Worst Orioles Loss of My Lifetime

[mrbig1]

The 1969 WS was very bad. Looking back their pitching was world class. This one hurt more than that. We have hitters up and down our lineup. The best we could do is two runs over 18 innings. Urias Mounty and Westy back in the lineup. I thought we would sweep KC at home with Burnes and Eflin starting. The at bats was hard to believe it was so bad. I don't think Hyde is getting the most out of our team. He has to go.

[RavensNOsGuy]

13 minutes ago, JR Oriole said:

That 2016 team wasn't the same for me as 2012 and 2014.  They basically played .500 ball over the second half, and in fact had losing months in July and August. Going 7-2 in the last 9 games gave them a winning September, but that year was kind of similar to this one in that it was a slog for a very long period of time and we never really had the magic of 2012 or 2014.

And their offensive approach in the Toronto WC game was so horrible that I think they could have brought in Britton and every great reliever in the league and they still were never scoring again in that game.  After Stroman left, they went 5 innings with no hits, one walk, and six strikeouts.  

The 2016 team was pretty much the 2024 team, but with more veterans. Same good 1st half then .500 and slog of a 2nd half. Picked it up towards the end only to be eliminated immediately. 2016 team didnt have the benefit of bouncing back after one loss but I would have given them <5% chance of winning 2 games in a row at Toronto.

[AnythingO's]

45 minutes ago, Uli2001 said:

I think you are confusing 1969 and 1979.

Nope, was responding to Too Tall's comment about 1969 WS and also that song from 1979 WS still a trigger for me.

[Uli2001]

6 hours ago, Grt 2BA FL Gator said:

I waited a long time for the Orioles to be competitive enough to make the playoffs. 2012-16 brought some joy.

But this squad, starting in 2022, had a different vibe. More talent up and down the system. 100 wins. Traded for an ace. 

10 straight playoff losses over 10 years. Sheesh! Bookended by the Royals, who Baltimore chop and infield hit their way past us.

It’s like losing again to them in this fashion kicked up all the feels. Would rather have faced Skubal and the Tigers in hindsight, at least that would have been a new experience.

For me, this is just a helluva narrative and a bitter pill.

10 straight losses. 6 to the lowly Royals.

I still have hope this core can make something happen in the coming years.

But today and for a while, there’s disappointment and anger. My favorite hobby twisting the proverbial knife.  

You will have a different perspective in one week. This team would NEVER be making the WS this year, much less winning it. In 2014 they had a shot, so the loss was harder. In 1997, they were *supposed* to win, they had elite hitting, pitching, and defense. Then the ball bounced all over the place in the ALCS, always in the Indians favor. That Game 6 11-inning 1-0 loss was much worse than this.

[Grt 2BA FL Gator]

2 hours ago, emmett16 said:

I get what the OP is getting at and I agree with it to a degree.  It wasn't so much that one game, but what that one game represented.  It was a collapse of hopes/dreams that had been building up for the last 6 years.  The last 3 months was a systemic failure that we (I) didn't even think was capable of happening and then it unfolded before our eyes.  And by the time the game was over last night, it made you look at the franchise, and the last 6 years, through a completely different lens. 

Out of rep, but a good restatement of my thoughts.

I do hope that there could be upward trajectory from here and adjustments and growth made, but I did not expect this core squad to add to the playoff misery in this continuing way and it’s certainly confidence shaking.

And dammit, why’d it have to be a pretty pedestrian Royals team?

They’ve got Yuli Gurriel batting 5th!!  Not Lourdes, freaking Yuli!! Who is 40 years old and stopped being relevant in 2021. 

Edited 11 hours ago by Grt 2BA FL Gator

[Uli2001]

10 minutes ago, Uli2001 said:

You will have a different perspective in one week. This team would NEVER be making the WS this year, much less winning it. In 2014 they had a shot, so the loss was harder. In 1997, they were *supposed* to win, they had elite hitting, pitching, and defense. Then the ball bounced all over the place in the ALCS, always in the Indians favor. That Game 6 11-inning 1-0 loss was much worse than this.

This thread made me check the box score and get angry all over again.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 0 for 12.

 

Perhaps this is an Orioles thing. By the way, all four losses in that series by 1 run.

[milbest77]

3 hours ago, JR Oriole said:

That 2016 team wasn't the same for me as 2012 and 2014.  They basically played .500 ball over the second half, and in fact had losing months in July and August. Going 7-2 in the last 9 games gave them a winning September, but that year was kind of similar to this one in that it was a slog for a very long period of time and we never really had the magic of 2012 or 2014.

And their offensive approach in the Toronto WC game was so horrible that I think they could have brought in Britton and every great reliever in the league and they still were never scoring again in that game.  After Stroman left, they went 5 innings with no hits, one walk, and six strikeouts.  

Agreed, but I wasn’t expecting the 12 or 14 teams to go far. Markakis went down in 2012 and we were missing Davis, Manny, and Wieters in 2014. Not that the 2016 team was that great, I just felt like they were healthy and things lined up nicely. 

[allquixotic]

F the Royals, man. I cast aspersions and curses at them. Anything that goes wrong for the Royals I will celebrate. I will happily root for the Yankees to beat them if they play head to head. I will undoubtedly root for the NL to win the WS if KC makes it to the WS. The Royals are a bunch of lucky bastards. Every call always goes their way and nothing ever goes our way. They don't deserve that luck. I want something to go bad for them. Very, very, very bad. I want them to feel what it's like for all of their starters to need TJ surgery. I want them to feel what it's like for every line drive to be hit right into the glove of your opponent's fielders. I want them to feel what it's like to watch your promising young stars flame out and shrink at the time of urgency.

There will be a new term on this board next year. The MFRs.

[Satyr3206]

The Series in '79 was the worst for me. I was in Boot Camp at Parris Island and the DI's came out and told us. I was beyond pissed.

[MDK02]

This series loss is really tough to get over. As much as I’m not surprised by it, it’s such a disappointment. I keep thinking of that sequence of Ced’s HR and bases loaded, and we somehow couldn’t come away with the lead. That was absolutely demoralizing. It’s hard to not accidentally score a run there.

[EddeeEddee]

11 hours ago, Too Tall said:

Boy I am glad some of you were not around for the 1969 World series!!!!!

Or the '79 World Series

[gtman55]

I'm older than most here. The pain of being a sports fan in Baltimore in 1969 make this year's playoff sweep seem trivial.

All three of our local pro teams had great regular seasons. The Colts were a sure thing to beat the upstart Jets in Super Bowl III. No way the mighty Orioles would lose to the Mets in the World Series. And I thought for sure the Bullets might beat the Knicks in the NBA semifinals.

Talk about long lasting pain ...

[SilverRocket]

7 hours ago, allquixotic said:

Anything that goes wrong for the Royals I will celebrate. I will happily root for the Yankees to beat them if they play head to head.

I'm rooting against the Yankees this weekend. Hasn't gotten close to that point for me.

The 2016 WC game was the worst because of the Britton situation. The 2014 Royals series was awful. I don't know that this loss was even as bad as last year's vs the Rangers where it felt like we could go all the way. This was just a wild card team vs a wild card team that could go either way, and some bounces didn't go our way and young players couldn't handle the pressure. It's best-of-3, it happens.