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Wednesday, June 9: Orioles complete winning homestand vs Mets

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Just now, Matt Bennett said:

Very sad career for this man. Experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. Could this be his last ever MLB game? 

I'd say that's a good bet if you can't hang in this rotation. 

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    • LGOrioles
      Brandon Hyde 2024

      By LGOrioles · Posted

      They were below .500 against every team besides CHW. Judging them by 86 wins is being nice. Ragans and Lugo (and the rest of their pitching) are good but you’re probably going to face better 1-2’s than that if you want to win a WS. And they have one good position player (who’s amazing) but very little after that. That’s not a team that the Orioles should lose to or get swept by. 
    • ThomasTomasz
      Where are the pollyannas?

      By ThomasTomasz · Posted

      I don’t think it is doom and gloom on Elias and what is being built here, but this is it.  Full stop.  THIS IS IT.  You can win regular season games with playing for the three outcomes.  But you aren’t going to win those games in the playoffs if you can’t put the bat on the ball, put the ball in play, have some speed and move some runners.  This is where the rubber needs to meet the road and that some players need to be brought in who can do this, and you need to teach some of this to the talent already here.  And if I could bring in one player that is a very reasonable get?  I’d overpay for Luis Arraez.  High average, yeah he doesn’t walk but he also doesn’t strike out.  The ball gets put into play. 
    • Tony-OH
      Where are the pollyannas?

      By Tony-OH · Posted

      100%. Elias has gotten his team to win 90+ games two years in a row, and that's commendable, but the man hasn't built a team that can win a playoff game yet and he's been here's since what, November of 2018? One more year then it's time to move on without significant playoff success.
    • Hallas
      Where are the pollyannas?

      By Hallas · Posted

      That seems like a Cowser problem between the ears and not so much of a problem with the Orioles hitting development.  Which sure, I agree with, but I'm not damning the player development system because 1 product of that system psychs himself up so much in clutch situations and can't hit his way out of a paper bag as a result.
    • Ripken
      Where are the pollyannas?

      By Ripken · Posted

      Lots of failures and mistakes have been made.  First and foremost is the draft-and-development process, almost exclusively for position players, to create hitters who excel at controlling the strike zone, recognizing pitches, and using a balanced all-fields approach.  Not only would that create a very strong lineup but Elias would have so many of these guys in the pipeline that he'd be able to make trades for all the pitching he needs while also restocking the system with prospects.  This is the core tenet of the Elias regime.  He spent a few seasons setting records for futility and making Angelos rich only to have failed miserably at what he was trying to create.  The coaching staff is a mess and should be replaced.  Some of the veterans should not be retained.  New direction and better players need to be added.  Honestly, I don't think Elias is capable of doing much of that even if Dave wants to spend, which we hope is true but don't really know.  Otherwise, I don't think the Orioles will make the playoffs next season. 
    • Spy Fox
      Brandon Hyde 2024

      By Spy Fox · Posted

      I have thought for a while that the earliest they’d replace Hyde is next summer, and only if things went very badly between now and then.  Well, something just went very badly. He won’t be fired this winter but this result puts him a lot closer to the hot seat. 
    • Moose Milligan
      Brandon Hyde 2024

      By Moose Milligan · Posted

      KC has pitching and defense and that's what wins in the playoffs.  They made two great plays in the field today, their pitching was DPT.  If you're going to judge them by 86 wins, I don't think that's really fair.

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