O's are making the playoffs

With all of the doom and gloom, I just booked flights to BWI for the WS. Either I'm hanging out at a crab shack or seeing the Os!

I'm stunned at how pathetic everyone is acting around here. we are 82-70. We have our fate in our own hands. We can easily make the Wild Card, and wild card teams can and have won it all. I was as pessimistic as anyone headed into the season, but I just don't get why anyone would be pessimistic right now.

So we've lost the last 3 to a great team? This happens to good teams. This happens to great teams. Why the rush to bury one of the best teams the O's have had in my lifetime?

While living in the "glass is half full" world, we also come to the realization that the truth is, half of it is empty and it's almost closing time.

I'm stunned at how pathetic everyone is acting around here. we are 82-70. We have our fate in our own hands. We can easily make the Wild Card, and wild card teams can and have won it all. I was as pessimistic as anyone headed into the season, but I just don't get why anyone would be pessimistic right now.

So we've lost the last 3 to a great team? This happens to good teams. This happens to great teams. Why the rush to bury one of the best teams the O's have had in my lifetime?

This.^ Yes, wildcard teams have won it all. "It ain't over, till it's over"...Yogi Berra.

I agree. Playoffs are makable. Pessimism? Try the fact that the O's, what, 5 games under .500 since the All Star Break? If they had done that prior to the ASB, then they'd be well under .500.

I think that's the reason. It's not like it has been a few weeks of bad ball... they've been playing this way for months.

I'm still pulling for them... would love to see them get to the play in game

I agree. Playoffs are makable. Pessimism? Try the fact that the O's, what, 5 games under .500 since the All Star Break? If they had done that prior to the ASB, then they'd be well under .500.

I think that's the reason. It's not like it has been a few weeks of bad ball... they've been playing this way for months.

The 2006 Cardinals went 83-78. They went 4 games under in the second half and 9 games under AFTER MAY.

And then they went out and won the world series.

With all of the doom and gloom, I just booked flights to BWI for the WS. Either I'm hanging out at a crab shack or seeing the Os!

Enjoy your crabs...

All our hopes hinge on the D-Backs being dreadful.

..and Goldschmidt is starting to heat up

All our hopes hinge on the D-Backs being dreadful.

..and Goldschmidt is starting to heat up

And Gallardo and Miley are pitching.

All our hopes hinge on the D-Backs being dreadful.

..and Goldschmidt is starting to heat up

Under no circumstance do we pitch to him!

It's a long season, but it is a sprint from here. Need a couple guys to get hot and we can get there from here.

I agree. Playoffs are makable. Pessimism? Try the fact that the O's, what, 5 games under .500 since the All Star Break? If they had done that prior to the ASB, then they'd be well under .500.

I think that's the reason. It's not like it has been a few weeks of bad ball... they've been playing this way for months.

I'm still pulling for them... would love to see them get to the play in game

Pretty much agree with all of this. It's doable, yet the large sample size since then have them trending downward, unfortunately. The gut and throat punch of this homestand reminds me of a boxing match that's going horribly wrong late. Maybe they are Rocky. Let's hope so. Their knees are wobbling and there's blood streaming down their faces. Get some water in the corner, spit it out and cue the theme song.

In addition to the sub .500 ball since the ASG, following a 5 game win streak July 21-25, the O's have had only two 3 game winning streaks since then: Toronto-Rangers from July 31 - Aug. 3 and then the 3 in a row vs the Nats on Aug. 22-24. It's been a month since they've had a streak. Two in a row don't count in my opinion. If they bounce back to sweep or at least take two of the three remaining home games and then win 4 of the final six (on the road), it'll be a remarkable turnaround. We'll see. "Never give up!" as Scott likes to say, quoting Jimmy V. I'm there this weekend with hopes they'll right the ship. And maybe, just maybe today's game vs. Price - just this one game - could mean the difference in the final tally as to whether they play the Wild Card game at home or not. They've beat him before in big games.

Typically, wild card teams that go on to win it all usually SURGE into the wild card spot, not slump into it.

I wonder what the perception would be if the record was the same, but the halves were switched? I still believe that they will make the playoffs, then anything is possible.

Typically, wild card teams that go on to win it all usually SURGE into the wild card spot, not slump into it.

The 2014 Giants went 5-10 in their final 15 games with a -33 run differential