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Post by mmmbeer on Apr 8, 2016 10:26:35 GMT -5
Definitely too cold & wet for me to attend. No better this weekend, either. Glad to see the Os taking some BBs.
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Post by bobloblaw on Apr 8, 2016 13:52:37 GMT -5
I gave my tickets to my nephew. I'm getting too old for cold.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2016 15:36:56 GMT -5
With today's win over the Rays, the Orioles are now 5-0 and are the only unbeaten team remaining in baseball. I wonder where the magic number for clinching stands right now. 
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Post by Evil Yoda on Apr 10, 2016 20:22:09 GMT -5
With today's win over the Rays, the Orioles are now 5-0 and are the only unbeaten team remaining in baseball. I wonder where the magic number for clinching stands right now. Well, they're on a pace to go 162-0, so they should just give the championship to the Orioles right now! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2016 21:55:55 GMT -5
With today's win over the Rays, the Orioles are now 5-0 and are the only unbeaten team remaining in baseball. I wonder where the magic number for clinching stands right now. Well, they're on a pace to go 162-0, so they should just give the championship to the Orioles right now! Hey, if you count the end of last season, they've won 10 in a row! |
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Post by mmmbeer on Apr 11, 2016 7:55:10 GMT -5
lol. If they can play .500 for the rest of the year...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2016 22:48:16 GMT -5
Great defense and some timely bombs today helped ruin Boston's home opener. Maybe it's me, but it seems like the Oriole hitters have been more patient at the plate in the early going. They failed to cash in on Rickard's leadoff double, but at least they worked David Price deep into some counts. Then they worked Craig Kimbrell for two walks in the ninth to set up Chris Davis's moon shot. Last year they'd have been flailing at pitches in the dirt, which afforded opposing pitchers the luxury of never having to throw an actual strike.
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Post by Evil Yoda on Apr 12, 2016 18:33:34 GMT -5
Last year their lack of plate discipline was frustrating. Certainly sluggers are going to strike out a lot, but let's strike out swinging at actual strikes!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2016 23:15:03 GMT -5
Through the first seven games, the Orioles have converted 47 percent of all walks and HBPs into runs. That number is obviously unsustainable, but right now it's resulting in more two and three-run homers rather than just solo shots. I liked Wieters' at-bat tonight in particular. He got two quick strikes on him, then, rather than swinging from his heels, he simply tried to make contact and drove in two runs with a single. The key to hitting with two strikes is to shorten the swing and simply try and put the ball in play. |
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