“The Streak” Thread

[Orioles4Life21]

Just now, PHRESH said:

Wow, my memory is failing me. Did not remember Hairston playing with those guys. He must have been super young. 

He was 23 and in his second year in the MLB

[Filmstudy]

The Orioles won 12 straight games crossing over from 9/30/15 through 4/12/16.  

So the 9 straight wins is only the longest IN SEASON win streak since 9/7/99 through 9/22/99 when they won 13 straight.

The Orioles have been known for carry-over win streaks with 5 win streaks of 9+ games extending from 1 season into the next, including

--1970 (ending 1971): 14

--1971: 13

--2015: 12

--1974: 10

--1995: 9

If you're looking ahead, the Orioles have had 13 streaks of 10+ wins since moving to Baltimore and 3 more as the Browns.  The longest win streak in franchise history is 14, accomplished 3 times (once as the Browns in 1923, twice as the Orioles 1973 and 1970-71).

On the plus side, the Orioles are in rarified air already.  Since 1954 they have had win streaks of:

exactly 7: 32 times

8: 15

9: 8

10: 5

11: 1

12: 1

13: 3

14: 2

Edited July 13, 2022 by Filmstudy

[Chelsea_Phil]

6 hours ago, yark14 said:

"Heroes get remembered, but legends never die." 

Haven't you seen the Sandlot???

Wayyyyy overrated movie IMO.

[DrungoHazewood]

1 hour ago, Chelsea_Phil said:

Wayyyyy overrated movie IMO.

Arguably the best baseball movie ever.  Field of Dreams celebrates cheaters, The Natural completely changed the story from the book.  The Sandlot is right up there with Major League and the Bad News Bears.

[Can_of_corn]

3 minutes ago, DrungoHazewood said:

Arguably the best baseball movie ever.  Field of Dreams celebrates cheaters, The Natural completely changed the story from the book.  The Sandlot is right up there with Major League and the Bad News Bears.

Eight men out and the original Angels in the outfield.

[DrungoHazewood]

4 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Eight men out and the original Angels in the outfield.

Eight men out is pretty good. Never seen the original Angels in the Outfield, and the new one is almost so bad it's funny (but not quite).

[Sports Guy]

1 hour ago, Chelsea_Phil said:

Wayyyyy overrated movie IMO.

Horrible take 

[Sports Guy]

13 minutes ago, DrungoHazewood said:

Arguably the best baseball movie ever.  Field of Dreams celebrates cheaters, The Natural completely changed the story from the book.  The Sandlot is right up there with Major League and the Bad News Bears.

Love Major League but it essentially copied Bill Durham.

[Hazmat]

12 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Love Major League but it essentially copied Bill Durham.

Is that like saying Hot Shots copied Top Gun?

[Orioles4Life21]

I see 61* is still criminally underrated. It tops my list. The Sandlot is up there though.

[Moshagge3]

1 hour ago, DrungoHazewood said:

Arguably the best baseball movie ever.  Field of Dreams celebrates cheaters, The Natural completely changed the story from the book.  The Sandlot is right up there with Major League and the Bad News Bears.

Sandlot is "right up there" with the Bad News Bears in the sense that Nickelback is "right up there" with the Beatles.

[BRobinsonfan]

2 hours ago, DrungoHazewood said:

Arguably the best baseball movie ever.  Field of Dreams celebrates cheaters, The Natural completely changed the story from the book.  The Sandlot is right up there with Major League and the Bad News Bears.

By far, you have been my favorite OH contributor since I joined this board in September of 2003.  In 19 years I think this is the only time I have so completely and violently disagreed with you.  Field of Dreams is not just the greatest baseball movie of all time, it's the GREATEST movie of all time.  I once broke up with a girl because she thought it was a silly movie about grown men in a corn field.  If DrungoHazewood could be so wrong about this what else is he wrong about???  It's like growing up to find out Brooks Robinson bet on baseball, cheated on his wife, regularly kicked his dog, and sold nuclear secrets to the Russians.  I just don't know what to believe anymore.  

Be better DrungoHazewood.  Be better.  

 

 

 

[yark14]

4 hours ago, Chelsea_Phil said:

Wayyyyy overrated movie IMO.

You're killing me, Smalls...

Edited July 13, 2022 by yark14

[sportsfan8703]

2 hours ago, DrungoHazewood said:

Arguably the best baseball movie ever.  Field of Dreams celebrates cheaters, The Natural completely changed the story from the book.  The Sandlot is right up there with Major League and the Bad News Bears.

It’s a shame that Bertram got real lost in the 60’s afterwards. 

[DrungoHazewood]

3 hours ago, Sports Guy said:

Love Major League but it essentially copied Bill Durham.

I forgot Bull Durham, probably because I haven't seen it in a loooong time. I need to rewatch it.