone please explain to me...
What in the hell’s going on with our starters? Tillman, I knew would be dicey but Matusz? Arrieta? What the blue hell?
I hate everything. When is this team going to get better?
getting better
they now hold the #4 pick in the draft…
pretty sure this is going to convince delmonico and bundy to sign here.
At least I can still enjoy baseball by following the Mariners.
No, wait. They suck almost as bad.
Actually, the M’s have been getting pretty decent pitching. They have a real starting staff, not the presumed to be good Oriole’s one which in reality is pretty sucky.
Unfortunately they also have an offense that makes Baltimore’s look like a Murderer’s Row.
While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty.
- Charles Evans Hughes
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