thundercleetz Posted September 5, 2016 Posted September 5, 2016 Nothing surprises me anymore with this team. I thought we were in for a long day after Ubaldo gave up the 3-run HR in the first. Incredible he went nine. Great performance!
papasmurfbell Posted September 5, 2016 Posted September 5, 2016 Boston lost but Detroit just scored 3 runs in the 11th to take the lead. If they win they stay tied.
cravnravn Posted September 6, 2016 Posted September 6, 2016 1st complete game by an O's pitcher since 2014
dc. Posted September 7, 2016 Author Posted September 7, 2016 One game out of first, one game up on Detroit. Big series upcoming against Detroit, two against Boston, but some nice spells against rays and diamondbacks.
Spen Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 If you ask me it's already a pretty good year. Relevant in September. Hopefully more good things happen but for what this team was projected to do I'm pretty happy.
GrubberRaven Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 If you ask me it's already a pretty good year. Relevant in September. Hopefully more good things happen but for what this team was projected to do I'm pretty happy. That's a good point Spen. Thanks.
Spen Posted September 10, 2016 Posted September 10, 2016 That's a good point Spen. Thanks.Of course they could lose 16 out if the last 24 and I would be miserable, but let's hope not!
GrubberRaven Posted September 10, 2016 Posted September 10, 2016 Well they live and die by the homerun ball...I'd rather see small ball...
papasmurfbell Posted September 10, 2016 Posted September 10, 2016 Well they live and die by the homerun ball...I'd rather see small ball...Exactly
Spen Posted September 11, 2016 Posted September 11, 2016 Sometimes you have to dance with the one who brought you.
thundercleetz Posted September 11, 2016 Posted September 11, 2016 Well they live and die by the homerun ball...I'd rather see small ball...Too late for that. Gotta wait and hope for the next rebuild.
dc. Posted September 11, 2016 Author Posted September 11, 2016 I'd love to see more small ball than we see now, but I don't necessarily prefer that option overall. I want to be able to score runs in as many ways as possible. Small ball sounds great, but it also has huge issues. KCs small ball philosophy isn't doing its job this year all the sudden... What happened? And neither solves pitching issues.
thundercleetz Posted September 11, 2016 Posted September 11, 2016 Small ball also comes at a premium. Back in the early 2000s the A's and Rays were the only team scouting specifically for OBP. Now EVERY team is. Free agents? OBP comes at a huge premium. Shin-Soo Choo got $130M, Jason Werth got $126M. It's becoming harder and harder to find these guys without completely overreaching/overpaying for small ball players (see O's 2014 first round pick DJ Stewart. Top OBP leader in college baseball out of FSU, has been underwhelming for us in the pro's thus far.)
thundercleetz Posted September 11, 2016 Posted September 11, 2016 One more thing about OBP, it has deminishing returns. Sure a guy might have a .360 OBP, what does that look like with RISP? A pitcher won't keep walking players if the bases are loaded. Eventually the pitcher will pitch to contact and it will come down to whether the batter can actually hit. Why do you think the Rays year after year are projected to win 90+ games and win the division but bust? They don't hit RBIs. Can't score, can't win games. You can walk the bases loaded, but can you hit a guy in? Prediction models don't take diminishing returns into play, they simply look at the raw stats. SI predicted the O's to win 70 games, I believe.
Spen Posted September 11, 2016 Posted September 11, 2016 I'm going to the game Friday. My company gave it's employees and when we got them about a month ago I was worried if the games would be meaningful ones. Glad they are. Side note, only employees were given tickets, no spouses or anything. So I have a bad/good feeling someone will drink too much and do something stupid. I don't mean me, I'll be fine. Only danger for me is having a couple and telling someone to fuck off. I have fight back saying during work sober, so after a few drinks it's 50/50. So just in case, anyone hiring?
dc. Posted September 12, 2016 Author Posted September 12, 2016 I'll find a spot for you, Spen. Same problem, the truth elixir isn't good for my work life...
Spen Posted September 13, 2016 Posted September 13, 2016 I'll find a spot for you, Spen. Same problem, the truth elixir isn't good for my work life...Some people are FAR too excited to be having a night out and a few drink with their coworkers so the odds are better someone else will do something stupid before I do. But you never know! Last night was just one game.Last night was just one game.Last night was just one game.
varaven45 Posted September 13, 2016 Posted September 13, 2016 Yep; but it was a damn ugly one. Let's hope the Miley experiment is over
varaven45 Posted September 13, 2016 Posted September 13, 2016 Yep; but it was a damn ugly one. Let's hope the Miley experiment is over
Spen Posted September 15, 2016 Posted September 15, 2016 ThatWas Awesome! So clutch of a performance from Gausman!
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