Maybe, just maybe, theres a ray of hope

[Roy Firestone]

I know. I'm a hand wringer and a whiner when it comes to this team. I sometimes annoy myself with all this baseball nonsense. But really deep down,I'm still the 8 year old who lived and died with every Oriole game. Still. Im that kid. So when this team was really horrible like for most of the second half, it almost made me nauseous just to watch them lose in all kinds of ways. Then all those injuries in a wave. I really felt they weren't going to make the postseason at all. But baseball is a crazy game, and a light switch can be turned on in an instant. Maybe that Santander walk off HR on Thursday threw a switch. Because Friday night, this was a different team. They still strike out a lot, and Burnes was brilliant, but I feel maybe something is moving. Seeing Coluombe come in and strike two batters out, and Webb, not as good, but good enough with a big lead...and to see Cowser and McCann blast two, and Tony again with a HR...It got my juices flowing.

Look, maybe they wont play well this weekend, maybe they will. And then the dreaded Yankees might break our hearts next week.But why think that way now.?Urias is coming, then Westburg, then maybe Mounty, and even possibly Grayson at the end . If we can somehow put the pieces together and get our mojo back, and have the players contribute, we maybe, just maybe, might have a little ray of hope.I still think this roster is talented when all our pieces are together, and as good as anyone when we are playing well. So, I'm not asking for a miracle. I'm just asking for a chance to see this team with most of the pieces together again, and compete.Maybe it's even a long shot, but I am still that 8 year old living and dying for a chance to see my boys make me proud. And these are my boys.

Edited 9 hours ago by Roy Firestone

[HowAboutThat]

If we enter the Yankees series down by three games, we have a mathematical chance. However, we are going to have to intentionally walk Judge and Soto every single AB.

The athletics did us no favors tonight. 
Still four games out..

[24fps]

Jeez, it really was a welcome game tonight.  I had a good buzz going...   Now I have to factor in your chronic angst.  Thanks man.

[survivedc]

Who’d a thunk it? There’s a chance? Almost like it’s a long season. Now if only that Mayo guy would do something.

[Roy Firestone]

26 minutes ago, survivedc said:

Who’d a thunk it? There’s a chance? Almost like it’s a long season. Now if only that Mayo guy would do something.

he got a hit, scored a run and played pretty good 1b.  Better than Eloy could do. 

[Orioles0615]

Breath of fresh air. But they have done this before where they try to breakout of it and fall again 

[sevastras]

Sometimes I get annoyed with, what I feel, are your knee jerk reactions. This time, you described exactly how I feel. I try to be positive, I just hope I’m not Charlie Brown and this team is Lucy. 

[Frobby]

Such a relief to see the team score 7 runs.   Still only 1 for 5 with RISP, but I’ll take the homers and say thank you very much.  The fact that both Westburg and Urias have hit well the last two days in Norfolk gives me hope that they can not only play, but contribute, in the postseason.  So yes, there’s a little hope.  Now we need Mounty to snap off a few hits this weekend.  

[Sports Guy]

There always has been hope.

[survivedc]

4 hours ago, Orioles0615 said:

Breath of fresh air. But they have done this before where they try to breakout of it and fall again 

I thought the Santander grand slam game vs Houston was the start of a 20-3 run or something. 
Seeing DC and Webb close out the game, and looking forward to some Bandaged Birds returning soon hopefully means this will be different.

[StottyByNature]

Baseball is never linear.  As tough as the last few weeks have been for the offense we knew they were too talented to have that last forever.  
 

The postseason is often won by the team that gets hot at the right time.  It’s too early to declare the drought over, but there is a chance that timing is on our side.  

[maybenxtyr]

Regardless of how down I've been about their recent play, there's always been some hope. Getting some guys back in time for the post season will definitely help. 

 

The way this team has been built requires a group effort. I mean,  Gunnar is a huge star, but the lineup when healthy can be competitive top to bottom. I'm not knocking NY here, but if you can eliminate Judge(almost impossible), you stand a chance vs them. I'm not implying that they will go on a deep run because we've seen how bad it can be, but simply saying that getting healthy and having a shot is the best we as fans could have hoped for with the way this season has gone.

[emmett16]

This team took the joy out of watching baseball for me.  One game isn’t going to fix that.  
 

Short of going 9-0 over the last 9 games, there isn’t much that will give me any hope for a playoff push.

One game does not erase 2 months of ineptitude.