Pathetic.

[Moose Milligan]

Look, I get it. Sometimes you get beat. Sometimes the other pitcher is on top of his game. 
 

But the showing today from the Orioles was pathetic. Pitching to Arozarena with two on and two out was inexcusable. And they had absolutely no plan at the plate against Rasmussen today. Swinging at everything, no patience. 
 

At least Mateo just ruined the perfect game, but still.  

[Sports Guy]

I have been meaning to do the numbers but since Hyde and Elias got here, I would love to see the record of the Orioles for day games on the last game of a series.

It seems like these “getaway” days are always brutal and that’s been the case the whole time they have been here.

[glenn__davis]

Pitching to Arozarena was egregious enough that a beat writer might actually ask Hyde about it. But as for the approach at the plate, I mean you can't work the count when he's literally not throwing any balls.  They just got worked these last few games by a team showing they weren't to be forgotten. Good statement by TB. 

[Pickles]

3 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

I have been meaning to do the numbers but since Hyde and Elias got here, I would love to see the record of the Orioles for day games on the last game of a series.

It seems like these “getaway” days are always brutal and that’s been the case the whole time they have been here.

What have they been doing the other six days a week since they got here until about 3 months ago?

[Chelsea_Phil]

Has the clock struck midnight and will the horse carriage turn into a pumpkin?

[Moose Milligan]

3 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

I have been meaning to do the numbers but since Hyde and Elias got here, I would love to see the record of the Orioles for day games on the last game of a series.

It seems like these “getaway” days are always brutal and that’s been the case the whole time they have been here.

Well yeah, because it’s the day they don’t put their A lineup out there. 
 

I mean, it’s about as much of a must win game as there can be in August due to the tiebreaker implications. No Vavra? Phillips and Nevin? C’mon. 

[Chelsea_Phil]

5 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

I have been meaning to do the numbers but since Hyde and Elias got here, I would love to see the record of the Orioles for day games on the last game of a series.

It seems like these “getaway” days are always brutal and that’s been the case the whole time they have been here.

I recall one season we lost about 10 sundays in a row.  That was brutal, but then again we were shite then.

[Sports Guy]

2 minutes ago, Pickles said:

What have they been doing the other six days a week since they got here until about 3 months ago?

Huh?

[Pickles]

Just now, Sports Guy said:

Huh?

They were winning 52 games a year.  They weren't any better the other six days a week.

People had these same complaints about Buck and his "B" day lineups.  The fact is, they rest players.  And Sunday, due to the day games and travel, is a very popular day to do that.  It's quite common all around the league.

[winning]

This game was total ass

[Sports Guy]

Just now, Pickles said:

They were winning 52 games a year.  They weren't any better the other six days a week.

People had these same complaints about Buck and his "B" day lineups.  The fact is, they rest players.  And Sunday, due to the day games and travel, is a very popular day to do that.  It's quite common all around the league.

Well, I don’t know how common it is to be completely non competitive in these games.  It is one thing to lose..it’s another to not even be competitive. 
 

It also could be an indication of how Hyde motivates them and gets them ready for these games.

[Moose Milligan]

1 minute ago, winning said:

This game was total ass

This is one of your better posts. 

[Pickles]

1 minute ago, Sports Guy said:

Well, I don’t know how common it is to be completely non competitive in these games.  It is one thing to lose..it’s another to not even be competitive. 
 

It also could be an indication of how Hyde motivates them and gets them ready for these games.

Well, we weren't non-competitive.  We lost 4-1 and they had to bring in their closer.

The only bat that was really out of the lineup was Mountcastle, and he's been horrendous lately.

We lost.  A guy pitched very, very well against us today.  These things happen.  That doesn't mean there's some underlying issue.

[winning]

1 minute ago, Moose Milligan said:

This is one of your better posts. 

Well it's true, the game sucked. Got to get the bad taste out of my mouth. I'm going to my basement to do a workout now. Then time for a cold one. Got a couple of Sam Adams in the fridge.

[Tony-OH]

Wait, are we back as a winning team that we start making threads called "pathetic" over getting beat 2 of 3 from a team that has typically beaten us like a drum over the last oh I don't know, last eight years? 

We have never played well in Tampa.

But honestly, do you guys really think Elias really thinks this team is a contender? Today's lineup included a .706 OPS celan up hitter in Urias, Odor (.644 OPS) batting 5th, the end of the lineup with Nevin (.571) playing 1B and Phillips and his .488 OPS playing RF.

In the words of Cal Naughton Jr., "It's embarrassing."

This is why I'm enjoying the ride, but I'm not going to start getting too excited because it's clear Elias still is not putting a contending team lineup on the field every game.