The Silver Lining Report: Game 50/162 (O's lose 6-5)

[interloper]

50 games, wow. Is it June 3rd yet?

• Another rally falls just short: Sometimes this squad just gets blown out, but sometimes they have a little fight in them. We've forced the Yankees to use their good bullpen pieces probably more than they'd prefer, so that's something.
   
• Renato Nunez: Starting to looks like he's coming around as he's now homered in back to back games and in 3 of his last 4. This was a big ol' Weaver to tie the game up. You didn't give up on Nunez already did you? 
   
• Richie Martin: Stung a few balls right at people, and drove in a run on a groundout. He's been hanging in there recently against good pitching and I feel something could pop soon for him at the plate. We'll see. Started 2 double plays. I like Richie. 
   
• Dwight Smith Jr.: A triple is always noteworthy. 
   
• Dylan Bundy: I'll take this kind of outing from Dylan, especially when you take it in the context of his last few starts. He's throwing the fastball much less (thanks Sig!) and having some success. A 4.67 ERA isn't great but it's getting there. We'll take "useful" at this point with the SP. 
   
• Trey Mancini: A little RBI single up the middle. Nice.
   
• Stevie Wilkerson: Another good catch at the wall in CF for the utility IF. He won't have too many more with Broxton on the roster now. A round of applause for the guy for stepping in and, weirdly, doing a good job in CF. 

[LA2]

During much of the 14 years in the desert, what made the daily grind of being an O's fan bearable was Paul Folkemer's laconic--though increasingly desperate--game wrap-ups. I missed it when he moved on.

But it feels like that heroic series has now morphed into your Silver Lining Reports, with the chief difference being how his zany narratives (alien kidnappings, etc.) have transformed into your sunny one-liner bullet points. Thank you so much--we need them.

[interloper]

48 minutes ago, LA2 said:

During much of the 14 years in the desert, what made the daily grind of being an O's fan bearable was Paul Folkemer's laconic--though increasingly desperate--game wrap-ups. I missed it when he moved on.

But it feels like Paul's heroic series has now morphed into your Silver Lining Reports, with the chief difference being how his zany narratives (alien kidnappings, etc.) have transformed into your sunny one-liner bullet points. Thank you so much--we need them.

Hey, thanks I really appreciate that! I loved Paul's wrap-ups.

 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

I have to give you credit for keeping up the good fight. I would have given up on a silver linings report by now. 

[mdbdotcom]

No errors were committed during any of the three walks in the 9th, so that's something.

[Going Underground]

Over 30,000 in attendance..I think the second biggest crowd of the season.They should have Weather Day every home game.We do have weather every day.

[Can_of_corn]

10 minutes ago, Going Underground said:

Over 30,000 in attendance..I think the second biggest crowd of the season.They should have Weather Day every home game.We do have weather every day.

Nice to see a team's fan base come out and support them.

[OsEatAlEast]

O's need more plastic rings!

[Cumberbundy]

1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said:

Nice to see a team's fan base come out and support them.

[MongoBoy]

2 hours ago, OsEatAlEast said:

O's need more plastic rings!

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[Il BuonO]

The silver lining when Nunez hits a HR is it keeps him from being a potential out as a base runner.

[LA2]

6 hours ago, Il BuonO said:

The silver lining when Nunez hits a HR is it keeps him from being a potential out as a base runner.

Don't tempt him to figure out a way: you still have to jog around the bases before hitting the ball over the fence counts.