Already accomplished something last year's team couldn't

[sevastras]

I would be disappointed with this team if they somehow won enough games to not get a top 3 pick. 

[theocean]

7 minutes ago, sevastras said:

I would be disappointed with this team if they somehow won enough games to not get a top 3 pick. 

Season WAR Leaders in 2018 and when they were drafted:

#1 Mookie Betts: 5th Round

#2 Aaron Nola: 7th Overall

#3 Mike Trout: 25th Overall

#4 Jacob deGrom: 9th Round

#5 Max Scherzer: 11th Overall

#6 Kyle Freeland: 8th Overall

#7 Matt Chapman: 25th Overall

#8 Francisco Lindor: 8th Overall

#9 Jose Ramirez: Amateur Free Agent

#10 Christian Yelich: 23rd Overall

#11 Blake Snell: 52nd Overall

#12 Lorenzo Cain: 17th Round

#13 Chris Sale: 13th Overall

#14 Alex Bregman: 2nd Overall

#15 JD Martinez: 20th Round

 

It'll be okay if they don't.

 

[Slappy]

We won 3 in a row on the road - something we didn’t do at all last year.

 

[Barnaby Graves]

We have now won 2 road series by our 5th game.  Last year's Oriole team won 3 road series.

[MDK02]

What a great win. Grinded that one out. 

[Finisher]

Did we win 4 in a row last season?

[TonySoprano]

2 minutes ago, Finisher said:

Did we win 4 in a row last season?

Once. May 9-12 -longest win streak of the year.

 

 

[tntoriole]

3 hours ago, sevastras said:

I would be disappointed with this team if they somehow won enough games to not get a top 3 pick. 

Probably not too disappointed if they won the division though. 

[tntoriole]

2 minutes ago, Finisher said:

Did we win 4 in a row last season?

not on the road

[Barnaby Graves]

The thread title is overwrought.  We didn't accomplish anything last year.  You could just say "Orioles accomplished something" and you'd have a swarm of replies like "damn that's that wayback juice from 2017."

[Nevermore]

1I LOVE this team! In some ways, they resemble the Go-Go Sox (white not red) from back in 1959 when I rooted for them back in Chicago where I  grew up. They hit, they run, they steal bases, they pitch. And they even hit home runs once in a while.  They're not going to have 4 game (so far) winning streaks all the time. But they are a hungry team that wants to win. 

[24fps]

3 hours ago, sevastras said:

I would be disappointed with this team if they somehow won enough games to not get a top 3 pick. 

Not me.  I'm pulling for them to miss out on a top 25 pick.

[OFFNY]

15 minutes ago, Nevermore said:

 

I LOVE this team !!!

In some ways, they resemble the Go-Go Sox (white not red) from back in 1959 when I rooted for them back in Chicago where I  grew up. They hit, they run, they steal bases, they pitch. And they even hit home runs once in a while. They're not going to have 4 game (so far) winning streaks all the time. But they are a hungry team that wants to win. 

 

o

 

The team reminds me somewhat of the 2011 Orioles, who started the season at 6-1, but then started losing much more often ........ but that team was young, spirited, and only a year away from being a bonafide contender for 5 consecutive seasons.

I'm not necessarily saying that this team is a year away, but the quick start to the season, their youth, and the energy that they exude is somewhat reminiscent of that team and that time. 

 

o

[Frobby]

Speaking of accomplishing something last year’s team couldn’t, I wonder when was the last time the Orioles, or any team for that matter, won four consecutive games with a different reliever getting a save each game.    

[Aglets]

9 hours ago, 24fps said:

Not me.  I'm pulling for them to miss out on a top 25 pick.

I'll root for them to get the absolute LAST pick.  Man that would be some disappointment.