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Post by Evil Yoda on Mar 26, 2022 12:01:36 GMT -5
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Post by Evil Yoda on Apr 4, 2022 19:53:28 GMT -5
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Post by Jimmy Jazz on Apr 5, 2022 18:57:50 GMT -5
Never heard of this before:
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Post by Evil Yoda on Apr 8, 2022 21:13:27 GMT -5
Well, 0-1. A decent game that they lost to a better team, is all. Means did... okay.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Apr 9, 2022 20:39:57 GMT -5
Lost 5 - 3, but at least they didn't seem to "give up" as appeared to happen last year. It's too soon to be sure, but with the early precincts reporting the signs are we're not nearing the end of the rebuild.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Apr 11, 2022 20:22:19 GMT -5
Finally got that first victory under their belt, defeating the Brewers 2-0 on home Opening Day. 1-3 (got swept by the Rays). Zimmerman had a decent outing, but dang I could wish these pitchers lasted a little deeper into the game.
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Post by ivanbalt on Apr 12, 2022 5:20:33 GMT -5
Finally got that first victory under their belt, defeating the Brewers 2-0 on home Opening Day. 1-3 (got swept by the Rays). Zimmerman had a decent outing, but dang I could wish these pitchers lasted a little deeper into the game.In all fairness, most pitchers will be on a limit throughout the beginning due to reduced spring training.
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Post by pickle20 on Apr 12, 2022 8:08:44 GMT -5
And it's just the way the game is changing. SP's aren't going deep into games. I don't believe there was a single pitcher in the AL last year who pitched more than 200 innings.
Anyway, aside from Sunday's game the O's have pitched well. Now we just need the offense to wake up just in time for the pitching to suck.
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Post by pickle20 on Apr 13, 2022 9:40:08 GMT -5
Frustrating game last night. 3 errors, including two that allowed runs. Several chances to score runs, including bases loaded with no outs in the bottom of the 8th, down by a run. And a lead-off double in the 9th. Both times they came up empty. Orioles are now 4 for 47 with runners in scoring position to start the season. Beyond pathetic, but this team was built to be pathetic.
On the positive side, Mullins is hot and hit his first grand slam last night and the bullpen continues to impress, with Keegan Akin pitching another couple of scoreless innings and looking great doing so. I'm guessing he'll be slotted into the rotation shortly. Looks like the Orioles could call up Kyle Bradish soon too so pitchers like Tyler Wells and Spencer Watkins should be on their way out.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Apr 14, 2022 12:46:37 GMT -5
The bullpen will burn out at the rate they are using it. They still cannot hit with runners in scoring position. And the fielding definitely needs to improve. But... looks like another 100+ loss season is shaping up. Unless the guys in "the best farm system" really are that good, and can be promoted sooner rather than later.
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Post by pickle20 on Apr 14, 2022 13:22:18 GMT -5
The bullpen will burn out at the rate they are using it. They still cannot hit with runners in scoring position. And the fielding definitely needs to improve. But... looks like another 100+ loss season is shaping up. Unless the guys in "the best farm system" really are that good, and can be promoted sooner rather than later. 28 man roster, so 14-man pitching staff with 9-10 relievers. Baseball is trending toward yanking SPs earlier rather than later. For instance Kershaw had a perfect game through 7 IP last night and Dave Roberts yanked him anyway. Pitch count!
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Post by pickle20 on Apr 14, 2022 13:23:02 GMT -5
Means was taken out early last night with forearm soreness. Not good. As if this team needed more bad news on top of being horrible.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Apr 16, 2022 16:39:15 GMT -5
Means was taken out early last night with forearm soreness. Not good. As if this team needed more bad news on top of being horrible. There is an link headline at the team site which states that he is expected to "miss substantial time" but the linked article does not say much more than has already been said, and Means has not been moved to the 60-day IL. There are, of course, strategic reasons to keep him on the 10-day, particularly when rebuilding. But... "forearm strain" too frequently progresses to "needs Tommy John surgery".
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Post by pickle20 on Apr 16, 2022 17:26:20 GMT -5
Hyde doesn’t expect him back in 2022.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Apr 16, 2022 20:53:29 GMT -5
Some surgeon is stropping his scalpels right now.
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Post by guido2 on Apr 18, 2022 17:54:06 GMT -5
Ohhhhhh don't tell me the ravins and O's aren't cursed.
The one serious arm they had in the rotation ....... and blows out on his first start of the year. Mean's out on medical for what 3 weeks or maybe the entire season?
That hurts.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Apr 18, 2022 20:24:39 GMT -5
Ohhhhhh don't tell me the ravins and O's aren't cursed. The one serious arm they had in the rotation ....... and blows out on his first start of the year. Mean's out on medical for what 3 weeks or maybe the entire season? That hurts. Well... most of the time when the doctor says something like "rest for two weeks and take these pills" the patient does not seek a second opinion. He just follows the recommendation. He seeks a second opinion (as Means is doing) when the doctor says, "You need surgery and a lengthy rehabilitation that will sideline you for the year." Many times players dawdle when getting a UCL repair (Tommy John surgery) because they don't want to endure that, and who can blame them? But for a pitcher the recovery period is a year or more. If that's what Means needs he would best be about it sooner rather than later. Some pitchers never fully regain their pre-surgical abilities, others do, and a rare handful actually improve. It depends on many factors.
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Post by pickle20 on Apr 19, 2022 8:59:00 GMT -5
TJ or no TJ Means isn't pitching again this year.
Just the way it goes with pitchers and when you're as thin at pitching as the Orioles are, it hurts that much more.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Apr 20, 2022 14:59:11 GMT -5
DJ Stewart designated for assignment. The move is about keeping younger players active, apparently.
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Post by pickle20 on Apr 20, 2022 15:03:13 GMT -5
Stewart is proof that not all your prospects pan out.
DJ could get on base at a nice clip, hit the occasional HR despite not being able to maintain an average above .200, or play the field.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Apr 20, 2022 15:09:17 GMT -5
TJ or no TJ Means isn't pitching again this year. Just the way it goes with pitchers and when you're as thin at pitching as the Orioles are, it hurts that much more. Let's be honest: when the Orioles draft a pitcher part of the Welcome Kit is a glossy flyer entitled, "So you Need Tommy John Surgery..."
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Post by pickle20 on Apr 21, 2022 8:07:21 GMT -5
And they win 1-0.
Offense remains putrid, but the pitching has been great to start the year. 4 wins, 3 of them shutouts.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Apr 23, 2022 15:53:07 GMT -5
Means announces he will undergo a UCL rebuild. I am sorry to see it, but glad he did not dawdle attempting other therapies first, delaying his return. It is unlikely he will be ready for spring training of '23, but perhaps by May or June he will return.
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Post by ivanbalt on Apr 25, 2022 5:22:48 GMT -5
Series win over the Angels.
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Post by pickle20 on Apr 25, 2022 8:01:32 GMT -5
Even the loss yesterday was encouraging. Ellis gets removed from the game after allowing 5 ER without recording an out. Bullpen pitches 9 innings and allows 2 runs. Offense finally scores more than 5, ties up the game 6-6 after being down by a lot early.
I know this team is being held together with spit and glue but it could look a lot different in a few weeks with some really encouraging players.
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Post by Jimmy Jazz on Apr 27, 2022 19:39:26 GMT -5
Actually getting to watch the game. Been so long, I really have no idea who just if these guys are. But one of them just hit a dong!
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Post by Jimmy Jazz on Apr 27, 2022 20:14:27 GMT -5
Did not realize the O’s had Odor. Man, that guy hit Jose Bautista so hard ol’ Jose was ticketed for speeding.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Apr 27, 2022 20:14:46 GMT -5
Hyde reporting that Means has undergone a successful UCL rebuild (Tommy John surgery). The next bit will decide his future as a pitcher: how well he can rehabilitate, which is part luck, part surgical skill and part perseverance.
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Post by pickle20 on Apr 28, 2022 9:25:18 GMT -5
I'm not going to watch this team, whether in person or on TV, until Rutschman is up.
And hopefully by then a pitcher is up too (Bradish or G-Rod)
And even then they're going to be awful, but at least a few pieces will be in place for the next possible good Orioles team.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Apr 28, 2022 16:57:47 GMT -5
Same problems they have had for years: when they pitch well they do not hit, when they hit they pitch poorly.
Peter Angelos has replaced the once great Oriole Way with a culture of losing, and the Elias/Hyde pair have so far done little to demonstrate they can change course. Elias has vastly improved the farm system, from near the bottom to at or near the top of the rankings based on pundits views. Whether those players, once promoted, can grab and steer the team I do not know. I know that I am not going to spend money on them until they improve the product, however. The same way I wouldn't buy any other product I am not confident is of high quality.
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