Angels 8, Orioles 3: Something close to rock bottom

by Eat More Esskay on Aug 20, 2011 1:37 AM EDT in Post-Game

Jo-Jo Reyes sucked at the beginning, Willie Eyre sucked in the middle, Kevin Gregg sucked at the end. The Orioles sucked with the bases loaded in between. Mark Reynolds sucked, Josh Bell sucked with RISP, Dan Haren struck out a lot of Orioles, and Torii Hunter hit a couple of not-very-monster bombs.

The parties involved will be back tomorrow at 9:05pm Eastern time. Tommy Hunter starts for the O's and Joel Pineiro goes for the Angels.

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I keep thinking we’ve hit rock bottom:

4-32
Wade Townsend picked, and then not signed
Collapse of 2005/Raffy tests positive
30-3
Michael Gonzalez opening weekend 2010

but each year passes and it’s not as if the team is actually getting better or even seemingly headed in the right direction for more than a half an hour.

If you look at those UZR ratings or whatever

by dfa on Aug 20, 2011 2:18 AM EDT reply actions

I've had this same problem for the past several years.

Something happens, and then I instinctively think, “Well, this has to be as bad as things can possibly get.”

Except looking at the current situation, I am acutely aware of all the potential for things to be even worse than they are right now, so really, we’re not rock bottom.

"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 Aug 20, 2011 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions

Jeff Z, on July 7

I have a real scary and disturbing thought to start your morning and I apologize in advance but here goes: As bad as the Orioles pitching has been lately, I can’t help but think that it could get a whole lot worse.

"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King

by duck on Aug 20, 2011 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions

In the article...

You almost come to fully expect the next installment of Victor Zambrano or Victor Santos or Chris Waters to be on the mound in September with the Orioles facing all their divisional foes who need wins to get to the playoffs. It’s not a pretty picture.

So, do JoJo Reyes and Tommy Hunter fill the roles of Chris Waters and Victor Santos?

"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King

by duck on Aug 20, 2011 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions

MDM
Jack Cust falls twice between 3rd and home

by BrianS on Aug 20, 2011 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I apologize to the membership, but pls note that this is the first time I've missed a meeting of the Jane Eyre Discussion Group

All I can say is I hope it won’t happen again. Which it won’t if you-know-who remains chained to something in the bullpen.

Sincerely yours,
H. Cliff Titov,
Rochester, NY

Welcome to the Suck: Narrating the Oriole Fan's Experience 1998-2011

by Titov on Aug 20, 2011 9:12 AM EDT reply actions

I do love the MS Paint post-mortems....

"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King

by duck on Aug 20, 2011 9:34 AM EDT reply actions

It seemed like the only way to tell the story.

"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 Aug 20, 2011 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions

Fantastic

Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless - like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.

by Astronaut Mike Dexter on Aug 20, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions