ALDS Game 3: Keeping hope alive

[Jagwar]

3 minutes ago, ArtVanDelay said:

Seemed more like coping than giving context.  

You clearly have no idea how I roll. 

[Yossarian]

I wish I had Smoltz' optimism for this team. 

[Bemorewins]

14 minutes ago, TimD said:

When the O's lost that first game despite only giving up 3 runs to the scorching hot Rangers team, they were doomed.  

Maybe? Honestly with the way we are playing (in particular pitching) even if the Rays would have beaten the Rangers, I think the result would be similar.

IMO we have gone extremely far and bested every projection this year. IMO in order to get to the next level (postseason success) we are going to have to take a different approach to talent acquisition. Can’t just be the cheapest option.

[baltfan]

We are going to see what this team is made of based on how hard these guys work in the offseason. 

[dystopia]

1 minute ago, TimD said:

That is just stupid...there is a reason that the whole trajectory of the team changed when he got called up.  He is one of the top 5 catchers in baseball.

I've never seen that poster say something intelligent.

[tntoriole]

2 minutes ago, Bemorewins said:

Agreed in the playoffs timing matters to a great degree and how a team is playing. We are just not playing well right now and haven’t been for a few weeks.

But this is not on Hyde. We have to get better in the offseason to beat these caliber teams when it matters most. That’s on Elias/Angelos, not Hyde.

Thing is you can get all the better in the offseason you want.. win 105 next season and still cycle into a slump at playoffs time and out you go. 
 

Hard to complain about anything a GM has done to build a 101 win team 

[Yossarian]

2 minutes ago, EddeeEddee said:

Agreed, but the story of the postseason is that they've gotten to our starting pitching early. 

Kind of unexpected, but I think that missing John Means was more than this staff could handle against this kind of lineup.

You almost need a knuckleballer on the staff to break their rhythm 

[nevadaO]

7 minutes ago, Orioles0615 said:

Who else is ready for major sigings of Kenta Maeda and Kolton Wong this winter?

We're already sent them pamphlets!

[ArtVanDelay]

3 minutes ago, amdcpus said:

Been saying that for a long time. He's a slightly above average hitter, which is a massive disappointment for a number 1 overall pick.

He has a 130 wRC+ for his career.  That’s way better than slightly above average, especially by catcher standards. 

[TimD]

3 minutes ago, Bemorewins said:

Maybe? Honestly with the way we are playing (in particular pitching) even if the Rays would have beaten the Rangers, I think the result would be similar.

IMO we have gone extremely far and bested every projection this year. IMO in order to get to the next level (postseason success) we are going to have to take a different approach to talent acquisition. Can’t just be the cheapest option.

We will never know what would have happened but winning game one could have completely changed how this series went

[Jagwar]

4 minutes ago, 24fps said:

Fair comment.  They should be rotation options 6a and 6b.  That said, I hope they're still in the system.

Give me Bradish, Means, #2-3 sign/trade, GRod, and Wells. Kremer can be a part of a trade package.  

[tntoriole]

It seems like we are always the one running into the team playing hot and have not been that team in playoffs 

[Emory Eagle]

Just such a lame way to go out.  Rangers will proceed to choke against the Astros… 

 

Great season but just about the worst way to end it.

[jdwilde1]

7 minutes ago, ONUOsFan said:

I made a comment about the bye week the other day and got jumped on because the offense was bad at the end of the season, too, which is fair…but G-Rod and Kremer were rolling to end the season and needed to keep in the groove. 

Well, baseball is different than other sports.  Now, you always take the bye b/c it’s a 100% chance of advancing.  But I do think that its a disadvantage to have 5 days off.  With that said, game 1 that bats were cold, but pretty similar to the last week’s worth of games.  Grayson’s start was awful under any circumstances and is going to be a loss almost every time.  How do you win walking 11?  Likewise, Kremer was a disaster tonight.  The at bat against Lowe had a ton of foul balls, but he was missing his spot by a foot (Adley’s calling for a fast ball up and in and its low and away and gets fouled off).  

[SteveA]

Wells is actually able to throw some pitches to get guys out when he gets two strikes on them.

Maybe another inning from him and an inning or two from DL?

And see if we can start chipping away ... unlikely I know.   Get 1 or 2 off Eovaldi and then hope someone comes out of the pen and shits the bed.