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AL East
Apr 18, 2011 23:39:09 GMT -5
Post by Allen Wiener on Apr 18, 2011 23:39:09 GMT -5
Sadly, the Os now look the same as they have for several lackluster seasons. I'd hoped Showalter could make a difference but, so far, doesn't seem so. Right now, the Nats are a lot more interesting.
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AL East
Apr 19, 2011 23:29:25 GMT -5
Post by Hiram on Apr 19, 2011 23:29:25 GMT -5
In baseball they say "momentum" is tomorrow's starting pitcher. Tonight the Orioles slobber-knocked the Twins, 11-0. Let's see what happens tomorrow and Thursday.
It's not the AL East, but Ryan Franklin was demoted from his closer role in St. Louis for the immediate future. Four blown saves in five opportunities = hand the ball to anybody but you.
Finally, does anyone have an explanation as to why a guy who gets a $2.27 million signing bonus and earns $425,000 a year feels compelled to shoplift six $10 t-shirts? My initial reaction is that Leake should seek counseling as well as the diversion program.
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AL East
Apr 20, 2011 18:20:10 GMT -5
Post by Hiram on Apr 20, 2011 18:20:10 GMT -5
Attention. Do not attempt to adjust your TV sets. There is an AL East team on Wednesday Night Baseball and it's not the Yankees or the Red Sox.
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AL East
Apr 27, 2011 21:39:29 GMT -5
Post by Allen Wiener on Apr 27, 2011 21:39:29 GMT -5
The happy Os must be thrilled the Sox blew into town; no one else has made them look this good all year!
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AL East
Apr 27, 2011 21:50:15 GMT -5
Post by Hiram on Apr 27, 2011 21:50:15 GMT -5
Guthrie matched Beckett pitch for pitch tonight. The bullpen tried to give it the Red Sox but it was not to be. Orioles are going to compete all year in the AL East. Go Birds!
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AL East
Apr 28, 2011 17:02:55 GMT -5
Post by Paul Sylvain on Apr 28, 2011 17:02:55 GMT -5
The Sox can whoop butt on the A's and Angels, but can't beat the Birds? Well, from what I saw last night, the Sox beat themselves. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!
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AL East
May 20, 2011 21:46:50 GMT -5
Post by Allen Wiener on May 20, 2011 21:46:50 GMT -5
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AL East
May 21, 2011 11:16:19 GMT -5
Post by Hiram on May 21, 2011 11:16:19 GMT -5
Allen,
Truly one of life's guilty pleasures is watching the most expensive team on the face of the planet lose a game.
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AL East
May 21, 2011 12:16:46 GMT -5
Post by Allen Wiener on May 21, 2011 12:16:46 GMT -5
Truly. And a 2-1 nail-biter is all the sweeter!
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AL East
Jun 14, 2011 16:59:20 GMT -5
Post by Hiram on Jun 14, 2011 16:59:20 GMT -5
Last I checked, you must beat the teams above you in your division in order to move up; so the Birds begin a key three-game series tonight in Toronto. A 1/2 game behind the Blue Jays, there is a chance for them to climb out of the cellar.
After Toronto, they begin interleague play with stops in D.C.(Allen are you writing this down?) and Pittsburgh, then host the Reds and the Cardinals.
I was planning on attending the Cardinals series, but several unforeseen events have conspired to thwart me yet again!
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AL East
Jun 14, 2011 18:12:49 GMT -5
Post by Allen Wiener on Jun 14, 2011 18:12:49 GMT -5
The O's stock has dropped around here big time. I was talking to a guy during a flight from Boston to Baltimore in early April and he suggested that, while no one expects them to win anything, they ought to do something to at least keep us interested, which they have not. The Washington Nats are a far more interesting team for the locals, although they, too, are in the cellar. They're young and building and don't seem to get blown out too often. Pitching looks promising and, if they could just add 1/4 the Red Sox' hitting punch, they'd be contenders. I don't see the O's going anywhere; every year, for a long time, it's been like this. Ever since Angelos bought the team and wrecked it. We live with our memories of the Hoffberg years, but 1983 is a very long time ago now.
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AL East
Jun 14, 2011 20:06:55 GMT -5
Post by Hiram on Jun 14, 2011 20:06:55 GMT -5
I'm down here in Texas, so as an outside observer I think folks are tired of seeing the Orioles in last place, year after year. The fans are weary. The Nationals are a new team, and have yet to establish a track record of futility, so to be hopeful for the future does not portray the fan as being foolish, whereas to be hopeful for Baltimore is akin to jousting windmills. Where's that lance of mine?
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AL East
Jun 16, 2011 10:25:21 GMT -5
Post by Allen Wiener on Jun 16, 2011 10:25:21 GMT -5
In all the excitement over the Bruins winning the Stanely Cup last night, Josh Beckett's masterpiece in Tampa was nearly forgotten. He came within one batter of a perfect game; an infield dribbler hit cost him the honor, but he still pitched a complete game, 1-hit shutout. A good night for Boston!
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AL East
Jun 25, 2011 13:59:26 GMT -5
Post by Hiram on Jun 25, 2011 13:59:26 GMT -5
The problem with the team from Charm City is the same problem they have every year; it's not lack of pitching or scoring runs or poor fielding, it's intra-division play.
Case in point: Orioles in 2011 are 11-9 v. the Central, 8-7 v. the West, 5-5 in I/L play, and 11-19 in their own division. In 2010, Baltimore was 24-48 against the East, 24-48 in 2009, 22-50 in 2008. When you see a pattern developing let me know...
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AL East
Jun 25, 2011 21:49:14 GMT -5
Post by Allen Wiener on Jun 25, 2011 21:49:14 GMT -5
Agreed - it's tough to compete when you are in a division that has big spenders like Boston and N.Y., yet Tampa Bay remains competitive and, in the good old, long forgotten days of Earl Weaver and the Hoffbergs, the O's remained competitive year after year with the high-roller Steinbrenner mercenaries. There's something lackluster and weird about the current Orioles organization; it lacks life and promise or even the impression that the organization wants to win.
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