Break up the O's!

hokieone5,000+ posts

No Evil Empire, no dead sox, no Florida twenty-somethings, just our beloved Orioles all alone,first place in the AL East. The O's magic number is 154.

When the Evil Empire and Dread Sox make their run, and they will, we bring up Matt Wieters...and put him on the mound. He threw 94-95 in college as a closer so he can throw for the O's too.

Mark Te-who-ra? Forget him. Hitting .211.
Sa-bum-thia/ Forget him, ERA of 4.50.

$400,000,000 just doesn't buy what it used to...

Good luck with those $2500 seats.

(Hey, I've got to enjoy it while it lasts, which could be not so long. Flat-billed closer George Sherrill will turn grey the few hairs on my head that my oldest son's college grades didn't whiten.)

4/15/096:14 AM

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TMM_Dad1,000+ posts

...and the KC Royals are all alone in the AL Central and Seattle in the AL West. It could be enjoyably interesting if this were to keep up for a while.

I'll keep my fingers crossed, but I'm not gonna hold my breath.

4/15/099:06 AM

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dswann100+ posts

N.L West leaders: Padres! Padres! Padres! I'm done.

Maybe there should be a forum for premature expectations of fans and the media of sports teams that come crashing back to earth quicker than the Hindenburg.

4/15/0910:11 AM

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TMM_Dad1,000+ posts

Good call, dswan. I missed that rather amazing turn-around.

Too bad Washington (0-7) and Houston (1-6) aren't pulling their weight to make this a perfectly crazy season.

4/15/0912:23 PM

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Orlando1,000+ posts

There's plenty of crazy to go around so far. Heck, my Cards are winning and Carp isn't injured.

I'm amused by the Pads as well --- preseason reviews said things like "Anybody can win it in the NL....except the Pirates and the Padres of course."

Yup, enjoy it while we can

4/15/0912:35 PM

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TMM_Dad1,000+ posts

Uh oh, I hate to break the news to you O...

Carpenter out with left rib-cage strain
Righty to be evaluated Thursday, might go on DL

4/15/0912:44 PM

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TPMHSBaseballweb Member since 2003

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Originally posted by Orlando:
Heck, my Cards are winning and Carp isn't injured.

6 weeks maybe on DL, that didn't take long did it?

Hey how about those Marlins!!!!!!

Problems is, not how you come out of the gate, but how you cross the finish line.

Should be a great season, hopefully with some surprises come playoff time.

4/15/093:44 PM

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infidel_081,000+ posts

Ian Kinsler is taking the task to break up the Orioles seriously.

Kinsler hits for cycle, goes 6-for-6

Ouch. When it was over, Kinsler's six-hit night included two singles, two doubles, a triple and a home run, becoming the first Rangers player in club history to have six hits in a nine-inning game.

4/16/096:52 AM

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Orlando1,000+ posts

I had to jinx it, didn't I?

Hey, I love him, but there are times when he makes it tough to miss JD Drew.

4/16/0910:05 AM

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TRhit10,000+ posts

One week of baseball and everyone is either raving about their team or ****ing then

It means nothing 5 games into the season

4/16/0910:11 AM

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Orlando1,000+ posts

You're probably right at five games....but the rest of us are 9 - 10 games into the season

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I guess you didn't notice the lighthearted 'enjoy it while we can' note in all the posts. This is what we call "having fun". Try it!

4/16/0911:15 AM

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06catcherdad1,000+ posts

quote:
Originally posted by TMM_Dad:
...and the KC Royals are all alone in the AL Central and Seattle in the AL West. It could be enjoyably interesting if this were to keep up for a while.

I'll keep my fingers crossed, but I'm not gonna hold my breath.

No surer sign that it's only April!