It really helps to have one's memory erased every off-season so that this outlook can work by April. :wink2: -- AlThe LET'S GO O'S!! outlook since 1983...................
It really helps to have one's memory erased every off-season so that this outlook can work by April. :wink2: -- AlThe LET'S GO O'S!! outlook since 1983...................
Nats #5 starter AJ Cole just gave up more runs (4) in his first 1/3 inning than the other 4 Nats starters had given up in their 4 starts (3). I guess they can't all be aces. :rolleyes2: -- Al
At least he throttled the hated Dodgers when he needed to. -- AlI know the feeling, in an different way.
Ty Blach of the Giants beat the Dodgers on opening day as he did not allow a single run.
I guess that was then and this is now:
Today he gave up 6 runs in 4 innings to the Mariners.
If the weather co-operates.:rolleyes2: Thursday and Friday look okay, but Saturday is supposed to be heavy snow and that might effect Sunday as well. I look forward to the pitching duels. -- AlThanks Al. The pitching has generally been good so far although Matz was ineffective on Sunday. Interestingly, they are scoring runs without many HRs. I think Frazier has made an impact there although maybe last year was just a terrible year that they’re trying to put behind them. They have a test coming up tomorrow and this weekend against the Nats so we’ll see how that shakes out.
Cole ended up yielding 10 ER's, tying for most ever by a Nats SP. The #5 spot was a question all spring and was never really addressed, so the Nats stayed in-house with their options. Could be Cole isn't the answer but he'll get more chances as this is his 4th season with time in the majors and management won't give up, but he will have to show some improvement because the rope is short at this point. There are other options if Cole doesn't do better. -- AlNats #5 starter AJ Cole just gave up more runs (4) in his first 1/3 inning than the other 4 Nats starters had given up in their 4 starts combined (3). I guess they can't all be aces. :rolleyes2: -- Al
2 awesome starts by Bundy (.69 ERA) for the Os flushed down the toilet.
It is still way too early to label this a 'make or break' series, but it really is. O's need to find a way to split this series. 1-3 or 0-4 could put the O's in too deep a hole to dig out of with only 10 games gone. Unfortunately for the O's, Bundy misses this series so Gausman HAS to come up big to set the bar for the other SP's. Gonna be interesting. -- AlI'd tell you to cheer up, but now you get to play the gashouse gorillas for four games...................1-5 had better not turn into 1-9 or your season could be over by Monday.
I'd tell you to cheer up, but now you get to play the gashouse gorillas for four
games...................1-5 had better not turn into 1-9 or your season could be over by Monday.
I'd tell you to cheer up, but now you get to play the gashouse gorillas for four games...................1-5 had better not turn into 1-9 or your season could be over by Monday.
Well, what do you know, Cashner comes up big and the O's get a win on the road, in NY. As Dr. Frankenstein said, "It's alive!" -- Al
Come on, Michael, after the way the NYY's abused the O's last season, we were due. And it is only the first game of 19... :wink2: -- Alwas looking for an I hate this post button, could not find it anywhere...Michael
was looking for an I hate this post button, could not find it anywhere...Michael
Yeah, I thought the umps would overturn the play by ruling that the path to the plate was blocked. I guess I need to review the rule because it sure looked blocked to me. But I'll take it.:wink2: -- AlOs just caught a big break in the bottom of the 11th. I was sure the game was over.