vs. BLUE JAYS, 9/24

[orioles22]

Happy to see Tanner Scott have a good inning. I think he breaks through next season and develops the consistency he's lacked in the past.

[murph]

23 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Boston up 8-5 after 3.   Eduardo Rodriguez has given up 5 runs in 3 innings, throwing 68 pitches.   He's got to go 2 more innings to qualify for the W, which would be his 19th if he could get it.

If he does get #19 tonight, he would be going for #20 vs the Orioles Sunday on the last day of the seaosn.

I saw he was close to 20 wins a few weeks ago.   I am probably one of the few that is still OK with that trade. It allowed me (maybe/probably because of Andrew?) to see the only Orioles ALCS game live in my lifetime.   

Edit:  as an aside, I bought the one and only ticket that I’ve ever had to an ALCS game from a OH hangouter the day of the game.   Asking my wife the whole time, should I do it should I do it?   In the end when she persisted that she didn’t want to hear me complain about it later that I didn’t.   She was actually paying for the ticket as I was racing down to the park in time for the game.  This is a great site and I’m a lucky man.  

[spiritof66]

Even with our bullpen, this feels like that Oriole rarity -- a laugher.

 

[spiritof66]

4 minutes ago, murph said:

I saw he was close to 20 wins a few weeks ago.   I am probably one of the few that is still OK with that trade. It allowed me (maybe/probably because of Andrew?) to see the only Orioles ALCS game  in my lifetime.   

I feel the same way.

[LA2]

11 minutes ago, orioles22 said:

Happy to see Tanner Scott have a good inning. I think he breaks through next season and develops the consistency he's lacked in the past.

He still walks a lot of hitters.

[LA2]

HBP, courtesy of the other T. Scott. Then a run-scoring double.

And so it begins.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

4 minutes ago, murph said:

I saw he was close to 20 wins a few weeks ago.   I am probably one of the few that is still OK with that trade. It allowed me (maybe/probably because of Andrew?) to see the only Orioles ALCS game live in my lifetime.   

The 2014 Orioles had a legit chance of being a World Series team and to me that is enough to justify the trade. Miller turned the Orioles bullpen from very good to elite.

What was not ok was the Gerardo Parra for Zach Davies trade in 2015. 

 

[murph]

1 minute ago, LA2 said:

HBP, courtesy of the other T. Scott. Then a run-scoring double.

And so it begins.

If the Orioles actually lose this game, I will videotape myself eating an onion like it was an apple!!

Ok.  Maybe not.  

[El Gordo]

I really have my doubts they can get through the 9th without giving up at least 9R.

[24fps]

OK, so somebody tell me that It's not possible for even this bullpen to blow a 9-run lead.  Not possible, right?  RIGHT?

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

1 minute ago, murph said:

If the Orioles actually lose this game, I will videotape myself eating an onion like it was an apple!!

Ok.  Maybe not.  

[spiritof66]

Just now, El Gordo said:

I really have my doubts they can get through the 9th without giving up at least 9R.

Is Hyde in the dugout? Is he awake? is he paying attention?

[LA2]

Last night's single-hitting home run hero at the plate. Another Cito-special brings the Jays within a salami's distance of tying it up.

[murph]

1 minute ago, 24fps said:

OK, so somebody tell me that It's not possible for even this bullpen to blow a 9-run lead.  Not possible, right?  RIGHT?

One.  More. Out.  

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Ok, I think the bullpen can get one more out before giving up 7 more runs.