Tough Road Ahead

[baltfan]

Watching the Rays get out to a 9-0 start with a bunch of relievers they turned into very good starters.  Then, watching the Yankees come to town with basically unheralded live arm after live arm starting and then coming out of the pen, it is very concerning the Orioles will never get there.  Hell, even a guy we cut is killing us this series.  I miss the days of the top of division being lousy at development. 

Depressing weekend. 

[eddie83]

Rays always develop arms. We haven’t hit much last 2 days. 

162 game season. 

[baltfan]

13 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

Rays always develop arms. We haven’t hit much last 2 days. 

162 game season. 

Yes small sample size, but this Yankees team looks good and they have a ton of injuries. 

[Frobby]

Easy part of our schedule coming.  We need to make hay while the sun shines. 

[sportsfan8703]

Bold prediction… we’ll look much better versus Oakland. 

[baltfan]

Just now, Frobby said:

Easy part of our schedule coming.  We need to make hay while the sun shines. 

Definitely. Bats need to get going a bit.  Henderson needs to make some adjustments.  

[eddie83]

2 minutes ago, baltfan said:

Yes small sample size, but this Yankees team looks good and they have a ton of injuries. 

To me it’s more about how we play. We know the AL East is damn good. 

[eddie83]

1 minute ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Bold prediction… we’ll look much better versus Oakland. 

Hope we get 3/4. At least. 

[spleen1015]

We're 4-5 and....

Santander has been 

Ced has been 

Gunnar has been 

Irvin has been 

Except the 3rd game in Boston, we've been in every game.

Tampa has also been playing some  teams too.

[eddie83]

2 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Easy part of our schedule coming.  We need to make hay while the sun shines. 

Yeah. First half of season in general. 

[vab]

It is early but this was a good measuring stick that shows we're probably still a long way off from really seriously competing in this division. I mean the Yankees have, what, 3 SP's out and they still out-pitched us. When those guys come back they're going to be able to trade the guys they're using now to get whatever they need at the deadline. Hard to catch-up.  Could be very interesting at trade deadline time for the Orioles, especially if these guys at triple A keep beating the door down. We know Elias won't hesitate to trade some of these vets for more prospects. 

[JR Oriole]

9 minutes ago, vab said:

It is early but this was a good measuring stick that shows we're probably still a long way off from really seriously competing in this division. I mean the Yankees have, what, 3 SP's out and they still out-pitched us. When those guys come back they're going to be able to trade the guys they're using now to get whatever they need at the deadline. Hard to catch-up.  Could be very interesting at trade deadline time for the Orioles, especially if these guys at triple A keep beating the door down. We know Elias won't hesitate to trade some of these vets for more prospects. 

I think you are right, but enough with the damn prospects.  We have more than enough already. It would seem that young players in the lineup would really benefit from having proven, experienced major league players in the lineup and in the clubhouse to take some of the pressure off of them and to help them navigate through the season.  Imagine the Braves heading into the offseason after 1990 saying: Terry Pendleton.....he would be useless.  We have all of this young talent.  Who needs a veteran who has won divisions and been to the World Series?

[Going Underground]

1 hour ago, Frobby said:

Easy part of our schedule coming.  We need to make hay while the sun shines. 

Yes,the Orioles might look really good for a few weeks. 4 vs A's ,7 vs Tigers,2 vs. Nationals and three against the Royals 3 of the  teams the Rays swept. . 

[baltfan]

To be clear, a lot of my post was less a commentary on the Orioles and more a commentary on how impressive the Yankees and Rays guys have looked. 

[Frobby]

1 minute ago, baltfan said:

To be clear, a lot of my post was less a commentary on the Orioles and more a commentary on how impressive the Yankees and Rays guys have looked. 

Let’s see how the Rays fare when they’re playing a non-doormat.  That said, it’s not easy to go 9-0, even against doormats.  They’ve taken full advantage of their soft schedule.