Jump to content

What an amazing stretch

SteveA

By SteveA
in Orioles Talk

 Share

Recommended Posts

  • Popular Post
SteveA Hangout Grand Counsel

SteveA

Posted
  • Popular Post
Posted

In the 47 games starting June 20, the Orioles have played 44 teams that currently have a winning record.   The Mets last weekend is the only team we have faced since June 18 that is under .500 right now.

In those 47 games, the Orioles went 29-18 (.617), basically a 100 win pace despite playing almost nothing but winning teams for 8 solid weeks.

That really is an incredible accomplishment that needs to be recognized.   This team has excelled and put up an incredible record while playing contenders almost non-stop,  week in and week out for nearly 2 months.

In the Orioles next 21 games, we play 3 games against a team with a winning record (Toronto) and 18 against teams with losing records.   Time to put the pedal to the medal.   3 games up on Tampa now (4 in the loss column and really almost like 5 if you assume we can win at least ONE game out of 4 from them and clinch the head to head tiebreak).   They are in a fairly soft part of their schedule too, but now it appears they might be dealing with a major off field distraction.   If we can play well in the next 21 games we can really solidify our hold on the division.

Enjoy this ride!

  • Upvote 16
Link to comment
Share on other sites
LA2 Hangout Grand Counsel

LA2

Posted
Posted
38 minutes ago, SteveA said:

In the 47 games starting June 20, the Orioles have played 44 teams that currently have a winning record.   The Mets last weekend is the only team we have faced since June 18 that is under .500 right now.

In those 47 games, the Orioles went 29-18 (.617), basically a 100 win pace despite playing almost nothing but winning teams for 8 solid weeks.

That really is an incredible accomplishment that needs to be recognized.   This team has excelled and put up an incredible record while playing contenders almost non-stop,  week in and week out for nearly 2 months.

In the Orioles next 21 games, we play 3 games against a team with a winning record (Toronto) and 18 against teams with losing records.   Time to put the pedal to the medal.   3 games up on Tampa now (4 in the loss column and really almost like 5 if you assume we can win at least ONE game out of 4 from them and clinch the head to head tiebreak).   They are in a fairly soft part of their schedule too, but now it appears they might be dealing with a major off field distraction.   If we can play well in the next 21 games we can really solidify our hold on the division.

Enjoy this ride!

Thanks for the summary. Sorry to not know, but what's the major off-field distraction for Tampa (aside from injury/surgery-related news)?

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Uli2001 Hangout Grand Counsel

Uli2001

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, SteveA said:

In the 47 games starting June 20, the Orioles have played 44 teams that currently have a winning record.   The Mets last weekend is the only team we have faced since June 18 that is under .500 right now.

In those 47 games, the Orioles went 29-18 (.617), basically a 100 win pace despite playing almost nothing but winning teams for 8 solid weeks.

That really is an incredible accomplishment that needs to be recognized.   This team has excelled and put up an incredible record while playing contenders almost non-stop,  week in and week out for nearly 2 months.

In the Orioles next 21 games, we play 3 games against a team with a winning record (Toronto) and 18 against teams with losing records.   Time to put the pedal to the medal.   3 games up on Tampa now (4 in the loss column and really almost like 5 if you assume we can win at least ONE game out of 4 from them and clinch the head to head tiebreak).   They are in a fairly soft part of their schedule too, but now it appears they might be dealing with a major off field distraction.   If we can play well in the next 21 games we can really solidify our hold on the division.

Enjoy this ride!

This is a good thread, which I was thinking about starting myself. Indeed, the schedule since late June has been brutal for the Orioles, and the fact that they more than held their own is quite impressive.

But, on the other hand, according to this site the Orioles have the 25th SOS in the remaining games, while Tampa Bay has the 7th.

In other words, the Orioles should be able to increase their lead over TB. If they can at least split the 4-game series in September, it's going to be hard for TB to catch them.

Of course, talk is cheap, let's play, as a famous #19 said. They have a long road ahead still.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
maybenxtyr Hangout Veteran Council

maybenxtyr

Posted
Posted
5 hours ago, Bahama O's Fan said:

It also feels like we have played alot of teams when they were hot: Mariners, Astros, Dodgers, Brewers, Reds all come to mind.

The Astros and Dodgers are different. Most likely a run to the WS will require beating one of those 2... possibly both. Either way, the O's prove over and over that they are legit.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Posts

    • Explosivo
      Will the Orioles make the playoffs?

      By Explosivo · Posted

      Frustrating sure, but boring is not what I would I say. We do steal bases at times. I would like for us to play more small ball sometimes and it is frustrating to see us be so homerun happy. I think with Westy back, we will see a resurgence of timely hitting as that is very contagious.   We saw that at the beginning of the year. Amazing sight to see for sure. I think the most disheartening thing that really shocked me is the apathy and outright disgust I’ve seen from O’s fans toward their team. Perhaps we have been spoiled? No idea. Maybe expectations were too high? No idea, but frankly, a lot of yall focusing on other things and simply not watching/posting would make next season a lot more enjoyable. This is the first time since 96-97 where we make the playoffs in back to back years and you guys have been acting like some real lame jerks this whole dang season. Frankly, yall should be ashamed of yourselves. We are an incredibly young team and with that come highs and lows, but yall don’t see that. You just love to complain and moan and bloviate. Where’s the heart? Where’s the loyalty? Where’s the gratitude? You’d think with all this team has overcome, especially being so young, y’all would be happy, but no. So go off on your little bike rides or whatever. Go watch a movie if this saga seems boring to you. I don’t care. Just for once this season, keep your immense negativity to yourself.
    • luismatos4prez
      Fangraphs updated top prospect list

      By luismatos4prez · Posted

      Really an amazing run, 4 straight years. I completely agree with the ranking, too. There's no way Kjerstad is still a prospect though, right? 45 days is the cutoff and he's played in 48 games.
    • ace20251
      Brandon Hyde 2024

      By ace20251 · Posted

      i think we all are going to have ptsd from that 9th inning for a while,it was that brutally bad . they need to do some special to get us to forget about it
    • ace20251
      Jackson Holliday 2024

      By ace20251 · Posted

      wow,did gunnar and adley have to do this last season? 
    • Aristotelian
      Brandon Hyde 2024

      By Aristotelian · Posted

      I suggested that earlier but I think it's probably a bad play with no out. The O's have like 85% probability of scoring. There is a huge downside risk of Mullins popping up the bunt for a double play. He could also whiff on the bunt making at least Holliday an easy out. With one out and only 65% probability of scoring it's a much better play. I think if Santander and Mullins were reversed in the lineup Hyde may have done it but not when you have two shots to get the run in. 
    • vab
      Jayden Daniels 55 air yards pass

      By vab · Posted

      WE GOT US ONE - JD5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • Sports Guy
      2024 Week 3: Ravens @ Cowboys

      By Sports Guy · Posted

      Completely disagree about Orr. He will be fine. His defense has been better in its first few games compared to McDonald’s first few games.     And some of these big passing stats are over exaggerated. There have been mistakes for sure.

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...