The Sting of Losing Winnable Games

[OFFNY]

o

 

(vs. WHITE SOX, 5/22)

 

This one hurt, for numerous reasons.

 

o

[OFFNY]

o

 

(vs. BLUE JAYS, 6/07)

 

I'm disgusted.

In a season in which wins are at a premium, it was extremely difficult watching the Orioles blow a 4-1 lead in the 9th inning.

A chance for a (rare) 3-game winning streak was wasted.

 

o

[sportsfan8703]

The reality of watching a team built to lose is hard to watch. 

[interloper]

By the way, does anyone know if OFFNY is ok? Any cause for the lack of posts lately? I miss his quirky posts. 

[Frobby]

14 hours ago, interloper said:

By the way, does anyone know if OFFNY is ok? Any cause for the lack of posts lately? I miss his quirky posts. 

I am concerned about both OFFNY and Philip.    

[Bahama O's Fan]

I'm not sure whether to be happy that these games have been winnable instead of complete blowouts or to be upset over how we lost these games. 

[sportsfan8703]

Yesterday was definitely a winnable game. 

[Yardball85]

14 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Yesterday was definitely a winnable game. 

Yup, yesterday's loss really hurt.  The Wednesday loss to the Jays sucked but was filed under the "Oh well" column.  Yesterday, in a pennant race, is a must win.  That simple. 

[vab]

They have won a number of loseable games as well. It all evens out (usually) over the course of 162 and you end up where you're supposed to be. 

[foxfield]

On 4/14/2022 at 5:36 AM, Frobby said:

I am concerned about both OFFNY and Philip.    

I have tried to reach OFFNY offline and have had no success.

[Orioles Jim]

On 4/14/2022 at 5:36 AM, Frobby said:

I am concerned about both OFFNY and Philip.    

Looks like OFFNY logged in shortly thereafter this post (4/20) but not since then.

Hope all is well with him. I actually know him from a Colts board (during my long hiatus from here), and he’s the same over there that he is here. Would definitely love to see him back posting, he’s good people.

[LA2]

On 4/14/2022 at 5:36 AM, Frobby said:

I am concerned about both OFFNY and Philip.    

I kept waiting for Philip to chime in with "I told you so!"'s about Spencer Watkins, but he hasn't. If he were monitoring the board, I'm sure he would have at least a month ago.

Philip was relentlessly ridiculed last season for everything from his roster suggestions to his love of classical music and apparent profession as a celloist. If I were him, I would have left too; a good spouse or therapist would have insisted on it! I hope that's the reason and not his health or other personal difficulties.

Edited August 20, 2022 by LA2

[NashLumber]

OFFNY is fine and well.  I see him on Facebook often and have even spoken on the phone.  

[ShoelesJoe]

Bump.

Tonight's game wasn't just "winnable" -- it would have been one of the top 2-3 wins of the season. Down 2 in the 9th and we come out single, single, walk, double to tie the game and have two of our fastest runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs, with our 2-3-4 hitters coming up next. 

And our guys gagged. They wilted under pressure. They choked. 

Again. 

This has happened so many times this season that I believe we need to consider the real possibility that the Orioles as currently constructed lack the character, stamina, -- the heart, if you will -- to win games like this. I think these players fail so often because they expect to fail. I remember after we won it all in '83 reporters were interviewing Ken Singleton in the locker room and one of them asked if the Orioles had been lucky. "You make your own luck" he responded. Well, the 2024 Orioles are making their own bad luck over and over again.

How does that cycle of failure come to an end? I wish I knew.

[Wavetrapper]

7 minutes ago, ShoelesJoe said:

Bump.

Tonight's game wasn't just "winnable" -- it would have been one of the top 2-3 wins of the season. Down 2 in the 9th and we come out single, single, walk, double to tie the game and have two of our fastest runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs, with our 2-3-4 hitters coming up next. 

And our guys gagged. They wilted under pressure. They choked. 

Again. 

This has happened so many times this season that I believe we need to consider the real possibility that the Orioles as currently constructed lack the character, stamina, -- the heart, if you will -- to win games like this. I think these players fail so often because they expect to fail. I remember after we won it all in '83 reporters were interviewing Ken Singleton in the locker room and one of them asked if the Orioles had been lucky. "You make your own luck" he responded. Well, the 2024 Orioles are making their own bad luck over and over again.

How does that cycle of failure come to an end? I wish I knew.

Same exact question Ravens fans ask every season.  No killer instinct.  In the game’s biggest moments, they come up small.  Exactly what you saw today.  Pathetic