Wouldn't last year's Pythagorean luck be offset by a great young team getting another year of experience? When does Bautista return?
― clemenza, Friday, 2 February 2024 01:18 (four months ago) link
!!!!!!!!!
Full trade, sources tell me and @kileymcd :Baltimore receives: RHP Corbin BurnesMilwaukee receives: IF Joey Ortiz, LHP D.L. Hall and the 34th pick in the 2024 draft— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) February 2, 2024
― j.q higgins, Friday, 2 February 2024 01:43 (four months ago) link
uh, giddyup.
...just one day out of life.
― j.q higgins, Friday, 2 February 2024 01:56 (four months ago) link
When does Bautista return?
Current projections say 2025.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 2 February 2024 01:56 (four months ago) link
Corbin Burnes, jesus christ. i'll bet money they move to lock him up long term, if these new owners are for real.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 2 February 2024 02:14 (four months ago) link
Wow. Knew things were changing but didn't know it'd happen this fast.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 2 February 2024 02:29 (four months ago) link
Kyle Bradish had a 2.83 ERA in 2023Corbin Burnes had a 2.94 ERA in ’22, 2.43 in ’21 and 2.11 in ’20the last time the Orioles had 2 qualified SP finish with sub-3.00 ERAs in the same season?1976: Wayne Garland + Jim Palmer— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) February 2, 2024
― j.q higgins, Friday, 2 February 2024 02:32 (four months ago) link
That's an astonishingly good trade.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 2 February 2024 02:33 (four months ago) link
At first glance seems like a pretty great move for both teams. Ortiz is a legit prospect who is going to struggle to find a place in Baltimore's infield. The Brewers get him and DL Hall, who still has real upside, and the Orioles add the one thing they need most, frontline starting pitching; sure he may leave in free agency but the window is the window and this is what you do when you have a chance to win.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 2 February 2024 02:34 (four months ago) link
welllllll, shit...
So what we've found out in the last five minutes in summary is...Bradish - right UCL sprain, open the season on ILMeans - month behind, might miss ODHenderson - oblique aggravation, likely for ODBasallo- stress fracture, won't catch till Apriloriginal sources: @JakeDRill— Alex Fast (@AlexFast8) February 15, 2024
― j.q higgins, Thursday, 15 February 2024 17:44 (four months ago) link
Damn
― H.P, Thursday, 15 February 2024 22:06 (four months ago) link
holliday...it would be so nice
see you in September, sweet prince~
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Friday, 22 March 2024 17:58 (two months ago) link
He did ok in ST I think. No way he’s in AAA for more than a month or two. Otoh with such an insane amount of prospects anyone could step up and get promoted ahead of him.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 22 March 2024 18:43 (two months ago) link
O's are logjam city unless they follow the Reds' path of injuries/PEDs or start trading pieces away.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Friday, 22 March 2024 18:44 (two months ago) link
This is the year to win every game you can, it's gonna be a strong division, it's time to put the best guys on the field and Kolten Wong is not the best guys
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 22 March 2024 18:49 (two months ago) link
my guess is up by memorial day. guys get hurt (and mateo and urias seem sort of prone, anyways), schedule will allow for some roster fandango...
― j.q higgins, Friday, 22 March 2024 20:35 (two months ago) link
oh...wong's opting out, i think.
― j.q higgins, Friday, 22 March 2024 20:36 (two months ago) link
...and then they signed tony kemp. masterful troll.
anyways, happy opening day. i can't believe the o's have corbin burnes.
― j.q higgins, Thursday, 28 March 2024 13:17 (two months ago) link
liking what I'm seeing guys
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 28 March 2024 21:00 (two months ago) link
I think these O's might be for real
― H.P, Thursday, 28 March 2024 21:02 (two months ago) link
Corbin Burnes, 10th and 11th Ks.Thru 6. Making a Statement. pic.twitter.com/ryPzYib1KQ— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 28, 2024
― j.q higgins, Thursday, 28 March 2024 21:33 (two months ago) link
rodriguez nearly punch for punch w/ burnes today. god, this offense, though...
― j.q higgins, Saturday, 30 March 2024 21:51 (two months ago) link
. . . yeah, this offense
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Monday, 1 April 2024 13:14 (two months ago) link
I am already seeing that Craig Kimbrel is not gonna be good for my heart
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 2 April 2024 02:19 (two months ago) link
Unfathomable pick up by the O's. Incredibly funny he gets the win for this game.
― H.P, Tuesday, 2 April 2024 02:34 (two months ago) link
They were obviously hoping to plug a Bautista-sized hole.
Tbf, the tying run came as a result of two stolen bases.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 2 April 2024 12:57 (two months ago) link
Let's actually go O's
― H.P, Thursday, 4 April 2024 00:40 (two months ago) link
Wasn't sure about the bunt move, but cooler heads prevail!
― H.P, Thursday, 4 April 2024 00:41 (two months ago) link
sooooo nice...
This box score from the Norfolk Tides, the Triple-A affiliate of the Orioles, is insane 😲The team features three @MLBPipeline Top 35 prospects, including No. 1 prospect Jackson Holliday. pic.twitter.com/WVu0KfFtpD— MLB (@MLB) April 4, 2024
― j.q higgins, Thursday, 4 April 2024 14:33 (two months ago) link
But seriously, what are we gonna do? "Too many players you want to see on the field" is a good problem to have, but -- eventually somebody's got to get traded or released, right? But who? And when?
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 4 April 2024 14:40 (two months ago) link
or hurt
― na (NA), Thursday, 4 April 2024 14:52 (two months ago) link
Accidents will happen…
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 4 April 2024 21:20 (two months ago) link
I was just looking at that AAA lineup and it’s basically the 1927 Yankees. I figure by mid summer they are going to have to deal someone from that backlog for pitching.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 4 April 2024 21:23 (two months ago) link
Norfolk Tides game free to watch on mlb.tv right now
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 4 April 2024 23:32 (two months ago) link
Norfolk up 10-2 in the first inning
― JoeStork, Friday, 5 April 2024 23:50 (two months ago) link
The thing about this team is there are a lot of games Burnes and Rodriguez aren't pitching
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 6 April 2024 21:15 (two months ago) link
I will relax a little bit once Bradish and Means are back
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 6 April 2024 21:16 (two months ago) link
PS the Tides won that game 11-10 in extras after being up 10-0!
I miss Bautista
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Sunday, 7 April 2024 19:45 (two months ago) link
UGHHHHHHH
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Sunday, 7 April 2024 19:49 (two months ago) link
bats gotta wake the fuck up, though.
― j.q higgins, Monday, 8 April 2024 01:22 (two months ago) link
I was just talking to my son about this last night. When he came out to close a game last season, there was a high level of confidence that he was going to get it done. The O's really lack that this year, and it may be a difference maker in too many close games.
Baumann was an embarrassment on Saturday.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Monday, 8 April 2024 15:30 (two months ago) link
bradish is starting his rehab assignment. means has looked...meh.
― j.q higgins, Tuesday, 9 April 2024 20:17 (two months ago) link
Means may in retrospect be the defining pitcher of the Spidertack Era
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 9 April 2024 20:26 (two months ago) link
Thread namesake getting called up!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 10 April 2024 01:27 (two months ago) link
i try not to complain about bad calls too much but this is pretty egregious, like at least 3 runs are down to this umpire in the last inning.
― JoeStork, Thursday, 11 April 2024 00:50 (two months ago) link
Curious as to when all this generational-player hysteria began. I remember a lot of hype for David Clyde's first start in 1973--cover of Sports Illustrated--because he came out of high school. (Hype then not being what hype is today.) After that, I really don't remember anybody until Griffey Jr. came along.
― clemenza, Thursday, 11 April 2024 01:06 (two months ago) link
And the SI cover came after his first start, not before.
I feel like there might have been extra hype when the baseball card market started to take off, I just remember everybody getting kinda hyped the same year Griffey was coming up about other guys like Gregg jefferies, Steve Avery, Ty Griffin (lol), etc. Before griffey, there was definitely hype around Bo Jackson but that obviously was of a different nature entirely. Post-griffey, you had other guys but they were a bit less hyped, they had to start to prove themselves in the majors before people fully committed to it. Even someone like Frank Thomas who in retrospect was definitely a can't miss kind of guy.
― omar little, Thursday, 11 April 2024 01:16 (two months ago) link
really can't believe the weekend's pitching performances in cincy.
― j.q higgins, Monday, 6 May 2024 13:11 (one month ago) link
My doominess is now almost exclusively playoff-Kimbrel-focused
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 7 May 2024 16:15 (one month ago) link
strength, my friend. i wish you strength
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 7 May 2024 16:16 (one month ago) link
i'm not stressing at the moment. ask again around memorial day!
― j.q higgins, Tuesday, 7 May 2024 16:29 (one month ago) link
My doominess is now almost exclusively playoff-Kimbrel-focused― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 02:15 (six hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 02:15 (six hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
I stand in solidarity with you
― H.P, Tuesday, 7 May 2024 23:00 (one month ago) link
Fucking Kimbrel!!!!!
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 9 May 2024 01:27 (one month ago) link
well, not great.
― j.q higgins, Thursday, 9 May 2024 01:43 (one month ago) link
Offense bailing him out big time
― H.P, Thursday, 9 May 2024 02:12 (one month ago) link
Maybe not
― H.P, Thursday, 9 May 2024 02:17 (one month ago) link
The no-sweep streak goes on!
― H.P, Thursday, 9 May 2024 02:21 (one month ago) link
just tuned into the orioles game and they had a shot of the new owner walking up and down the aisles in the stands giving out merch from the team store...new era hats, things of that nature. i also blinked and they'd scored a couple more runs.
― j.q higgins, Monday, 27 May 2024 19:00 (three weeks ago) link
norby got called up and is batting 9th tonight; Rodriguez on the hill and 7 of 9 in the lineup were drafted and developed by the O's. Pretty neat!
― j.q higgins, Monday, 3 June 2024 18:36 (two weeks ago) link
Not to mention the product of the Orioles system starting for the other team!
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 3 June 2024 21:55 (two weeks ago) link
Connor Norby has struck out in every plate appearance of his major league career
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 3 June 2024 23:38 (two weeks ago) link
Connor Norby has struck out in every plate appearance of his major league career― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, June 3, 2024 6:38 PM (twenty-eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, June 3, 2024 6:38 PM (twenty-eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
Connor Norby has still struck out in every plate appearance of his major league career
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 4 June 2024 00:06 (two weeks ago) link
Gotta feel good for Austin Hays!
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 4 June 2024 00:45 (two weeks ago) link
you do!
― j.q higgins, Tuesday, 4 June 2024 01:04 (two weeks ago) link
The Jays broadcasters pointed out something about Rutschman tonight: his K/BB ration last season was 101/92 (really good), this year it's 42/13. That's weird...I'm pretty sure that ratio tends to remain relatively stable in most cases. Obvious there's fluctuation, as players concentrate on power or plate discipline or contact or whatever, but that's drastic. Even weirder--it suggests he's more concerned with power this year--his batting average is up 25 points.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 4 June 2024 01:15 (two weeks ago) link
Connor Norby has had a plate appearance in which he has not struck out
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 4 June 2024 01:20 (two weeks ago) link
xp to clemenza -- the whole team has taken a much more aggressive approach at the plate, they're last in the AL in walks
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 4 June 2024 01:21 (two weeks ago) link
I checked that--they're 9th with 512 (one below league average). So not last, but on the aggressive side, yes.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 4 June 2024 01:27 (two weeks ago) link
Oops--maybe I should check 2024, not 2023...
― clemenza, Tuesday, 4 June 2024 01:28 (two weeks ago) link
You're right: 4th in runs, 2nd-last in walks. Whatever works, I guess.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 4 June 2024 01:29 (two weeks ago) link
norby's first hit is a homer!
― j.q higgins, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 01:25 (one week ago) link
Conor Norby has had a major league plate appearance that was most definitely not a strikeout!
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 01:36 (one week ago) link
Love to see a little middle infielder hitting the ball that hard, gives Brian Roberts
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 01:37 (one week ago) link
Vibes?!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 03:16 (one week ago) link
roberts was more of a speedy spray hitter in the minors, though. norby's power is legit.
― j.q higgins, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 11:29 (one week ago) link
roberts hid a billion doubles though and really smacked them off the wall, at least that's how I recall him
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 15:09 (one week ago) link
I'd forgotten about him--geez, 50+ doubles three times.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 17:02 (one week ago) link
re: roberts
for sure. he was a doubles machine! he grew into that, though. i'm just saying norby has shown good power in college and the minors.
― j.q higgins, Thursday, 6 June 2024 01:35 (one week ago) link
Love me some Craig Kimbrel drama
― H.P, Thursday, 6 June 2024 01:39 (one week ago) link
Ugh
― H.P, Thursday, 6 June 2024 01:40 (one week ago) link
We don't deserve Albert Suarez
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 12 June 2024 10:21 (six days ago) link
Anyway I love watching this rendition of this team, delighted that Hays is hitting again (after an insanely godawful start he was normal-bad in May and has OPS 1.471 in 21 PA in June) but y'know it kind of seems like the Yankees are never gonna lose again
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 12 June 2024 10:24 (six days ago) link
bradish. ucl. nuts.
― j.q higgins, Saturday, 15 June 2024 17:37 (three days ago) link
...but last night was one of the craziest games i've watched in a while. definite playoff feel.
god, perez, though. just not a guy i trust in high leverage situations.
― j.q higgins, Saturday, 15 June 2024 17:39 (three days ago) link
you know who’s good is gunnar henderson
― na (NA), Sunday, 16 June 2024 17:51 (two days ago) link
I’ve begun to suspect as much
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 16 June 2024 18:18 (two days ago) link