Joe Saunders Tonight

[OFFNY]

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I don't know what happened to the original "Joe Saunders Tonight" thread.

JOE SAUNDERS O(vs. BLUE JAYS, 9/03)

IP:O6.33

H:o 3

R:O 0

BB: 2

SO: 2

Pitches: 94 (56 Strikes, 38 Balls)

2012 ERA: 4.25 OO [ORIOLES * 4.63] OO [DIAMOND-BACKS * 4.22]

[Frobby]

He was solid today, which was good to see. He definitely was nibbling towards the end and Ayala did a nice job of bailing him out.

[Rene88]

He was solid today, which was good to see. He definitely was nibbling towards the end and Ayala did a nice job of bailing him out.

Yeah, the bats were choking so good to see our bullpen helped him out. Great all around win. Now, we can only hope the Rays and MFY's beat each other senseless. The Rays actually scare me much more.

[WEAVERMAN]

Great job Joe. I am doubter, so today, you shut me up. Thank you.

[Can_of_corn]

Yeah, the bats were choking so good to see our bullpen helped him out. Great all around win. Now, we can only hope the Rays and MFY's beat each other senseless. The Rays actually scare me much more.

Not me, they don't have enough offense.

[Rene88]

Not me, they don't have enough offense.

You know what is scary, our upcoming schedule. It gets much easier after this, but this is brutal:

4 versus Yankees

3 versus Rays

3 versus A's (RED hot)

Should be fun regardless!

[Greg]

Great game

[Can_of_corn]

I think this game said more about the Blue Jays then it did Joe Saunders.

[lint06]

I think this game said more about the Blue Jays then it did Joe Saunders.

Still...scoreboard.

[Frobby]

You know what is scary, our upcoming schedule. It gets much easier after this, but this is brutal:

4 versus Yankees

3 versus Rays

3 versus A's (RED hot)

Should be fun regardless!

I see it as an opportunity to control our own destiny. Beat those teams and we'll be in good shape.

[LookitsPuck]

I think this game said more about the Blue Jays then it did Joe Saunders.

The Blue Jays, even without Bautista, are still an above average offensive team.

[CA-ORIOLE]

The Blue Jays, even without Bautista, are still an above average offensive team.

Not sure I agree with that one. With Bautista they are just about average in runs(and that's playing in a hitters park). By OPS they are below average. Without Bautista (and Lawrie) I think they're clearly below average. Context neutral they are a wRC+ of 96 and an OPS+ of 92. Unlike us, looks like they have some decent speed though.

[barnanimal]

5 perfect innings against a major league team is great no matter who it's against. I didn't want to see Saunders again after last week's game but he clearly deserves props for today

[coolbeans]

You know what is scary, our upcoming schedule. It gets much easier after this, but this is brutal:

4 versus Yankees

3 versus Rays

3 versus A's (RED hot)

Should be fun regardless!

That's not scary at all. If the Orioles can play that 10 game stretch and come out in first place or still inline for a wildcard, then they are for real and have a chance against anyone in the playoffs. If they fall out of it during that stretch, then they weren't really contenders anyway. If you hold your own during that stretch, then you aren't going to do anything in the playoffs anyway. That's why I don't see it as scary, I see it as a chance to seperate yourself from all three of those teams.

[OFFNY]

You know what is scary, our upcoming schedule. It gets much easier after this, but this is brutal:

4 versus Yankees

3 versus Rays

3 versus A's (RED hot)

Should be fun regardless!

I see it as an opportunity to control our own destiny.

Beat those teams and we'll be in good shape.

Me too. We never would have come close to being the team that we are now (one game out of first place in the A.L. East in September) if we had had a bunch of players, coaches, and a manager that fretted about being in a tough division and/or worried about having a tougher schedule than others. We got here by concentrating on one game at a time, and kicking ass and taking names of the team that we had right on front of us. And in the events/games that we lost, we put those losses behind us, started a new game on a new day, and took it from there. We also haven't acted/played like we were in awe when we faced top-of-the-line pitchers like Felix Hernandez, Justin Verlander, Chris Sale, Jeremy Hellickson, etc.

So, let's go get 'em next time out, whether we have Joe Saunders, Miguel Gonzalez, Wei-Yin Chen, Jason Hammel, Randy Wolf, or anybody else on the mound that day.