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Frobby Hangout Grand Counsel

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I understand their record last year at this time. But I also know last years team at this point had a different feel to it. There was still that "it" feel that they could turn it around at anytime. This year? Honestly I feel they could be out of it by June.

I think last year felt exactly like this year throughout May. Right now we've lost four in a row so everything bad seems magnified.

Don't worry about Cruz and Miller. We're third in runs scored and our bullpen hasn't lost a game we were leading after 7 innings. Worry about the starting pitching. The reason we caught fire last year is that the starting pitching got in sync. It's not in sync now. There's no guarantee that it will get in sync later, either. Whether it does or not will decide our season.

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I know it's magnified because of all the games against the AL East to start this season, but the Orioles beat up on the AL East when they made they playoffs in 2012 (43-29 vs. ALE) and 2014 (47-29). When they were 26-27 on May 30 last year, they were still 13-8 vs. the AL East. This year they are struggling (11-13) against the AL East so far.

Again, I get that the way the schedule is set up magnifies the record right now, but Showalter usually says himself early in spring training the Orioles are concerned with finding a way to beat four other teams (or something similar to that). The one thing I will take solace in is Showalter's teams seem to start slow then get better and better as the season goes on.

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I think last year felt exactly like this year throughout May. Right now we've lost four in a row so everything bad seems magnified.

Don't worry about Cruz and Miller. We're third in runs scored and our bullpen hasn't lost a game we were leading after 7 innings. Worry about the starting pitching. The reason we caught fire last year is that the starting pitching got in sync. It's not in sync now. There's no guarantee that it will get in sync later, either. Whether it does or not will decide our season.

Trying to make a case that the Orioles aren't any worse after losing these guys is one thing, but not sure you can argue that the Yankees aren't a whole lot better with him.

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Trying to make a case that the Orioles aren't any worse after losing these guys is one thing' date=' but not sure you can argue that the Yankees aren't a whole lot better with him.[/quote']

The Yankees are better with Miller in the closer's role. However, the orioles did the right thing by not getting into a bidding war to keep him. There is no way that they should have paid a guy 8 to 9 million a yaer when they have a young and relativlely cheap closer in Britton under team control for several years.

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Even Roy Firestone Reverse Jinx threads??? :scratchchinhmm: Roy is a god! *

* Is this a bannable offense?

I would not think so. Do you? I don't even see it as an offense. I just want to make it easier for all those who feel the need to bellow this and don't choose to use the rant thread. And it may spark scintillating conversation.

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I would not think so. Do you? I don't even see it as and offense. I just want to make it easier for all those who feel the need to bellow this and don't choose to use the rant thread. And it may spark scintillating conversation.

Hah. Sparking conversation. At the root of almost all the discussions that got merged here, was the fact that the OP creators don't want to have discussions or have their opinions changed.

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Look out music forum thread, a new record holder is coming for you.

The Music Thread will rise above.

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For your Saturday listening please. Possibly the best live album ever.

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