Spaceman Spiff Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 That's the Onion but I'm not seeing anything satirical there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 (edited) Rutschman frames a pitch to end the inning and Bogarts and Cora ejected! Funny thing was that it was a strike in the first place! Then Rutschman pounds a dinger. The most impressive thing was the Red Sox fan who caught it barehanded on the fly! He didn’t immediately start chugging he’s beer though. Wasted opportunity. Edited August 20, 2022 by TheDoyler23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted August 20, 2022 Author Share Posted August 20, 2022 Ravens 15 Patriots 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Bananas game after a down week on offense. Tomorrow will end up 2-1 or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 Nice late inning finish to take 2/3 from the Red Sox. Jorge Mateo was a stud this series. 5/13, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBI. And came at critical moments too. Too bad couldn't complete the comback last night, he had triple in the bottom of the 9th (was at the game, Red Sox fans really are insufferable...), but had we not allowed a run in the prior inning, that would have end up tying the game. Also had a single in the 7th which was part of the rally which came up short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 SS moving forward is going to be very interesting. Mateo is looking like he might be the real deal. Don’t forget at one point he was the Yankees top prospect ahead of Judge. Then there’s Gunnar Henderson and Jackson Holliday. That’s not taking Westburg into account either. I really like Mateo and hope they can find a way to keep him. And I hope this is more than a hot streak that he’s on. Anyway, 2/3 from Boston is good. White Sox for 3 and then the Astros, this is going to be a tough week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 (edited) Mateo is arb eligible until 2026 so if they want to keep hm they can. Unless Elias thinks Henderson or Westburg are going to be readyin which case maybe the FO sells high like they did with Villar and Schoop Edited August 22, 2022 by DCSaints_fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 The thing about Mateo is that he's only had something like 600 PAs and I hope he hasn't hit his ceiling for hitting. Hopefully he could get his OBP up put his speed to use. The Orioles did pretty well a decade ago with an elite defensive shortstop with pop deep in the lineup with Hardy. Different tools as Hardy was not fast and had more power, but the concept is similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 12 minutes ago, TheDoyler23 said: The thing about Mateo is that he's only had something like 600 PAs and I hope he hasn't hit his ceiling for hitting. Hopefully he could get his OBP up put his speed to use. The Orioles did pretty well a decade ago with an elite defensive shortstop with pop deep in the lineup with Hardy. Different tools as Hardy was not fast and had more power, but the concept is similar. I don't think they move him this offseason, but in 2024 there might be a decision to be had. Right now he's spotting an WAR of 2.8/2.9 (fWAR/bWAR), despite playing in only 113 games and having an OPS < .700, so its mostly due to defense and base running. So over 162 that projects to an 4+ which is close to all-star caliber. Speed is going to decline with age unfortunately, but hopefully his defense holds up. So it may be they just ride him out to FA unless they get a can't refuse offer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 I will never forget this game. The fact that I can name all 4 Orioles pitchers off the top of my head (Daniel Cabrera, Brian Burres, Rob Bell and Paul Shuey) AND that the game was just another mediocre loss though 5 (trailing 5-3). They rested part of the bullpen blew the second game, making it worse. Got our revenge on Texas in the wildcard in 2012 though. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capcrunch98 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 23 minutes ago, TheDoyler23 said: I will never forget this game. The fact that I can name all 4 Orioles pitchers off the top of my head (Daniel Cabrera, Brian Burres, Rob Bell and Paul Shuey) AND that the game was just another mediocre loss though 5 (trailing 5-3). They rested part of the bullpen blew the second game, making it worse. Got our revenge on Texas in the wildcard in 2012 though. Man those were some dark days for this club. Ironically that was when I really became an O's fan - I worked in downtown Baltimore and would hit the ballpark a couple times a week. $8 bleacher seat, and by the 3rd inning we'd be sitting a few rows behind the dugout because the stadium was 90% empty. The crazy thing about that Rangers game is that a Texas pitcher actually got credit for a save - in a 30-3 game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted August 23, 2022 Author Share Posted August 23, 2022 2 hours ago, TheDoyler23 said: I will never forget this game. The fact that I can name all 4 Orioles pitchers off the top of my head (Daniel Cabrera, Brian Burres, Rob Bell and Paul Shuey) AND that the game was just another mediocre loss though 5 (trailing 5-3). They rested part of the bullpen blew the second game, making it worse. Got our revenge on Texas in the wildcard in 2012 though. The only thing I remember about Daniel Cabrera besides him being a pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles is how he refused to even swing the bat when he played in an NL park. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 9 hours ago, DCSaints_fan said: The only thing I remember about Daniel Cabrera besides him being a pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles is how he refused to even swing the bat when he played in an NL park. Before the universal DH it was always a ****show to have AL pitchers take two rounds of BP and then get sent out there to hit. He may have swung once or twice after the catcher caught it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balki1867 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 The Os have a penchant for getting blown out by the Rangers. They also lost a 26-7 nail-biter to the Rangers in 1996 (it was 10-7 going into the 8th inning). Baltimore Orioles at Texas Rangers Box Score, April 19, 1996 | Baseball-Reference.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted August 24, 2022 Author Share Posted August 24, 2022 Bautista just clocked 103. Too bad it was nowhere near the strike zone (also plunks Jimenez on the next pitch) Well got Abreu to chase with the high heat who strands the bases loaded ending the inning ... still 5-3 Os headed into the 9th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 LaRussa is such a dick tbey’ll probably throw at Rutschman tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted August 24, 2022 Author Share Posted August 24, 2022 13 minutes ago, TheDoyler23 said: LaRussa is such a dick tbey’ll probably throw at Rutschman tomorrow. Thats the Chicago way ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Cease pitching for Chi and gets beat by a guy we bought for a waiver claim. Baseball is fun. the bullpen was rough, though. 1ER but is was a struggle out there. On to the next. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Nonsense Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 1 hour ago, TheDoyler23 said: LaRussa is such a dick tbey’ll probably throw at Rutschman tomorrow. Odor better get those hands ready because someone’s getting beamed tomorrow. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Wells threw a bullpen yesterday. Getting close to a return. I wonder if they’ll make a starter out of a Wells/Rodriguez piggyback or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 Ghost of Larry Sheets comes to torment us in the form of Gavin Sheets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Wild. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Walk off win! Series Win! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Nonsense Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Unbelievable win. None of this was possible without a dropped game ending foul ball. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdcskins Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Stowers so clutch. 0-2 count too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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