FlipTheBird

The Padres are going to reload and try again in 2024. What good would trading Soto do them?

Adley just isn't on par with the dudes at OOO's gym, bro.

You’re an idiot.

He’s here to eat innings because they’re torched. Who else do you want to pitch?

Love a great reactionary thread! Chill out. Jeez. The bullpen is toast. If you want to be angry at someone, blame the starters. They have put the pen in a terrible spot night after night of late.

I view it as six of one, half-dozen of the other. Every team in the field could win a short series - it's not like someone out there's a dud. Gun to my head (and assuming O's do in fact win the East and the No. 1 seed), I'd say I'd root for Toronto to hang on to the 5 seed and hopefully upset Tampa. But I'm not writing the Jays off as an easy W, either. Still a good team.

You say this every night.

How dare you disagree with him! BLOCKED.

Every team is baseball this every year. Including the team that ultimately goes on to the World Series. These are elite, professional athletes. They know how to conduct themselves. They know how to play the game. They certainly have a much firmer grasp of this situation than any of us.

Yeah, all the hand-wringing we see here is crazy. This team could be up 10-0 in the 9th inning of Game 4 of the World Series, leading the series 3-0, and somebody here would be upset that a player smiled in the dugout. "HE'S NOT FOCUSED!"

These guys collectively have won more titles (at many different levels) than any 100 people on this message board combined. They will be excited today and back to business tomorrow. The idea that they suddenly won't work as hard is nonsense.

All true, but he was exciting and became a household name. Jazz Chisholm didn’t make the cover because of his overwhelming talent. He was exciting and fun.

Don't steal my thunder, I claimed it first and am thus the smartest man alive.

Alright, I’m going on the record. The Orioles won’t win back-to-back-to-back-to-back World Series. And when I’m right you guys need to worship at the throne.

Not even a little... just the usual mini-panic. Magnified by new...quirky?...posters who have arrived with the bandwagon. I mean yeesh, we've got guys on here critiquing the physical fitness of our starting catcher like he's out there looking like Pablo Sandoval or something.

Wet blanket much?

You vent 9-10 times every game, win or lose. Are you sure you’re OK?

I think the weird landing and body language was just his own natural reaction to feeling something in his arm go wonky. Part surprise, part frustration.

We know what he’s got. It’s not much. Pass.

They clearly view it less as tired arm and more as something that needs to be pitched through in a controlled manner.

They didn’t put him on the injured list because he’s not injured. He’s just totally out of sync and needs work, and that work is going to have to come from pitching in games.

They'll be up 2.5 heading into tomorrow. Finishing the sweep gets them to 3, a loss takes them back to 2 heading into the homestand.

Their system is actually pretty position player heavy at the moment, too... Lot of infielders for them. I do bet they're glad they went out and got Civale, though. Helps level them a little bit. Still, they're going to have to rely an awful lot on guys like Taj Bradly and Yonny Chirinos down the stretch, and that's not an awesome place to be.

They're still just kind of hanging around. 5-5 in their last 10. We'll see how being down both guys impacts them over 5-6 weeks. It's still a very talented roster, however.

I mean they openly discussed it.