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Its generally a bad feeling to loss 3 out of 4 at home to the Jays.   And  dropping to 4 1/2 back in the Wild Card race is no picnic.   But the O's have been resilient.   The O's still lead the s

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We lost tonight for the same reason we are likely to miss the playoffs--there are too many guys on this team who are not good enough to play on a contender.  Jordan Lyles is not good enough.  Joey Kre

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I haven’t given up yet, but we’re clearly in need of a hot streak, and now. If we don’t make it to the playoffs, there are still so many positives to this season that I won’t be distraught. There’s re

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20 minutes ago, Three Run Homer said:

Once again we lose because we have to (or choose to) rely on marginal talent in game situations.  Who the hell is Jake Reed, and why did Hyde trust him to keep a game close?  

I don't think Hyde considers games that the O's are trailing as requiring high leverage relievers.

Like when he used Hall down one recently.

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1 hour ago, O's84 said:

Yep, we needed at least 2 out 3 here and we might not even get one.  Ladies and gentleman it's over.  Time to let the kids play. 

Almost but not yet. Have to sweep the Tigers and win 3 of 4 against the Astros while the Jays sweep the Rays in four games.  Very unlikely but they still had a much better year then almost everyone thought. 

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4 hours ago, O's84 said:

Yep, we needed at least 2 out 3 here and we might not even get one.  Ladies and gentleman it's over.  Time to let the kids play. 

What kids are we talking about?   Adley, Henderson and DL are already playing.   Maybe Stowers in right and Vavra at 2B.   Grayson has been held back by health.  We might see him for a start or two but that would have happen if the O's were in the race.

I could see them calling up Ortiz after the AAA season is over on the 29th.  

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8 minutes ago, wildcard said:

What kids are we talking about?   Adley, Henderson and DL are already playing.   Maybe Stowers in right and Vavra at 2B.   Grayson has been held back by health.  We might see him for a start or two but that would have happen if the O's were in the race.

Yes, Stowers and Vavra all the time. We might as well have all five rookies in the lineup every day for the rest of the season.

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44 minutes ago, wildcard said:

What kids are we talking about?   Adley, Henderson and DL are already playing.   Maybe Stowers in right and Vavra at 2B.   Grayson has been held back by health.  We might see him for a start or two but that would have happen if the O's were in the race.

I could see them calling up Ortiz after the AAA season is over on the 29th.  

I would ecstatic to see Ortiz called up - just worried about him getting playing time.

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8 hours ago, Going Underground said:

Almost but not yet. Have to sweep the Tigers and win 3 of 4 against the Astros while the Jays sweep the Rays in four games.  Very unlikely but they still had a much better year then almost everyone thought. 

Yes, were not officially eliminated.  But we are 5 1/2 games behind the Rays (plus the tie break), and 5 games behind the Mariners (plus the tie break), with 18 games to go.  That and our schedule outside DET (BOS is not too shabby) is pretty difficult.  That and the scenario you laid out shows that at a certain point you have to be realistic.  

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