Time to Grow Up - No Excuses

[MrOrange82]

Aherm...so was Jake ready enough for you in his Opening Day start? Did the team play crisply, or not?

Can't we just enjoy the win for a full day before you make other posters point out that the O's played another 2011 last-place team, that Nick's triple should have been caught, that the bullpen still looked bad, that.....?

[wildcard]

Aherm...so was Jake ready enough for you in his Opening Day start? Did the team play crisply, or not?

Jake was pitching so well that he hardly put any runners on base. 4 in 7 innings. I loved it. I hope this means his problems with working out to the stretch are gone. He was overpowering in the game.

I was glad to see how well Arrieta pitched. He set a tone. Gave the other starters a high level of pitching to try to match.

Time to Grow Up. I'd love to see the next guy match it.

[Frobby]

Jake was pitching so well that he hardly put any runners on base. 4 in 7 innings. I loved it. I hope this means his problems with working out to the stretch are gone. He was overpowering in the game.

I was glad to see how well Arrieta pitched. He set a tone. Gave the other starters a high level of pitching to try to match.

Time to Grow Up. I'd love to see the next guy match it.

To me, each pitcher is going to do his own thing. Hunter isn't Jake, he needs to do things his way.

I just hope Jake can take some things away from this start and meet his own standard next time out against a tougher lineup.

[OFFNY]

Aherm ... so, was Jake ready enough for you in his Opening Day start? Did the team play crisply, or not?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AgPM1QoOWg

[OFFNY]

Can't we just enjoy the win for a full day before you make other posters point out that the O's played another 2011 last-place team, that Nick's triple should have been caught, that the bullpen still looked bad, that.....?

Both of Nick's home runs should have been caught. And if he hits a 3rd home run today, that should be caught, also.

[wildcard]

Now this is what I am talking about.

Brian Matusz knows he has to do better to stay in the rotation and he says he didn't get it done and has to do better.

Buck is asked if winning the series is good enough and he says no. We had our foot on their neck and we should have finished it but we didn't and that will not get us where we want to go.

That is the attitude that the O's need.

Buck is setting the tone and the players know what the have to do.

No Excuses - Its time to Grow Up and Get it Done.

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[Ven6]

Now this is what I am talking about.

Brian Matusz knows he has to do better to stay in the rotation and he says he didn't get it done and has to do better.

Buck is asked if winning the series is good enough and he says no. We had our foot on their neck and we should have finished it but we didn't and that will not get us where we want to go.

That is the attitude that the O's need.

Buck is setting the tone and the players know what the have to do.

No Excuses - Its time to Grow Up and Get it Done.

http://www.masnsports.com/index_medialounge.php?show_id=942547&p=

http://www.masnsports.com/index_medialounge.php?show_id=942543&p=

Loved how Buck cut hunter off and was almost pissed he asked the question.

He also said that's how everyone in the clubhouse was feeling. That's what we need.