vs. NATIONALS, 6/08

[Legend_Of_Joey]

Ubaldo doing Ubaldo things.

[Dreadnought]

I tuned in late. What did Davis mess up?  I saw one ball where he dove to his left that Manny probablyl handles.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Can this be the end of Ubaldo, it doesn't make sense to keep him on the team.

[TouchemAll]

One of theses nights were not going to dig out of the holes we seem to be very good at creating,

[Uli2001]

It's just tough to cover up for lack of starting pitching on a nightly basis.

[O's84]

Ubaldo is the greatest pitcher in Oriole history.  Move aside Mike Mussina and Jim Palmer, you have been eclipsed.  Everyone bow down before his greatness.

[Uli2001]

1 minute ago, TouchemAll said:

One of theses night were not going to dig out of the holes we seem to be very good at creating,

I just answered your question without having seen it. 

[Can_of_corn]

17 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

Earl wouldn't put up with this..

I know Roy left but the truth of the matter is, Earl retired when he couldn't get the '86 team to play like he wanted.

So I guess you could say he didn't put up with it.

[O's84]

1 minute ago, Uli2001 said:

It's just tough to cover up for lack of starting pitching on a nightly basis.

Not enough nuggets lately.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Just now, TouchemAll said:

One of theses night were not going to dig out of the holes we seem to be very good at creating,

It's like a video game each level gets increasingly more difficult.  

Don't the the Orioles beat tonight's final boss.  

[TouchemAll]

Just now, Uli2001 said:

I just answered your question without having seen it. 

Yep you did.

[Can_of_corn]

3 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Can this be the end of Ubaldo, it doesn't make sense to keep him on the team.

It hasn't made sense for some time.

[OFFNY]

23 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

 

Earl wouldn't put up with this.

 

o

 

Weaver managed mostly great teams during his tenure as Orioles manager from 1969 through 1982.

He "put up" with a team that nosedived down the stretch and went 73-89 overall in 1986. The season before, he took over for Joe Altobelli in June, and only managed to guide them to a 53-52 record the rest of the way.

 

With very few exceptions, managers largely put up with whatever team that they have. Any team that is having a bad game offensively is going to seem "lethargic", and if they are having a bad game defensively, the manager won't necessarily have an elixir for it.

 

I understand your pining for "the Good Old Days," but as Billy Joel once said, the Good Old Days weren't always good, and tomorrow's not as bad as it seems. 

 

o

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

It hasn't made sense for some time.

You would think in the final year of the contract the front office would cut bait.  Not willing to wait for an Ubaldo hot streak this season.

[Uli2001]

24 minutes ago, Roy Firestone said:

We better get it together in NY. We could be 7-8 games out if we play like tonight...Yankees winning again...

Here is the good news: after this weekend, the O's will only see the Yankees again in September, and Boston at the end of August. Plenty of time to right the ship against lesser competition.