Turn Out the Lights

[foxfield]

2 hours ago, oriolediehard said:

Maybe the O's will finish like 1974 that started Aug.28th that year when we won 28 of their last 34 and they were 2 under .500, 7 1/2 games behind the Red Sox to win the division.  The fans wrote them off then too before the streak.  That was the most exciting finish I ever seen as an O's fan.  Tommy Davis was gold then.

 

I remember that well.  I had cut out the standings from the paper and put em on my wall in my bedroom.  I was 13.  And the exact day we happened to be 7 1/2 out and the comeback became a staple to me for the Oriole Way.  Excellent focus and consistency.  A very long way to go and some tough games ahead, but I loved the grit and effort from the team in Boston this weekend.  The funny thing about streaks though its easy to get caught up.

4 in a row, 5 of 6.  This is good and it is important to continue.  But the focus must be on one....

One game at a time, one.

Seattle.  You can't sweep them or win the series without winning one.  One.

Let's get one tonight gentlemen!

[OFFNY]

2 hours ago, oriolediehard said:

 

Maybe the Orioles will finish like the 1974 team did. From August 28th through the end of the season, that 1974 team won 28 of their last 34 games after having been 2 games under .500 and  7 1/2 games behind the Red Sox prior to that date. The fans had also written them off before that streak. That was the most exciting finish I have ever seen as an Oriole fan. Tommy Davis was gold then.

 

 

 

25 minutes ago, NCRaven said:

 

Mike Cuellar

Dave McNally

Ross Grimsley

Jim Palmer

Doyle Alexander

1974 ... I don't think so. I haven't given up, but I don't think so.

 

o

 

I agree with your overall point about the starting pitching of the 1974 Orioles, similar to my previous point about the 1973 Mets. They were in last place on August 30th with a record of 61-71, and leap-frogged all 5 teams in their division that were ahead of them in the final month of the season by going 21-8.

Of course, that '73 Mets team had Seaver, Koosman, and Matlack atop a 4-man starting rotation, and Tug McGraw coming out of the bullpen in an era when teams usually had 3 or 4 relief pitchers throwing almost all of the innings for the entire season. 

 

The one exception that I would point out about your comment was that 1974 was a very bad season for Palmer, who went 7-12 in only 26 starts that season because of arm trouble ........ BUT ....... Palmer did pitch somewhat better down the stretch of that season, as I remember seeing this on the back of Palmer's 1975 TOPPS baseball card: "Jim's marvelous comeback in 1974 helped the O's to 6th straight East title."

 

The card's assertion was wrong about one thing, though. It was actually the Orioles' 5th East title in 6 years, with the Tigers winning it in 1972.

 

o

[Frobby]

I had forgotten how epically the Red Sox choked in '74.    They were  70-54 and had a 7-game lead in the division, then proceeded to go 8-20 into early September to fall 5 games behind as of Sept. 22.    The Yankees did not choke, they simply couldn't keep pace with the O's 28-6 finish, despite finishing 23-11 themselves.    

[OFFNY]

12 minutes ago, Frobby said:

 

I had forgotten how epically the Red Sox choked in '74. They were 70-54 and had a 7-game lead in the division, then proceeded to go 8-20 into early September to fall 5 games behind as of September 22nd. The Yankees did not choke, they simply couldn't keep pace with the Orioles' 28-6 finish, despite finishing 23-11 themselves.  

 

o

 

24-11.  

Excellent post overall, though.

 

o

[foxfield]

Well, it since we do not know what happens it IS theoretically possible that in 40 years we talk about the great Oriole pitchers

 

Bundy

Gausman

Tillman

Castro

Britton

Brach

Miley

 

Ok admittedly, I threw in Miley for fun.  But pulling off a special finish would require some special performances from some of these guys and would certainly buff their career resumes.

Edit to add that I know i am not the only one who secretly thinks if needed, Jim Palmer could come down and win a couple before the ole arm started barking again.  

[Frobby]

38 minutes ago, OFFNY said:

o

 

24-11.  

Excellent post overall, though.

 

o

I just said 23-11 to cover the final 34 games, since that was the duration of our hot streak.    

[OFFNY]

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[Cumberbundy]

You can turn out the lights because we glow in the dark baby!

[LA2]

On August 16, 2017 at 7:46 PM, weams said:

The Party's over.

That huge whooshing sound was not the sound of mighty Chris swinging.

Rather, by watching that pitch...

It was the soul of the Baltimore fan base leaving the body populace.

Danced on fire, as it intends.

[foxfield]

3 hours ago, Cumberbundy said:

You can turn out the lights because we glow in the dark baby!

Those uniforms last week sure did.

[Cumberbundy]

Those were glorious. I love hearing Palmer say swaggy T.

[ReclaimTheCrown]

Well that did it, right?

[allquixotic]

4 minutes ago, ReclaimTheCrown said:

Well that did it, right?

Right. We could win out the homestand and still miss the playoffs.

[Bahama O's Fan]

I do believe that is the final nail.

[MDK02]

Twins destroying their oppenonent. We would lose to any team in the league right now.