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Post by alienrace on May 1, 2023 13:04:59 GMT -5
Orioles 6th in the league in scoring, 7th in RBI. They seem to generate enough offense to win when needed, hence the come from behind games.
More surprising to me is that they are 3rd in ERA.
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Post by soulflower on May 1, 2023 15:51:36 GMT -5
Yankees having trouble generating offense. 24th in RPG. 8-20 Chicago White Sox have scored more. Not a great excuse but a lot of starters are injured. Judge isn't on the IL (yet) but he missed the last few games. And even before that, he didn't have much protection in the lineup. It's still early. Not panicking yet. Update: Judge is headed to the IL I expect the Rays and Os to cool off eventually but yeah, the Yanks have their work cut out for them this season...
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Post by pickle20 on May 2, 2023 6:11:45 GMT -5
Judge is no stranger to injuries.
Not like the Yankees can't absorb it but they're going to regret that contract.
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Post by alienrace on May 2, 2023 7:31:15 GMT -5
Judge is no stranger to injuries. His size is going to hamper him throughout his life. He's essentially a giant, and unfortunately being such brings on quite a few health issues.
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Post by soulflower on May 2, 2023 7:33:14 GMT -5
Judge has stayed healthy more consistently than Giancarlo Stanton, who is of similar build.
Stanton averages around 70-100 games per season since joining the Yankees.
The lineup has very little power with both of them on the IL.
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Post by pickle20 on May 2, 2023 20:05:04 GMT -5
Mountcastle 2HR tonight.
O’s down early 3-0 but have battled back. 7-3 now.
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Post by alienrace on May 3, 2023 7:28:54 GMT -5
That was a fun game to watch, even if Bauman made things slightly interesting giving up 3 runs. Offense was whacking the ball hard last night for sure.
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Post by alienrace on May 5, 2023 7:35:17 GMT -5
Wow, this is just a great read, and about time someone started taking about the Orioles - www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37330711/how-baltimore-orioles-became-contenderGave me chills reading that. What a fun team to watch and great time to be a fan. I know they still have a good ways to go yet, and the next couple of weeks they will fall back to earth somewhat, but the future has never seemed brighter to me.
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Post by pickle20 on May 5, 2023 8:09:43 GMT -5
They're gonna need much better pitching if they are going to get to the postseason.
23 runs allowed to the Royals(!) in 3 games. Unacceptable.
But bring on the Braves and Rays. Let's see what we got.
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Post by Evil Yoda on May 5, 2023 11:13:52 GMT -5
The next nine games will tell us a lot about whether they are really contenders. IMO, the Royals gave them far more trouble than they should have.
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Post by alienrace on May 5, 2023 13:50:14 GMT -5
The next nine games will tell us a lot about whether they are really contenders. IMO, the Royals gave them far more trouble than they should have. It's interesting to note that those other teams also got fat on playing bad teams too. I think we'll find out who's a true contender, and who isn't among the top 4 current teams (Atlanta, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Tampa).
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Post by ivanbalt on May 5, 2023 14:47:30 GMT -5
Wow, this is just a great read, and about time someone started taking about the Orioles - www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37330711/how-baltimore-orioles-became-contenderGave me chills reading that. What a fun team to watch and great time to be a fan. I know they still have a good ways to go yet, and the next couple of weeks they will fall back to earth somewhat, but the future has never seemed brighter to me. I didn't know Cano came over in the Lopez trade last year. Makes that one sting less.
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Post by pickle20 on May 5, 2023 21:13:13 GMT -5
Won another game 1 in a series. I think that’s a record.
Santander getting red hot. Two HR tonight including a grand slam his career first.
Beat a great SP tonight. Maybe the best in MLB.
This team is for real. I’m done doubting them.
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Post by Rael on May 8, 2023 8:23:25 GMT -5
Won another game 1 in a series. I think that’s a record. Santander getting red hot. Two HR tonight including a grand slam his career first. Beat a great SP tonight. Maybe the best in MLB. This team is for real. I’m done doubting them. And then they drop the next two. Could you go back to doubting them for a bit?
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Post by pickle20 on May 8, 2023 8:26:19 GMT -5
Won another game 1 in a series. I think that’s a record. Santander getting red hot. Two HR tonight including a grand slam his career first. Beat a great SP tonight. Maybe the best in MLB. This team is for real. I’m done doubting them. And then they drop the next two. Could you go back to doubting them for a bit? Nah, they played the Braves tough in both games they lost and if just a few things break our way we sweep them. Starting to doubt Hyde's ability to manage a competitive, contending team though.
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Post by ivanbalt on May 8, 2023 8:58:06 GMT -5
And then they drop the next two. Could you go back to doubting them for a bit? Nah, they played the Braves tough in both games they lost and if just a few things break our way we sweep them. Starting to doubt Hyde's ability to manage a competitive, contending team though. Why?
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Post by pickle20 on May 8, 2023 9:27:02 GMT -5
Nah, they played the Braves tough in both games they lost and if just a few things break our way we sweep them. Starting to doubt Hyde's ability to manage a competitive, contending team though.Why? Bullpen mismanagement for one. Didn't use Cano on Saturday in the 8th to give him rest, then pitched him 2 IP on Sunday like...12 hours later.
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Post by ivanbalt on May 8, 2023 12:07:49 GMT -5
Bullpen mismanagement for one. Didn't use Cano on Saturday in the 8th to give him rest, then pitched him 2 IP on Sunday like...12 hours later. I'm sure the night/day game times factored into decisions.
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Post by alienrace on May 9, 2023 7:28:37 GMT -5
They seems to be simply a tick worse than Tampa and Atlanta. Competitive, but not quite on their level yet.
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Post by pickle20 on May 9, 2023 8:56:15 GMT -5
Need to start hitting with RISP.
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Post by alienrace on May 9, 2023 10:02:48 GMT -5
Need to start hitting with RISP. That is something they were great at against lesser pitching. Rutch had a great opportunity last night but he's in a bit of a slump and swung at a pitch way out of the zone. That game was there...they just missed it.
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Post by Evil Yoda on May 9, 2023 12:11:37 GMT -5
They seems to be simply a tick worse than Tampa and Atlanta. Competitive, but not quite on their level yet. Yes. They will make it to the postseason, and die early once inside it. As you say, a tick below the top tier. For now.
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Post by ivanbalt on May 10, 2023 5:17:45 GMT -5
Big win last night.
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Post by alienrace on May 10, 2023 7:04:19 GMT -5
Sure was. Hope to get the series win today...Kremer...sometimes good...sometimes very hittable.
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Post by pickle20 on May 10, 2023 8:26:14 GMT -5
Yup. Had to sweat it out though. Feel like Hyde mismanaged the BP again but it worked out despite that.
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Post by alienrace on May 11, 2023 7:47:51 GMT -5
Series win. I may have to retract saying the Orioles weren't quite up there with the Braves and Rays - going 3-3 against them, and probably should have gone 5-1 (maybe with a little more experience they would have). I'd say they're in the mix.
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Post by pickle20 on May 14, 2023 7:14:41 GMT -5
Another series win. Chance for the sweep today. I'll be there today and then tomorrow to see Grayson vs Ohtani.
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Post by soulflower on May 14, 2023 9:18:56 GMT -5
The Yankees have a pulse! They’ll at least split the four game series with the Rays. Which is what they needed to do in order to avoid getting buried in the standings by June.
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Post by pickle20 on May 15, 2023 6:02:54 GMT -5
Ugly offensive performance yesterday. Ohtani tonight. It won't get any easier. I hope I can see them score a run tonight...
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Post by ivanbalt on May 15, 2023 7:07:06 GMT -5
Went to the game Friday, great game with Mullins hitting for the cycle. But the concessions are absolutely horrible this year.
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