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6 hours ago, O's are Legends said:

Other than Stroman the Jays are throwing out some high era pitchers. Of course, have zero confidence in Tillman on Sunday. Could be anothe slugfest like it was today with Ubaldo and Miranda.

Thursday: Jeremy Hellickson vs. Marco Estrada
Friday: Kevin Gausman vs. Joe Biagini
Saturday: Wade Miley vs. Marcus Stroman
Sunday: Chris Tillman vs. Brett Anderson

Sunday's game could last 11 hours.

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If the O's play this right it's completely plausible that they could be playing on Monday to leap the Yankees in the standings, which is pretty unbelievable.

Hopefully they get some nice enthusiastic crowds this weekend to fire them up and avoid the trap series doldrums.

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6 minutes ago, bobmc said:

Are we "hot" now?  Davis, Beck, Trumbo - or are six out of nine hot?  Just axin'....9_9

Ill take 6 of 9 as hot as they are now anytime.  Davis has looked better too. Well not yesterday.  And if Trumbo stays cold, Pedro will get some looks.  Its like this...if the O's are gonna make something out of this season, then they will stay focused on the Blue Jays by taking care of business one game at a time.  There should not be any such thing as a trap series in Sept when you are trying to grab a playoff spot.  

One game at a time....

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3 minutes ago, foxfield said:

Ill take 6 of 9 as hot as they are now anytime.  Davis has looked better too. Well not yesterday.  And if Trumbo stays cold, Pedro will get some looks.  Its like this...if the O's are gonna make something out of this season, then they will stay focused on the Blue Jays by taking care of business one game at a time.  There should not be any such thing as a trap series in Sept when you are trying to grab a playoff spot.  

One game at a time....

...and TBF, Trumbo and Davis got hits and scored with Davis rumbling around on Trey's double.  Beck's hit late was a beauty also.  I may be too "webrickian" here (j/k Rick - really!)  I do hope webrick got just an iota of glee from yesterday's win though!  

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Just now, SteveA said:

Davis is hitting .310 since August 12.

Good answer "two-fisted, beer -guzzling" Steve*!  Are you going to the Yanks series?  I'd love to buy you two craft beers if so (I'll be there 9/6 and 7).

*NB - reference is to an OH night when Roy was hawking his book (which I bought) and you were carrying two beers (wearing a decades old O's cap) and I was amazed!  :D

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1 minute ago, bobmc said:

...and TBF, Trumbo and Davis got hits and scored with Davis rumbling around on Trey's double.  Beck's hit late was a beauty also.  I may be too "webrickian" here (j/k Rick - really!)  I do hope webrick got just an iota of glee from yesterday's win though!  

I am generally more optimistic than most here and I push back on the negative guys...webbrick among them.  But as I have noted before, fans come in many shapes and sizes.  Here at home my wife is a Yankee fan as she is from NY and my 4 kids are all Orioles fans because well, they are smart.  But one of them is a true believer and would have sat through the worst games in Oriole history Texas Massacre, mothers day massacre and been like:  This is the inning right here...

My youngest on the other hand was petrified the other day that the Orioles would blow the 16-3 game in Boston.  

I found during the long dark years that it was always more even keel to expect the best and be disappointed if I was wrong than to always assume the worst and be wrong a bunch.  I just cannot ever enjoy it that way.  But to each their own.

Besides, when something bad happens and you say I told you so to someone they want to hit you upside the head.  When you tell them I told you so when something good happens, they tend to see you more favorably.  

But I do know this...DD is not terrible.  Buck Showalter is a quirky guy but somehow keeps us in the hunt year after year.  And I know that if not for the 2nd WC spot we would be here today fretting about the 7.5 games we need to make up in 30 games.  Yea...Im still holding out hope there too!

It's a great day to be an Oriole fan and let's beat Toronto today. 

 

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