I'm trying really hard but it's hard to stay optimistic right now; when you start thinking of some of the SP struggles, the OF we are looking at for the next several weeks, Wieters' horrific slump at the plate, and the continued trouble on the corners, it's hard to have a positive outlook on June and the rest of the summer.
Hopefully the guys in the rotation step it up - Arrietta to get better, Britton to come back strong, Matusz to continue to improve, and Chen/Hammel to not regress. It's really our only hope, because offense is going to be ugly for a while, it would appear. W/O a better showing by the rotation, the summary states for June won't be pretty....
Anyone who wants to point me towards the section of the board where the optimists hang out, please feel free.
my only shred of hope is looking at the Mets (yes i know we have a better record but im talking about their lineup vs ours now) - similar expectations to the orioles - and look at their lineup these days - 4 or 5 are aaa guys and only one bonafide starter in Wright yet they keep finding ways to win and put up some runs granted their starting pitching has been darn good - we just need a different guy stepping up each day
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my only shred of hope is looking at the Mets (yes i know we have a better record but im talking about their lineup vs ours now) - similar expectations to the orioles - and look at their lineup these days - 4 or 5 are aaa guys and only one bonafide starter in Wright yet they keep finding ways to win and put up some runs granted their starting pitching has been darn good - we just need a different guy stepping up each day