I watched a good chunk of this tonight and...good Lord. It's like watching a completely different sport in some respects. The differences were too much to list.
I skipped around but one thing I noticed...right after Earl gives his post game interview at the 3:16.10 mark...is that a very young Cal Ripken Jr. walking across behind Wes Parker for a split second?
How about Basallo and Kjersted for Skubal? I mean, that's probably what they are asking. Or Holliday straight up. That's just a guess, if they are actually willing to trade a guy like that.
If only OH existed in 1983 when the Orioles had two 7 game losing streaks and ended up losing the first game of the ALCS and World Series.
There would have been posts on how Eddie Murray isn't a clutch player.
Elias knows he has his work cut out for him. Even in April it was clear the bullpen needed help. It looked like the discovery of Suarez and the return of Wells might fill the need in the bullpen, not the rotation. Well, Wells is done at least until next season and Suarez is in the rotation. And then Coulombe goes down.
I have confidence Elias will make some moves, probably rental type moves, though I'm crossing my fingers for a blockbuster trade for Skubal and a couple of impact bullpen arms.
Even if we end up with all rentals we may need an extra lower impact starter just in case someone else gets hurt again. It depends on how much confidence the front office has on Povich and other minor leaguers going forward.
I put on my @DrungoHazewoodhat and looked up the 1927 Yankees because they're always the first team I think of when I think of a truly great baseball team.
First of all, I wasn't aware of the run differential, although I shouldn't have been surprised; 975 runs scored, 599 allowed.
So they didn't get blown out very much...if at all. But they did have one game on July 9th where they lost 14-4 to the Tigers, the second game of a doubleheader in which they won the first game 19-7. They also lost 14-8 on August 20th to the Indians.
The 1983 Orioles lost 16-8 on May 4th to the Angels. I wonder if Roy went apoplectic that night, too.
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