This Playoff Start From Burnes Defines His Time With the O’s

[sportsfan8703]

On 9/28/2024 at 4:01 PM, Moose Milligan said:

Has anyone been making excuses for Burnes? 

Low pitch counts. Remember the Toronto home game versus Berrios where Burnes came out after like 83 pitches but said they were a “tough 83 pitches”?

That’s really the only excuse he’s made. He also gets McCann catching this game. That helps him the run game and his low strikes. 

I’m hopeful, with McCann over Adley, that we see Burnes unleashed this game and he goes 7.2 IP 2 ER or less. 

This isn’t a negative thread. But this is exactly why we made the trade for Burnes. Playoffs. 

But… this start does define Burnes’ tenure with us. That’s just reality. 

[Moose Milligan]

14 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:  

This isn’t a negative thread. But this is exactly why we made the trade for Burnes. Playoffs. 

But… this start does define Burnes’ tenure with us. That’s just reality. 

No. 

[Just Regular]

17 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

But… this start does define Burnes’ tenure with us. That’s just reality. 

All of the October ones will.    Tomorrow good chance to be the least important one if things go any kind of good.

Granted ~40% chance it is the only one, but that is short series baseball, not him.

I won't have warm feelings if he handles these guys but is bad twice the next series.