2024 Baltimore Orioles

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

O’s shutout KC taking 2 of 3.

… on to Anaheim.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

O’s beat the Angels 4-2

Kimbrel K’d Trout with the bases loaded and 2 outs in B9

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

.. now, home to meet the A’s after 4-2 road trip.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

On 4/17/2024 at 4:06 PM, Constant said:

Any chatter about sending Holliday back down? 1/22 was not expected by me ha. 

https://www.masnsports.com/blog/orioles-option-jackson-holliday-to-triple-a-norfolk

Edited April 26 by VirginiaLonghorn

[Constant 6723]

1 hour ago, VirginiaLonghorn said:

https://www.masnsports.com/blog/orioles-option-jackson-holliday-to-triple-a-norfolk

Makes sense. Give him a couple months to get some confidence back and try again. 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

Kimbrel blew a 2-1 lead in the 9th.  O’s lose to A’s 3-2 in 10.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

Kimbrel blew a second save in the last three games.  O’s lose to the A’s 7-6.

PS @Shoxthemonkey … shit happens!

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

O’s 2 - NYY 0

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

O’s 4-2

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

NYY 2-0

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

O’s win series 3-1 ..

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

How does the 2023 AL RoY follow up?

How about another Baby Bird … SHSU alum?

 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

Kimbrel with save #425 …

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

O’s 2 - Reds 1

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

… bye bye Reds.

 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

Nats 3 - O’s Ohhhhh …

A very uninspired effort.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

O’s 7 - Nats 6  … in 12

Would have been a 3-1 win in regulation had Kimbrel not shit the bed for the third time in his last four tries.  Brandon Hyde needs to pull his head out and reset his devotion to the “book” …

Fuckin’ Nats are pesky as shit!

[TonyTexas 10505]

Really like the new Orioles ownership group. Night and day

 

Edited May 10 by TonyTexas

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

O’s 4 - 🐍 2

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

GWRBI single by Jordan Westburg with his fourth hit of the game.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

O’s crash 9-2.

Oddity … Arizona scored 9 runs while striking out 14 times.  Feast or famine.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

Blue Jays comeback from 2-1 down to beat the O’s 3-2 … and waste a 2 HR game by Rutschman.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

Rutschman 2-run walkoff HR …

O’s 3-2 over Toronto 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

… fourth HR in last 3 games.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

Go O’s!

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

O’s bullpen blows 2-0 lead in the 7th … lose to Seattle 4-3.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

Brawl in the OPACY upper deck?

Nope … new owner David Rubenstein (white hat, naturally) making his daily trek to the fans to give away O’s caps. 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

… on to St Louis for a bird fight.

[Helobious 9456]

How’s the view from 2nd place? 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

3 minutes ago, Helobious said:

How’s the view from 2nd place? 

Congrats for taking care of the AAAA business after leaving Baltimore …

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

O’s lose to Cards 6-3.

Gunnar Henderson hit ML leading 16th HR.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

O’s lose the continuation of last night’s suspended game, 3-1, to St Louis.  O’s bats are 🧊cold … 3 hits in each of the first two games ain’t gonna cut it.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

106 … that’s the number of regular season series the O’s have played since last being swept.  Third longest in ML history.

Cards took advantage of most of their scoring opportunities … O’s not so much.

On to the ChiSox for four games.  Need to get right … back in the AL East next week.

🤢

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

The Ghost of Trey Mancini … LHP Chayce McDermott, part of a 2022 3-team trade between Houston, TB, and the O’s, makes his ML debut tonight in Miami.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

Look who’s watching the Padres in Baltimore …

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

James McCann …

… took a 95 to the nose.

[NorthLoop 14180]

And is staying in the fucking game. That dude is a hoss. 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

… and remained in the game.  He’s teaching toughness to a bunch of Baby Birds.

Edited July 29 by VirginiaLonghorn

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

Still at it in the 8th …

Thankfully, he didn’t stub his toe.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

At this point in time, Norby is the biggest loss potentially.  Stowers has been up and down and yet to escape the AAA bubble.  At 26, his “shelf life” is expiring considering the competition in the O’s farm system.  Good luck to both in Miami.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

OK.  Let’s try this again …

https://www.masnsports.com/blog/holliday-rejoining-orioles-in-baltimore

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

Holliday … 439’ grand slam for first ML home run.

Edited July 31 by VirginiaLonghorn

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

Westburg fractured hand from HBP.  No timetable for return, yet.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

Holliday … third HR in the 6 games since being recalled.

[Helobious 9456]

Back to 2nd place you go. Unreal. The Yankees had a 10-40 stretch or something like that, and were already back in first.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

10 minutes ago, Helobious said:

Back to 2nd place you go. Unreal. The Yankees had a 10-40 stretch or something like that, and were already back in first.

Unreal indeed.  $303M for a team to stay in contention with one spending $94M … one comprised mainly of players in their first and second years in the ML.

[The_Great_Hornsby 3236]

6 minutes ago, VirginiaLonghorn said:

Unreal indeed.  $303M for a team to stay in contention with one spending $94M … one comprised mainly of players in their first and second years in the ML.

This, also, the birds are 2 games behind the best record in the league. It isn't like the birds are playing like shit. Yankees also didn't go 10-40 at any point. What a delusionally stupid take. But hey, it's Helo. 

[VirginiaLonghorn 4767]

5 minutes ago, The_Great_Hornsby said:

This, also, the birds are 2 games behind the best record in the league. It isn't like the birds are playing like shit. Yankees also didn't go 10-40 at any point. What a delusionally stupid take. But hey, it's Helo. 

From his perspective, it’s some kind of heroic NYY recovery from disaster (which is still quite possible since they’re being carried by one or two players).  From my perspective, it’s fun and exciting to watch a bunch of kids win while learning.  There’s light at the end of the tunnel.

The light NYY sees may be a freight train very soon.