Im on the ledge

[Bradysburns]

Here's my Dr. Phil impression:

Play like you have a set and show no quarter.

That's my kind of shrink talk right there. And that's what it will come down to - like when Frazier finally just said: Ali will not beat me. I will die before that SOB beats me.

[Satyr3206]

That's my kind of shrink talk right there. And that's what it will come down to - like when Frazier finally just said: Ali will not beat me. I will die before that SOB beats me.

That's it and that's the attitude they need to have.

[jofalfa]

I hear ya, but this wasn't a game the O's gave away. This wasn't a game the Yanks "found a way to win". You watch the game tonight, you see a 36yr old on the mound, a 40yr old in RF, a SS in LF, and Eric Chavez at 3b. Not exactly the optimum lineup from the Yanks tonight. We killed the ball all night. We'll win those types of game 4 out of 5 times. I don't expect to play .500 against NY, but I do expect us to win games like the ones we played tonight.

Exactly. With what the Yanks had out there this loss feels all the more annoying. Not that it's anything new of course. The O's have had their share of losses to the Bubba Crosby's and Shelley Duncans.

[Orioles4Life21]

The beauty of it is we get to right back out tomorrow with a shot at redemption

[jofalfa]

This is what puts me on a ledge. Roch:

The Orioles are 5-17 against the Yankees since the start of the 2011 season and 10-30 since the start of 2010. They're 6-22 at the "current" Yankee Stadium.

[lint06]

They didn't even play a better game than we did, Hammel made one mistake, that's it. We played well tonight. If we play this well throughout the season series with the Yankees, it will even out. Agree with you though, no need to be on the ledge.

And that home run should have been a solo, I think.

[socalbirdfan]

I'm more optimistic about Davis than many posters around here, but his approach during that at-bat was just terrible. Really wanted him to just get one in the air and tie the game up.

I was also pretty frustrated with Jones' attempted steal. I know he wants to be a big time base stealer, but I'm just not seeing it. He's fast, but he's not that fast. I'm not against him going for it every once in awhile, but with Wieters at the plate in the Yankees' bandbox?

I like the idea of him wanting to steal more bases, but you're right. He doesn't have blazing speed, which you don't always need if you know how to read the pitcher and get a proper lead and a jump. He has good speed, not great and it was the wrong time.

[Brendan25]

At some point Buck needs to swap the lineup around. I think that Hardy and Markakis are going to turn it up, but until they do you can't have two players hitting at the mendoza line hitting 2nd and 3rd for your team.

[TonySoprano]

Get back to me if the Yankees sweep this series. Last night, they held the Yankees to two runs on a homerun, and denied them other scoring chances. On most nights this season, that is enough to win.
I don't think the O's are going to mentally write-off the next 14 games we have with them this year.

[BrunoCherrytown]

So am I, man. The O's need to get a win against these guys - they've been really close 3 times so far. It's a shame JJ and Reynolds aren't hitting right now.

Hate the Yankees.

The Yankees fans say...it's a shame ARod and Cano arent hitting now. If both sides of those fans were given what they want the O's would still lose.

[StottyByNature]

I didn't see that at all. We hit a ton of balls right on the nose, but right at people. It easily could have gone our way. But it didn't.

Agreed. As frustrating as it was, we just had some bad luck. We also swung at some bad pitches in important spots. It's a long season. If someone said before the season - would you take 14-9 even if it meant going 0-4 against the Yankees at this point? I would have said yes.

Also, they're final two in the bullpen are damn good. It's nice they can shorten the game to 7 innings. We have 14 more against them, let's start tonight.

[Dipper9]

"Losing, is like a disease. As contagious, as syphilis...."

[glenn__davis]

The Yankees fans say...it's a shame ARod and Cano arent hitting now. If both sides of those fans were given what they want the O's would still lose.

Eh...I'll give you Cano. Rodriguez has been on a decline for some time now. I don't expect him finish with an OPS of .769, but honestly he may not end up much higher than that.

Jeter's not going to finish with an OPS over 1.000, either.

I think the Yankees are definitely the more talented team, but looking at both squads from top-to-bottom, I do feel like the O's have close that gap considerably. Just need to find a way to win some, now.

[Bradysburns]

Agreed. As frustrating as it was, we just had some bad luck. We also swung at some bad pitches in important spots. It's a long season. If someone said before the season - would you take 14-9 even if it meant going 0-4 against the Yankees at this point? I would have said yes.

Also, they're final two in the bullpen are damn good. It's nice they can shorten the game to 7 innings. We have 14 more against them, let's start tonight.

I wish I could have your sensible and positive attitude toward Yankee games. Problem for me is, my Orioles fan status was truly cemented during the playoff series when Jeffrey Maier stole that fly ball out of Tony Tarasco's glove. And when that horrible umpire, Garcia, ran up and fervently waved the ball "out of the park" - as if he was trying to WILL it to be true - I know all was lost. If you don't remember this, just take a look:

http://www.myspace.com/video/larry/j...e-day/15623423

Since then, that same hang-dog face, Jeter, has been dashing merrily around the basepaths and making so-so defensive plays that people interpret as pure genius. I think Jeter is an amazing player, but I just cannot stand him.

Regardless, the maddening thing about these series is this: Yes, we just hit a "ton of balls right at people" etc. That's precisely why it's so friggin' maddening! If we were just going up and striking out with no chance - and I could turn the game off in the fifth inning without checking back - then it wouldn't be so painful.

At some point they're going to have to talk openly about their mental problem versus the Yankees. Turn some sunlight on this festering disease and burn it out of their souls for good. It was getting ridiculous 10 years ago - now it's just beyond comprehension.

[Bradysburns]

Yeah, it was so much easier to take these losses when the pitching sucked and we got blown out.

Actually, for me, it was.