Baltimore Orioles start the march to the World Series

craaazy wrote:

uuuummmm.... ever heard of the Toronto Blue Jayzz

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The Orioles quite possibly have the worst bullpen in the history of baseball. Most AAA teams have a better pen than that. Once a team gets to the O's pen, hitters can't get to the plate fast enough. It's literally batting practice.

I feel bad for guys like Roberts, Markakis, Huff, and Jones. They are all excellent players who could easily be playing for a contender. But they have to know they have absolutely no chance with that pitching staff. No chance.

WHAT ABOUT THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS????

The Bare Facts wrote:

The Orioles quite possibly have the worst bullpen in the history of baseball. Most AAA teams have a better pen than that. Once a team gets to the O's pen, hitters can't get to the plate fast enough. It's literally batting practice.

I feel bad for guys like Roberts, Markakis, Huff, and Jones. They are all excellent players who could easily be playing for a contender. But they have to know they have absolutely no chance with that pitching staff. No chance.

And its only going to get worse. For now, the 'pen can only blame itself for its deficiencies. However, eventually the 'pen will get worn down from several months of getting called into action in the 3rd inning every other night. At least in football or basketball the clock will give you some mercy and you can just fold your tent and wait for the next game if things get out of control. Not so in baseball, as the game can't end until you get guys out, and if you have to go thru 3-4 pitchers from the 'pen just to finish a game that you have no chance to win anyway, you end up wasting arms that could maybe help you in a future game that you might actually have a chance to win. The O's of the past few years have this routine down to a science and it looks like this year could be more of the same.

On the bright side, they do have the offensive ability to win their share of 12-9 games, ane once every five days Guthrie might give them a chance to get to Ray and Sherrill (I'm assuming Ray will bounce back to be an effective setup guy this year).

Tryon, Man was that ugly ! hope everything is going well in Portland. The Orioles are still my team, a year or two away.

You mean the Washington 'Natinals'?

What an absolute joke of a franchise. How an organization could allow its players to play a game with their own name misspelled on the uniform is beyond me. Humiliating for professional athletes.

The Orioles better start their march. It's going to be a long walk and they sure as hell won't be taking a team charter.

Mr. Obvious wrote:

The Twins, Rays, A's, and Marlins have all won with very reasonable payrolls. They don't have a good a chance going into the season as the Mets, Yankees, and Red Sox but to state they have no chance is wrong.

No, it was hyperbole.

Management matters and teams like the Royals and Pirates who continue to be in last place cannot place all of the blame on their "small city" problems.

They can, however, place most of blame on it. Teams with big payrolls do significantly can consistently better than teams with tiny payrolls. The way to maximize revenue for the whole leage is to make it more equitable. The NFL has a far superior model.

The Pittsburgh Pirates just completed a sweep of what was previously the hottest team in baseball; the Marlins. Before that they took two of three from the Braves. Both of those victories were shutouts.

Quit talking about the Orioles and that damn inferior American League. Maybe it's time for a new thread about the greatness of Pittsburgh.

The Orioles try to win the series tonight against the White Sox. Lets hope they can bounce back. The experts were right about how terrible the pitching would be.

O's win 3rd series out of 4. There is hope in Birdland !

Old Man by the Sea wrote:

O's win 3rd series out of 4. There is hope in Birdland !

Yeah, it was a nice outing. I'm a believer, but I've been a believer from the beginning. This is one of the most exciting lineups I have ever seen - Huff, Scott, Roberts, Marakakis, Jones - and Mora isn't even healthy yet.

I have serious concerns about Pie, he doesn't look like he's gonna be able to hit. He's the weakest link, but still a very solid lineup overall.

Roberts and Marakakis are clutch.

Isn't it the same thing every year? The orioles start out strong, get their fans excited and then 2 months later sit in the basement?

Yes its been a problem but what is different is the Birds have some players in the minors from trading Bedard and Tejada. Hopefully those players step up this year or next . Most say next year.

Punch in the gut loss.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS 13-5 and not slowin down bitches.

Yeah tell mods to change the thread title. Toronto Blue Jays ya heard.

Nice win today, nothing like Camden Yards in summertime.

Matt Wieters up to the bigs. The greatest of all time, or just his generation?

Starting pitching is coming together a little bit, we just need to get Tillman and Arrieta up once they are ready.

O's World Series Champs in 2010.