Ready for a full weekend of baseball!

[Frobby]

Honestly, this "play every other day" thing has been driving me nuts.     I want my steady diet of baseball already!

This is our first look at the Yankees this year.    Their young players, especially Sanchez and Bird, have been much-hyped this offseason.   So far they're hitting .071 and .083, respectively.    Veterans Headley and Ellsbury are the ones off to a good start.     The pitching matchups:

Severino vs. Jimenez

Tanaka vs. Gausman 

Sabathia vs. Miley

It's the first outing of the year for Severino, Jimenez and Miley.  Tanaka got bombed on Opening Day after having a great spring, while Gausman struggled with his command but had good stuff and managed his way through a decent outing.   Sabathia threw five shutout innings in his first outing, and often gives the Orioles fits.

Should be a competitive series, and I'm raring to go!

[Redskins Rick]

Frobby,

I agree, but with April and all the rain, its easy to see why they do this. Can you image trying to play yesterday afternoon?

I feel sorry for those in attendance tonight, this cold weather and wind gusts, is going to make it a very cold game to attend. Sorry, call me a warm weather fan.

 

[Cumberbundy]

With our specific rotation problems, I'm grateful for the days off. I'm also glad we had Britton available for 3 innings and available tonight, we get lower scoring games in April, more save opportunities and we have the best in the business, adv, Os. 

[Es4M11]

I'm going to the game on Saturday. Looking forward to getting to the Yard and seeing Gausman in person for the first time this year.

[OFFNY]

o

 

BALTIMORE O RIOLES

BALTIMORE O RIOLES

BALTIMORE O RIOLES

BALTIMORE O RIOLES

BALTIMORE O RIOLES

BALTIMORE O RIOLES

 

 

o

[schittenden]

I'm not super thrilled that my first game of the year will have Miley pitching, but I'll hope for the best.

[Spy Fox]

Between postponing the debut of the #5 starter and giving us the ability to use Britton for 20+ pitches in two close Toronto games in a row, I'd say the light first week schedule has been pretty helpful to us.

But I couldn't agree more in terms of having a game to watch every night! Off days take forever. 

[OFFNY]

34 minutes ago, schittenden said:

 

I'm not super-thrilled that my first game of the year will have Miley pitching, but I'll hope for the best.

 

o

 

Is that because Miley always gives back runs after the Orioles score ???

 

o

[SouthernBird]

Here is hoping for a sweep, but I will take a win on Sunday as a nice birthday present. GO ORIOLES!

[OFFNY]

6 minutes ago, SouthernBird said:

 

Here is hoping for a sweep, but I will take a win on Sunday as a nice birthday present. GO, ORIOLES !!!

 

o

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

 

o

[Phantom]

THANK GOD.  I hate the day off after opening day and the first Thursday off is even worse. Let's get some!

[OFFNY]

o

 

Opposite Dugout: New-Look Yankees Made Up of Short-Term Pieces

(By Bobby Blanco)

http://www.masnsports.com/orioles-buzz/2017/04/opposite-dugout-new-look-yankees-made-up-of-short-term-pieces.html

 

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[LA2]

I'll be rooting in McGuiness's Pub in Sunnyside, Queens with my O's helmet on unless I can make it to the Horse Box in the E. Village (well-known O's bar but it's not that lively actually).

[VeveJones007]

Followed up by Bundy vs the Red Sox on Tuesday. I missed baseball.

[epic]

I've always been a fan of Matt Holiday. I'm bummed he signed with the Yanks.