If This Team Mess Around And Finish Behind The Yankees...

Just let that sink in. I don't care if we are well over 500. This, to me, would rank right up there with any of the seasons between 98-2011 as the worst season in O's history.

The Yankees practically punted this season away and after getting torched by the Red Sox, have life again against a team we could barely manage a split against in the Tampa Rays.

Finishing behind the Yankees would be the ultimate gut punch if we don't make the playoffs.

It doesn't matter where we finish if we don't make the playoffs. It just doesn't. 3rd? 4th? Last? Whatever. There are two groups.. Teams that make playoffs and teams that don't.

I agree. It would just be embarrassing to finish behind a team that gave up on the season while we remained in tact.

It doesn't matter where we finish if we don't make the playoffs. It just doesn't. 3rd? 4th? Last? Whatever. There are two groups.. Teams that make playoffs and teams that don't.

Well, yes.

But it's also dramatically more embarrassing to finish behind a team that:

Traded *2* elite relievers, a starting pitcher and their best offensive weapon

Called up a bunch of young position players

Essentially a team that completely punted the season after the trade deadline versus one that traded for an injured OF, a terrible SP and acquired a reliever that was booted out of international baseball at their trade deadline.

Well, yes.

But it's also dramatically more embarrassing to finish behind a team that:

Traded *2* elite relievers, a starting pitcher and their best offensive weapon

Called up a bunch of young position players

Essentially a team that completely punted the season after the trade deadline versus one that traded for an injured OF, a terrible SP and acquired a reliever that was booted out of international baseball at their trade deadline.

Embarrassment lasts about five minutes.

Picking ahead of the Yankees in the draft lasts three days.

Embarrassment lasts about five minutes.

Picking ahead of the Yankees in the draft lasts three days.

Great argument. Honestly.

DJ Stewart...

Embarrassment lasts about five minutes.

Picking ahead of the Yankees in the draft lasts three days.

Until we dump the picks. At least the high ones.

Great argument. Honestly.

DJ Stewart...

Do you know that if the Angels had not picked Trout the Yankees were going to...with the next pick?

If the O's don't make the playoffs than I would rather draft higher than to be able to trashtalk Yankees fans with "We finished in third and you finished in fourth.".

There seem to be so many threads right now anticipating negative things that haven't actually happened and aren't necessarily likely to happen. I'll comment on those things if they actually occur.

There seem to be so many threads right now anticipating negative things that haven't actually happened and aren't necessarily likely to happen. I'll comment on those things if they actually occur.

But you will comment about potentially commenting on them right now.

Just let that sink in. I don't care if we are well over 500. This, to me, would rank right up there with any of the seasons between 98-2011 as the worst season in O's history.

The Yankees practically punted this season away and after getting torched by the Red Sox, have life again against a team we could barely manage a split against in the Tampa Rays.

Finishing behind the Yankees would be the ultimate gut punch if we don't make the playoffs.

The Yankees are just 2.5 games back of the wild card. I wouldn't count them out just yet. What the Yankees did do is get younger and the trades that made really helped. They will be better than the O's from this point forward.

The Yankees are just 2.5 games back of the wild card. I wouldn't count them out just yet. What the Yankees did do is get younger and the trades that made really helped. They will be better than the O's from this point forward.

They might be, but I am not sure of that. I suppose if Gary Sanchez hits 60+ homers next year, they'll be pretty good. Considering that he hit 10 for Scranton/Wiles-Barre in 71 games this year, I'm thinking that his current pace of 19 HR in 43 games is probably not sustainable. It's actually one of the most incredible things I've seen in a long time. He's actually never hit as many homers in a full minor league season as he's hit in 43 games for the Yankees.

They might be, but I am not sure of that. I suppose if Gary Sanchez hits 60+ homers next year, they'll be pretty good. Considering that he hit 10 for Scranton/Wiles-Barre in 71 games this year, I'm thinking that his current pace of 19 HR in 43 games is probably not sustainable. It's actually one of the most incredible things I've seen in a long time. He's actually never hit as many homers in a full minor league season as he's hit in 43 games for the Yankees.

Shane Spencer was much more of a power prospect, but Sanchez's debut reminds me a lot of Spencer's 1998 debut for the MFY. Spencer hit 10 homers and OPS 1.321 in 27 games. It was quite a show. He ended up hitting 59 homers spread over seven years of MLB appearances.

o

(SEPTEMBER 24th)

The Yankees have lost 9 out of their last 12 games.

On July 31st, their record was 52-52 ........ unlike the Orioles, they had almost no margin for error at all over the final 2 months of the season in order for them to have had any realistic shot at a post-season berth.

o

(SEPTEMBER 24th)

The Yankees have lost 9 out of their last 12 games.

On July 31st, their record was 52-52 ........ unlike the Orioles, they had almost no margin for error at all over the final 2 months of the season in order for them to have had any realistic shot at a post-season berth.

o

They lost again today.

10 out of 13 for them, now.