Will the O's Make the Playoffs?

[Bahama O's Fan]

Simple yes or no. Take off the orange colored glasses. Stop drinking the orange koolaid. Do you think they will be one of the wild card teams or even *gasp* win the division this year?

[ledzepp8]

Probably not. Would I like them to? Sure. It's just going to be difficult. It doesn't really matter to me in the long run. To me the season has been a huge success and a lot of fun to watch. If Hyde doesn't win Manager of the Year, he was robbed.

[wildcard]

Maybe.  They appear to be slightly worse than the Rays.  Especially with them getting healthy. Seattle has the easiest schedule of the AL WC contenders.  So do they beat the Jays.   I think its possible.

Edited August 24, 2022 by wildcard

[LA2]

Probably not, but as an Orioles fan one has to believe.

[Ceciltrav]

I would love to think so but I think their closing schedule is too difficult compared to the other teams they are competing against for the playoffs.

[Aristotelian]

Gun to my head, no. But the games have to be played and there's a chance.

[Jim'sKid26]

Why not?

[Too Tall]

Yes, only because at this stage I can't/won't vote against them. But, if they don't, it won't dampen the pride I feel for this TEAM one bit! 

[gangsta gangsta]

That last 3 game home series against Toronto is going to be insane. Get your tickets now. 

[interloper]

Nah. At the end of the day I think there are just too many teams to battle who are roughly in the same spot. 

Also, you have to look at the bullpen. It's starting to crack - I don't trust any of the following right now: Akin, Baker, Perez, Vespi, Krehbiel. I trust Tate and Bautista and that's about it. I think the weight of carrying this team is starting to show a bit. They could bounce back, sure, but there aren't any real reinforcements coming, bullpen wise. And no I do not count Hall because I don't think he'll be trustworthy either (yet). 

Edited August 24, 2022 by interloper

[DrungoHazewood]

What's it looking like for the last playoff spot, like 88 wins? If the Orioles win 88 games that would be a single year improvement of 36.  In the last 130 years the biggest year-over-year improvement is 35 games by the '98-99 D'Backs who signed Randy Johnson, Steve Finley, Luis Gonzales, Buyng-Hyun Kim, Armando Reynoso, and Todd Stottlemyre in the offseason.

The 1989 Orioles improved by 32.5 games, the 2012 Orioles by 24.  So... odds are long. But youneverknow.

Gregg Olson was on both the 1989 Orioles and the 1999 D'backs.  Anyone got a way to find him, get him here for the stretch run?  I think he's on the Twitter...

[Moose Milligan]

No.

I think they'll be above .500 for the year though which would be insane and nothing to sneeze at.  Missing the playoffs would be a bit sad but if anyone were to be asked back in April if they'd be happy with a team that won more than 81 games but missed a wild card spot, we'd all take it in a minute.  

 

[maybenxtyr]

No. I believe this team will finish strong and not experience a fade like previous years, but I don't think they can overcome Toronto or Tampa. A tie doesn't help them either. 

[wildcard]

59 minutes ago, interloper said:

Nah. At the end of the day I think there are just too many teams to battle who are roughly in the same spot. 

Also, you have to look at the bullpen. It's starting to crack - I don't trust any of the following right now: Akin, Baker, Perez, Vespi, Krehbiel. I trust Tate and Bautista and that's about it. I think the weight of carrying this team is starting to show a bit. They could bounce back, sure, but there aren't any real reinforcements coming, bullpen wise. And no I do not count Hall because I don't think he'll be trustworthy either (yet). 

Grayson gets promoted, one of the starters to the pen.

Tyler Wells probably returns to the pen over innings limits

Edited August 24, 2022 by wildcard

[jdwilde1]

Yes.  Forty games left, just 2.5 games behind Mariners and Blue Jays, and 3 behind Rays.  Best record in AL East over the last three months.  Lineup and defense should improve with Gunnar’s arrival.  One of the teams ahead of the O’s is going to stumble.

https://www.ballysports.com/news/amp/mlb-power-rankings-orioles-running-away-with-al-east-since-mid-june

Edited August 24, 2022 by jdwilde1
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