Who do we want to start Game One of the World Series?

[Baltimorecuse]

About time the O's got some respect.  

[Frobby]

Whoever has the hot hand at the time.  
 

And no, I don’t think it’s that far fetched that this team could get that far.  The odds are against it, but the odds are against any particular team reaching the World Series.   

[ArtVanDelay]

Why don’t we worry about that when we get there?

It’s August 4th.  Let’s win the division first. 

[sportsfan8703]

Flaherty, but we’d have some tough choices for game 2-4. The fact that we’re not clinging to a Means return says a lot. 

[Rbiggs2525]

Way too early. Would be one of Flaherty, Bradish, Grayson to me. A lot of baseball and health to go.

[Baltimorecuse]

Just now, ArtVanDelay said:

Why don’t we worry about that when we get there?

It’s August 4th.  Let’s win the division first. 

That's the obvious answer.  

But we haven't got a starter that get's any respect despite the fact they beat the crap out of the best in July.  All the contenders know their best.  Who is ours?  

[ArtVanDelay]

3 minutes ago, Baltimorecuse said:

That's the obvious answer.  

But we haven't got a starter that get's any respect despite the fact they beat the crap out of the best in July.  All the contenders know their best.  Who is ours?  

Bradish.

[Keygans]

Bradish.  

[sportsfan8703]

Holliday at SS. Why not? Gotta group together the Adley/Gunnar/Holliday years. I don’t think anyone wants to look back in 10 years and say wish Holliday would’ve played that first postseason run. 

[Sports Guy]

If he’s still pitching, as I said a month or 2 ago, it’s Grayson. But he may not be pitching then. 

[baltfan]

I could see a big three of Flaherty, Bradish, and Grayson being quite formidable.  I think I would do it in that order though since Grayson appears to at times feel the pressure a little. Or maybe Flaherty, Grayson, Bradish in that order since Flaherty and Bradish tend to rely on breaking stuff and being back to back could help teams.

Edited August 4, 2023 by baltfan

[AlbNYfan]

Seeing it's an absurd thread, Irvin, he'll be well rested.

[Bemorewins]

I hope that we don’t become these kind of fans as the team experiences more success. A little humility and grace/class goes a long way.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, Bemorewins said:

I hope that we don’t become these kind of fans as the team experiences more success. A little humility and grace/class goes a long way.

As opposed to a fan base that takes offense at every perceived slight because they are insecure and jealous?

[dzorange]

Silly thread. For the postseason in general, I still favor Gibson and Flaherty. The only two guys who have any sort of postseason experience, and as a whole probably the two best pitchers. Not to say Bradish or Grayson can't be the best pitcher in the rotation at any time, but between the innings issues and inexperience I think their production could be more volatile.