Official Orioles Fan Thread - Page 262

finfangfan · 09-16-2024, 11:15 AM

I ended up buying ALCS home game 1. My rationale is that I attended the division series last year and decided that money is better spent on the next round this year (assuming the O’s get there). It errored out when I tried to add the parking permit… which was annoying.

finfangfan · 09-17-2024, 08:20 PM

Jim Palmer just now … “They aren’t booing Craig Kimbrel… they are booing Craig Kimbrel’s performance.” Lol

callou2131 · 09-17-2024, 09:15 PM

This is so bad. The Orioles are Orioleing. Pitching has held (Except for tonight) and the bats have been in a slump for a month and a half. How does that even happen???

finfangfan · 09-17-2024, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by callou2131

This is so bad. The Orioles are Orioleing. Pitching has held (Except for tonight) and the bats have been in a slump for a month and a half. How does that even happen???

It does feel like the ghosts of the 2017-2021 Orioles have come back to haunt us. The team is just not jelling and playing mediocre baseball the second half.

The silver lining is after such a long slump it is entirely plausible the Orioles bats get hot just at the right time and carry us through the playoffs. One can hope!

excel_b · 09-18-2024, 04:21 AM

4 games behind the Yankees... Still 4 games ahead in the Wild Card race...

It's unbelievable how different two halves of one season come to...

11 more games to go.

PS - Kimbrel is literally bad.

teosdesserts · 09-18-2024, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by excel_b

4 games behind the Yankees... Still 4 games ahead in the Wild Card race...

It's unbelievable how different two halves of one season come to...

11 more games to go.

PS - Kimbrel is literally bad.

Somebody please explain how we cut Cole Irvin and keep this bum around instead.

teosdesserts · 09-18-2024, 01:17 PM

There it is, hes gone!

finfangfan · 09-18-2024, 05:24 PM

Any chance we get a Stavros Halkias first pitch autograph card in tomorrow’s Topps Now assortment?

finfangfan · 09-18-2024, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by teosdesserts

There it is, hes gone!

Wow… just saw this!

SliderCutter14 · 09-19-2024, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by finfangfan

The silver lining is after such a long slump it is entirely plausible the Orioles bats get hot just at the right time and carry us through the playoffs. One can hope!

The slump has impacted a ton of teams, I'm thinking a bunch of pitchers started "changing up" their pitch counts to break up the cleanup hitters/DH focus... cleanup hitters do count the foul balls their teammates get and start crunching numbers so the manager gets tipped off on if a batter "doesn't swing at the first pitch".

(common in HS baseball/small leagues)

Kimbrel should have moved into using Cutters and Sinkers, if you can't get Ks just push batters into easy outs in another way. Again, I've been around too many NL pitchers so my mindset is different

finfangfan · 09-19-2024, 08:18 AM

The games have definitely not been nearly as fun to watch this year. Last year the team had such great chemistry and you felt like you were watching kids having fun playing ball.

Anyone else think they should have turned off the Splash Zone after the 2023 season? Kind of weird watching people splashed the other day when the team got blown out 10-0. In upcoming years as the roster changes are players going to be forced to do the sprinkler stuff after doubles and home runs? Even the Nats retired baby shark the year after wining the World Series.

finfangfan · 09-21-2024, 06:28 AM

Nice power surge last night! Maybe the bats will get hot at the right time and help us make a nice run through the playoffs.

finfangfan · 09-21-2024, 04:18 PM

Not sure why they sent Adley home there… rally killer.

spuds1961 · 09-21-2024, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by finfangfan

Not sure why they sent Adley home there… rally killer.

With only one out very questionable not exactly a speed burner.

spuds1961 · 09-21-2024, 04:43 PM

Didn’t realize how slow Torkeleon was, most would’ve been safe at first on that slow hit double play.

finfangfan · 09-21-2024, 06:00 PM

GUNNAR!

finfangfan · 09-21-2024, 06:27 PM

Tough loss.

finfangfan · 09-22-2024, 12:40 PM

Nice to see both Urias (3B) and Westburg (2B) back in the lineup today… THIS is our playoff infield!

finfangfan · 09-22-2024, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by finfangfan

Picked up this low grade Brooks today. Not the most flattering photo but I love the card…

Just picked up this slab upgrade today with some COMC credit…

finfangfan · 09-25-2024, 06:38 AM

A bit of an anticlimactic clinching of the post season but I will take it.

Now hopefully the Orioles can turn things up a notch in the playoffs!

teosdesserts · 09-25-2024, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by finfangfan

A bit of an anticlimactic clinching of the post season but I will take it.

Now hopefully the Orioles can turn things up a notch in the playoffs!

Grayson done for the year

Ianhatcher · 09-25-2024, 08:56 PM

Nice to see Westburg, Urias and Mountcastle back and bats are just alive the past two games but man that's a blow with Grayson not available for the playoffs.

finfangfan · 09-26-2024, 05:57 AM

I kind of felt like we weren’t expecting Grayson to come back final week of season and be 100% in the playoffs anyway. So this potentially avoids the awkward situation of him coming back and getting lit up early in a must win playoff game. Starting pitching injuries definitely took a toll on the team this year for sure. We will need to see how far Burnes, Eflin, Suarez, and Kremer can take us.

EDIT: and also the bats need to come up big. Which looks like it could actually happen!

panthers59 · 09-26-2024, 06:49 AM

Sweeping the Yanks second to last series of the season and avoiding them celebrating AL East title in front of us would be very nice!

finfangfan · 09-26-2024, 08:29 AM

It’s weird what a difference a week and some solid games against the Yankees in NY does to restore a little of my early season optimism for this team. Now I think I have a solid chance of actually attending Championship home game 1. When I bought them last week I felt like there was a 99.9% chance I was going to be refunded my ticket purchase.

09-17-2024, 09:15 PM	#6528
callou2131 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Centreville, Md Posts: 8,482	This is so bad. The Orioles are Orioleing. Pitching has held (Except for tonight) and the bats have been in a slump for a month and a half. How does that even happen??? __________________ Sent using US Airways Wifi

09-18-2024, 01:17 PM	#6532
teosdesserts Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 6,642 eosdesserts teosdesserts	There it is, hes gone! __________________ Nick Markakis super fan, former Supercollector

09-19-2024, 08:18 AM	#6536
finfangfan Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 11,612	The games have definitely not been nearly as fun to watch this year. Last year the team had such great chemistry and you felt like you were watching kids having fun playing ball. Anyone else think they should have turned off the Splash Zone after the 2023 season? Kind of weird watching people splashed the other day when the team got blown out 10-0. In upcoming years as the roster changes are players going to be forced to do the sprinkler stuff after doubles and home runs? Even the Nats retired baby shark the year after wining the World Series. Last edited by finfangfan; 09-19-2024 at 08:23 AM.

09-16-2024, 11:15 AM	#6526
finfangfan Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 11,612	I ended up buying ALCS home game 1. My rationale is that I attended the division series last year and decided that money is better spent on the next round this year (assuming the O’s get there). It errored out when I tried to add the parking permit… which was annoying.

09-17-2024, 08:20 PM	#6527
finfangfan Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 11,612	Jim Palmer just now … “They aren’t booing Craig Kimbrel… they are booing Craig Kimbrel’s performance.” Lol

09-18-2024, 04:21 AM	#6530
excel_b Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 12,161 excel_B	4 games behind the Yankees... Still 4 games ahead in the Wild Card race... It's unbelievable how different two halves of one season come to... 11 more games to go. PS - Kimbrel is literally bad.

09-18-2024, 05:24 PM	#6533
finfangfan Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 11,612	Any chance we get a Stavros Halkias first pitch autograph card in tomorrow’s Topps Now assortment?

09-21-2024, 06:28 AM	#6537
finfangfan Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 11,612	Nice power surge last night! Maybe the bats will get hot at the right time and help us make a nice run through the playoffs.

09-21-2024, 04:18 PM	#6538
finfangfan Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 11,612	Not sure why they sent Adley home there… rally killer.

09-21-2024, 04:43 PM	#6540
spuds1961 Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Terry,Ms. Posts: 39,532	Didn’t realize how slow Torkeleon was, most would’ve been safe at first on that slow hit double play.

09-21-2024, 06:00 PM	#6541
finfangfan Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 11,612	GUNNAR!

09-21-2024, 06:27 PM	#6542
finfangfan Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 11,612	Tough loss.

09-22-2024, 12:40 PM	#6543
finfangfan Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 11,612	Nice to see both Urias (3B) and Westburg (2B) back in the lineup today… THIS is our playoff infield!

09-25-2024, 06:38 AM	#6545
finfangfan Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 11,612	A bit of an anticlimactic clinching of the post season but I will take it. Now hopefully the Orioles can turn things up a notch in the playoffs!

09-25-2024, 08:56 PM	#6547
Ianhatcher Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,982 ian5555	Nice to see Westburg, Urias and Mountcastle back and bats are just alive the past two games but man that's a blow with Grayson not available for the playoffs.

09-26-2024, 05:57 AM	#6548
finfangfan Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 11,612	I kind of felt like we weren’t expecting Grayson to come back final week of season and be 100% in the playoffs anyway. So this potentially avoids the awkward situation of him coming back and getting lit up early in a must win playoff game. Starting pitching injuries definitely took a toll on the team this year for sure. We will need to see how far Burnes, Eflin, Suarez, and Kremer can take us. EDIT: and also the bats need to come up big. Which looks like it could actually happen!

09-26-2024, 06:49 AM	#6549
panthers59 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: charlotte nc Posts: 888 rmcards68	Sweeping the Yanks second to last series of the season and avoiding them celebrating AL East title in front of us would be very nice!

09-26-2024, 08:29 AM	#6550
finfangfan Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 11,612	It’s weird what a difference a week and some solid games against the Yankees in NY does to restore a little of my early season optimism for this team. Now I think I have a solid chance of actually attending Championship home game 1. When I bought them last week I felt like there was a 99.9% chance I was going to be refunded my ticket purchase.