Angels 7, Orioles 1: The disaster bus
by Eat More Esskay on Aug 21, 2011 7:05 PM EDT
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Six hits off a guy for the Angels who hadn't started a major league game in four seasons, including loading the bases with no one out in the fourth inning and failing to score thanks to a K-GIDP combo from our 4-5 hitters. Vladimir Guerrero is such a great cleanup hitter, isn't he? Four errors, with two more that could have been errors but were scored base hits. Three of these errors were committed by Blake Davis at third base, who probably never should have been playing third base to begin with. Brian Matusz entered the game with an 8.63 ERA and managed to leave the game with a higher ERA than he started with.
Also, Felix Pie fell over while losing a fly ball in the sun. This was scored a double. He later misplayed another ball into a double and nearly had Jim Palmer freak out on the MASN broadcast. "It's a day game! Play deeper!"
Tomorrow begins a four-game series against Minnesota. They will be the last four games the Orioles play against teams that currently have a sub-.500 record. There are 34 games remaining after the Minnesota series. 27 of those 34 games are against AL East teams. The matchup for the 8:10pm start is expected to be Zach Britton for the Orioles against Carl Pavano.
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Post-game news tidbits
Josh Bell was optioned to Norfolk and Ryan Adams was called back up.
On the twitter, Steve Melewski offered the opinion that this might be the worst O’s game of the year and Brittany Ghiroli said that she thinks this was the worst game of the year.
Pete Gilbert, a sports guy for WBAL TV, wrote that the O’s video package for the news at 6 was so ugly that it literally shut down their editing system.
This is Birdland.
"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 21, 2011 7:19 PM EDT reply actions
I was totally thinking that this was the most embarrassing game I have ever seen.
I wish I were wrong.
I’m totally digging the MS paint jobs. Good work!
worst as in most pathetic
we never had a single shot.
not the most heartwrenching though.
Tommy hunter still sucks!
More post-game indignity from the pros
The headline for the Sun’s game story: “Orioles fail in every facet of game in 7-1 loss to Angels”
Now that’s some cold truth. And the first paragraph…
Over 13-plus years of losing baseball, the Orioles have seemingly hit rock bottom so many times that it’s impossible to recount.
Couldn’t have said it better myself, Jeff. I guess great minds think alike.
"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 21, 2011 7:41 PM EDT reply actions
it's like we hit rock bottom
and then the current sweeps us out into deeper waters.
Tommy hunter still sucks!
by Steve. on Aug 21, 2011 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
what a disastrous series.
Damn it feels good to be a contributor, Music City Miracles.
"We’re not backing down, we’re not scared of them...them and their 180 million dollar payroll"
- Kevin Gregg
sure glad matusz came back
why not let some position players pitch a game? not like they’ll do any worse.
on vacation
at the start of my vacation, I purchased the MLB package from DirecTV so that I could watch the Os games, including today’s embarrassment. Not money well spent. Palmer and Dempsey were quite critical, meaning that PA will fire them for being disloyal by faiing to put a happy talk spin on this game and this season. Palmer was especially critical that nobody in the coaching staff told Pe to take a few steps back so that balls would not be hit over his head.
We just need the pictures.
They are much more informative then the recaps.
I like throwing baseballs & footballs. Walks on beach are cool, especially w/wife & kids or some Bieber beats. Shoes are my passion and I love to ride bikes. - Guts' Twitter Bio
by BaltimoreSportsFan on Aug 21, 2011 8:52 PM EDT reply actions
YOU GUYS DESERVE THIS!!!1!
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 21, 2011 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't imagine being positive about this.
I don’t have much tolerance for stupid. Or cheese on food that doesn’t need it. -duck
by twistedlogic on Aug 21, 2011 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought last night's game was humiliating
from what I read here and at Roch’s blog, and patently not from watching it. I was unable to watch today’s game, and boy oh boy, am I glad. So, no more Davis at third, obviously. How was Matty at first?
no, not Olney. But I hear good things.
Jerome Williams pitched really really well. His command was on all night and he was unpredictable. That he hasn’t started in four years has nothing to do with it. I’m still feeling shitty though. There’s no explanation for that.
Notions of chance and fate are the preoccupations of men engaged in rash undertakings.
If he was any good as a starter, he would have been starting
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
How is it so hard to believe that a not so good pitcher can have a great game? His command was great and he got in the heads of our already domralized team. Again, the fact that he has a poor playing history has little to do with the game’s result.
Notions of chance and fate are the preoccupations of men engaged in rash undertakings.
He was pitching against a shitty team.
That’s all there is to it. Lots of awful pitchers have great games against the O’s.
I am eating you, motherfucker. You cannot hurt me. - PhilR8
It's not super hard to believe. It just sucks when we're so often on the wrong end of the phenomenon.
"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 23, 2011 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
i had no idea he was even alive.
i remember he was a hot shot prospect for the giants back in 2002.
The Andy MacPhail plan: "Grow nothing. Buy the pen," (Wieters Weiner 2011).
Angelos's sons
One little mentioned problem confronting the Orioles is that both of Angelos’s sons are on the payroll. This means that the professional baseball people must tiptoe around two princelings who are not accountable to anyone but their father and who can meddle anywhere they care to. i am of he opinion that the Os will remain hapless until PA dies and there is a new owner. The worse case would be that the family can afford to hold onto the team.
I have no desire to see PA meet his maker, but it would be wonderful to have a new owner turn the team over to professionals who would run the franchise on sound principles.
I remember reading somewhere ...
… that neither of them had the same passion for baseball as their dad.
"The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people; it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests".
- Patrick Henry –
Hey, Giants closer Brian Wilson doesn't look like Brian Wilson AT ALL!
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/8/21/2375758/brian-wilson-injury-disabled-list
Has anyone pointed this out?!? Talk about your easy-to-spot bunko artists! I wanna be there when this guy tries to sell autographed copies of Smile.
And you know who he DOES look like? He looks like he pitches for the House of David! Or the Smith Brothers Company team! Or the Deliverance Mountain Rangers!
Jeez, no wonder the NPL is so weird.
If you've been away, we still suck. And yes, we willl step outside and say that.
Oh yeah, almost forgot: today's game was awful
If you've been away, we still suck. And yes, we willl step outside and say that.
I like your MS Paint comic
This is what I thought of when I saw it:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_w_5HwoOzU6w/SbCvqF6UAjI/AAAAAAAABBU/Yj44Uf2KiA4/s1600-h/bill2.gif
I was...
Fucking there…at least I was able to bare witnesses to a truly historical shit show
by wishEYEhadCRABS on Aug 22, 2011 4:37 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Er, thx for not posting a view from your seat
Most people look better with their witnesses covered anyway
If you've been away, we still suck. And yes, we willl step outside and say that.
cliff... meteor...
WHO WILL OWN IT?
Like a bad, suave dude. You know what I'm sayin'. COOL. SC 7/24/08
by 33 on Aug 22, 2011 8:04 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
WERE YOU THERE... (MASN voice)
"Grow nothing, buy the 'Pen" (Wieters Weiners)
by IggesRule13 on Aug 22, 2011 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Rec for graphics.
Almost tee shirt material.
"The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people; it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests".
- Patrick Henry –
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