Saturday afternoon August 14: Chris Sale makes his first start of the season

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

4 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

Brought this up I think last weekend. 
 

I am genuinely concerned we could see a 4-32 stretch like 2002. Our schedule doesn’t help right now. 

Orioles going to be on a 1-11 slide is today's result holds. And Harvey is probably the best starter in the rotation right now. 

[eddie83]

Just now, Can_of_corn said:

I'm sure the Nats fans do.

Which team gets to the playoffs again first?

Orioles. We have talked on here recently about them. Their system is a mess. Rizzo will have to do some magic. 
 

To be fair in order to answer this we need to know postseason rules moving forward. Going to be more. 

[LA2]

6 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

Brought this up I think last weekend. 
 

I am genuinely concerned we could see a 4-32 stretch like 2002. Our schedule doesn’t help right now. 

The emotional tone certainly feels like it. What's scary is that the 2002 team actually had a much better pitching staff than we do now (Rodrigo Lopez's best season, a serviceable Ponson, the talented but snakebitten Jason Johnson) and still couldn't stop the slide.

[eddie83]

That throw was crazy. 

[eddie83]

He is out.  Good grief. Only the Orioles. 

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, eddie83 said:

Orioles. We have talked on here recently about them. Their system is a mess. Rizzo will have to do some magic. 
 

To be fair in order to answer this we need to know postseason rules moving forward. Going to be more. 

I'll take the Nats since I'm seeing at least one more rebuild before the O's make it.

[eddie83]

Why did he do that?  

[Legend_Of_Joey]

[eddie83]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

I'll take the Nats since I'm seeing at least one more rebuild before the O's make it.

Lord help us. 

[LA2]

2 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

Why did he do that?  

Lack of veteranosity. Or didn't know Renfroe's arm.

[eddie83]

3 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Orioles going to be on a 1-11 slide is today's result holds. And Harvey is probably the best starter in the rotation right now. 

Your last sentence is just. I don’t know how to respond to that. 
 

 

[scOtt]

15 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

Have to laugh  I genuinely thought he may hang around a little. HBP may have got into his head   

 

 

 

[eddie83]

Boston will get beat in WC game. 

[LA2]

Hays having a disappointing year at the plate. I was assuming he was going to be part of a brilliant O's future, but not so sure now. Maybe a lot of his mojo jumped over to Cedric out there in the outfield.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Just now, eddie83 said:

Your last sentence is just. I don’t know how to respond to that. 
 

 

And exactly why a 4-32 record down the stretch is not an exaggeration.