What are you expecting from John Means today?

[Malike]

Just now, owknows said:

Not suggesting that they work.

Just that they are part of the culture of the board, and that it is surprising that this escapes people more immersed in OH than I am.

I get that it's schtick. It doesn't bother me, but the question asked is always the worst case in the OP. 

[oriole]

He’ll either do great, terrible, or somewhere in between. 

[mddisney]

i just want a win.  ideally i would like a laugher of a game where Cowser, Ced, etc get out of slumps.  

[Frobby]

I don’t get too caught up on expectations for a given game.  Pretty much every starter in the league has five dominant starts and five stinkers per season in them, and you never know when to expect them.   

[Fiver6565]

I’ll go on the record. I think we get a quality start from Means. The level of that quality to be determined. But Means is going to keep us in way more games than he loses for us and I think today will be a prime example of that. 

[sevastras]

1 hour ago, ChipTait said:

An 11-inning complete game, with four hit batsmen, but zero earned runs.

And the O's walk it off with a PH double by Corbin Burnes.

So you think he just took some acid?

[Fiver6565]

1 hour ago, owknows said:

Shocking to me that some people still haven't figured out what Roy is about.

Roy’s about panicking and expecting the worst (but with passion!  God bless him).
 

 The reverse jinx thing is a happy accident based on the Os being an ACTUAL GOOD TEAM so that negative predictions, more often than not, prove false. 

[OnlyOneOriole]

1 hour ago, Roy Firestone said:

I think the 7 inning three hitter with no walks or runs was incredible last week against the Reds.Its just not sustainable. I'm preparing for a slight regress. I'll say 5 and a third , 3 runs, 5 hits 2 walks. We need to score more runs to keep our bullpen from having meltdowns late in the game. Hopefully, we'll score enough runs for Means to keep him competitive today.

Reverse John Means George Constanza Roy Firestone lock bet of the week?

[Can_of_corn]

8 minutes ago, Fiver6565 said:

Roy’s about panicking and expecting the worst (but with passion!  God bless him).
 

 The reverse jinx thing is a happy accident based on the Os being an ACTUAL GOOD TEAM so that negative predictions, more often than not, prove false. 

Exactly, you won't ever see Roy making negative predictions about a bad Orioles team.

[Roy Firestone]

20 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Exactly, you won't ever see Roy making negative predictions about a bad Orioles team.

Oh, I had a ton of them...and unfortunately I was right..

Edited May 11 by Roy Firestone

[Roy Firestone]

One more thing...for the upteeenth time I never consciously work a "reverse jinx"...it just seems that way..and once again...when /if Im negative...I always hope I'm resoundingly wrong...

[BRobinsonfan]

6 1/3 - 7 hits, 4 Ks, 2 BB, and a pitch clock violation to the 3rd batter in the 4th inning.  Book it.   

[Fiver6565]

Looking good early!

[Roy Firestone]

I saw a regression for Means today...and people said I was pulling a reverse jinx...its just normal...he was facing a very good hitting team against lefties..

[Roy Firestone]

gotta get this out