The Official Baltimore Orioles Thread

[GarthUte]

Orioles sign O;Day to a two year deal. I'm happy about this. O'Day did a great job as the setup guy in the 2nd half of the season last year when Strop struggled, so locking him up for two years with a club option for a 3rd year is a good thing.

http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130218&content_id=41749070&vkey=news_bal&c_id=bal

[GarthUte]

btw - is there any reason why we have MLB in the college baseball forum rather than pro sports forum? I'm not complaining as it will be easier to find MLB talk; I'm just curious about why it's here.

[GarthUte]

If a mod would change the title of this thread to "The official Baltimore Orioles thread", it would be must appreciated. I'd like to keep all my posts about the Os in one thread.

[Jarid in Cedar]

btw - is there any reason why we have MLB in the college baseball forum rather than pro sports forum? I'm not complaining as it will be easier to find MLB talk; I'm just curious about why it's here.

It is a baseball forum, as baseball is deserving of its own distinction.

[GarthUte]

It is a baseball forum, as baseball is deserving of its own distinction.

I agree that the one true sport upon the face of the earth definitely needs its own forum.

Thanks for changing the title. (I'm assuming it was you, JIC).

[IdahoUteTroutHead]

Baseball needs it's own planet where it is played year round in nice stadiums.

[EutawStUtesFan]

Gausman's spring training debut, 1 2/3 innings of play, fastball tops 98.
http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130224&content_id=41951850&c_id=bal

Orioles take on the Yankees tomorrow. Go O's!

[smokymountainrain]

This right here is why I love IPU. Way to get it started early, brother!

[Utahute72]

Go Orioles!!!

[EutawStUtesFan]

Orioles lineup vs Yankees, 11:00am MT start.

Nolan Reimold LF
Brian Roberts 2B
Nick Markakis DH
Adam Jones CF
Matt Wieters C
J.J. Hardy SS
Chris Davis 1B
Conor Jackson RF
Manny Machado 3B
Brian Matusz LHP

Game is on MLB.TV if you have it.

Go O's!

[GarthUte]

Gausman's spring training debut, 1 2/3 innings of play, fastball tops 98.
http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130224&content_id=41951850&c_id=bal

Orioles take on the Yankees tomorrow. Go O's!

The most impressive thing about Gausman is the difference of about 15 mph in the velocity of his fastball and changeup. That will keep hitters honest as long as he can consistently paint the corners.

[EutawStUtesFan]

Big win for the Orioles, I'll take a win over Price any day. O's made Price work today even though he shut the Orioles down after a 2 run 1st inning, left after reaching a 100 pitches in 6 innings. Jones, Wieters and Davis were big a combined 6-12, and combined 7 RBIs.

Longoria is a stud, had 3 big plays at 3rd that if not made could have blown the game wide open for the Orioles.

[smokymountainrain]

Big win for the Orioles, I'll take a win over Price any day. O's made Price work today even though he shut the Orioles down after a 2 run 1st inning, left after reaching a 100 pitches in 6 innings. Jones, Wieters and Davis were big a combined 6-12, and combined 7 RBIs.

Longoria is a stud, had 3 big plays at 3rd that if not made could have blown the game wide open for the Orioles.
Amen. Great to see the 3, 4 and 5 hitters come up big on opening day.

[GarthUte]

Big win for the Orioles, I'll take a win over Price any day. O's made Price work today even though he shut the Orioles down after a 2 run 1st inning, left after reaching a 100 pitches in 6 innings. Jones, Wieters and Davis were big a combined 6-12, and combined 7 RBIs.

Longoria is a stud, had 3 big plays at 3rd that if not made could have blown the game wide open for the Orioles.

It was a fun game to watch. Chris Davis' HR was huge and the timing of it couldn't have been better.

Agreed about Longoria. Dude has a helluva glove.

[smokymountainrain]

So Chris Davis is only hitting .636 with 3 HR and 11 RBI in three games. Oh well, perhaps he'll get it going later in the season.

[EutawStUtesFan]

Who's Bryce Harper? Signed Chris Davis.

Go O's!

[smokymountainrain]

Well, shit.

[EutawStUtesFan]

What a comeback! From the guys you least expect. I was surprised Buck did not pinch hit Flaherty, but it payed off with a big 2 out single and of course the clutch HR by Manny. Go O's!

[GarthUte]

What a comeback! From the guys you least expect. I was surprised Buck did not pinch hit Flaherty, but it payed off with a big 2 out single and of course the clutch HR by Manny. Go O's!

I like that Buck will sometimes go against conventional wisdom like that because it can force the other team to alter their strategy. If the Sox were expecting a pinch hitter, they were prepared for it and could no longer go with how they were going to pitch. (I actually didn't watch the game, so I'm basing my comments on the assumption that Flaherty was the starter at 2B last night.)

[LA Ute]

Why is there a Baltimore Orioles thread?

[GarthUte]

Why is there a Baltimore Orioles thread?

Because the Orioles are the preferred team of the Almighty.

That and I started it because I've been a fan since I was a wee lad.

[GarthUte]

Adam Jones had two clutch RBI hits to give the Os the win; a single in the 5th to tie the game and a double in the 7th which was the game winner. Dude is going to be a serious contender for AL MVP this year.

[LA Ute]

Because the Orioles are the preferred team of the Almighty.

But there's already a Dodgers thread.

[Newbomb Turk]

But there's already a Dodgers thread.

The Dodgers are a bunch of bums.

[LA Ute]

The Dodgers are a bunch of bums.

You sound like a Giants fan. I am so disappointed in you.

[Newbomb Turk]

You sound like a Giants fan. I am so disappointed in you.

Giants....pffft. Cubs fan. Take the lights out of Wrigley.

[LA Ute]

Giants....pffft. Cubs fan. Take the lights out of Wrigley.

Oh, I see. Another masochist.

[Newbomb Turk]

Oh, I see. Another masochist.

Baseball isn't about winning and losing. It is about sitting in the stands in the sunshine and having a hotdog.

[LA Ute]

Baseball isn't about winning and losing. It is about sitting in the stands in the sunshine and having a hotdog.

You are 100% right, sir.

[Diehard Ute]

Baseball isn't about winning and losing. It is about sitting in the stands in the sunshine and having a hotdog.

You meant a beer :)

[eldiente]

Going to the Orioles/Yankees game tonight in Yankee stadium. Forecast is for up to 1 inch of rain today. Hope the game still happens.

[Newbomb Turk]

You meant a beer :)

That too.

[eldiente]

Triple play.....stupid base running by the orioles. 41 degrees at game time.

[EutawStUtesFan]

Triple play.....stupid base running by the orioles. 41 degrees at game time.

And to add to that, AJ's error, a simple routine catch. He concentrated more on blowing that bubble than he did catching that ball.

[EutawStUtesFan]

And down goes the Blue. O's get the DH sweep and the series, Chen finally gets a win and Hunter pitches 3 solid innings.

Go O's!

[LA Ute]

Your guys cheated. That's all there is to it.

[smokymountainrain]

O's continue to hang in there with a nice win tonight. Really like the consistency of the top of the order. Pitching staff has been solid.

[GarthUte]

O's continue to hang in there with a nice win tonight. Really like the consistency of the top of the order. Pitching staff has been solid.

Yeah, they've kept it up from last season. They're 4th in the league in runs scored, but I'd like to see a bit more consistency from the middle of the lineup. Of course, considering that they're 10th in the league in batting average and 8th in slugging, it's hard to complain too much that they're in the middle of the pack for OBP.

Agreed about the pitching as well, but I'm not excited about the bullpen only having 13 saves out of 20 opportunities.

[EutawStUtesFan]

What a comeback! Down 6-0 going into the 6th, O's rally to score 9 unanswered runs to win it in 10. McFarland, despite giving up the inherited run, had a great outing followed by Hunter and of course, Big Jim with his 14th save of the season and 35th consecutive since blowing that save against the A's last July.

Go O's!!

By the way, both the O's and Utes win tonight in 10 innings. Great night for baseball.

[EutawStUtesFan]

Sweeping the Yankees and "Crush" Davis blasts his 31st homer. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_06_30_nyamlb_balmlb_1&mode=video&content_id=28498995&tcid=vpp_copy_28498995

[EutawStUtesFan]

Oh mercy! Machado with an outstanding throw from 3rd.
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_07_07_balmlb_nyamlb_1&mode=video&content_id=28704473&tcid=vpp_copy_28704473

Orioles end a horrible road trip (2-4) on a high note by beating the Yankees and giving Rivera a rare blown save.

[GarthUte]

Davis is on a tear. Hit number 35 earlier this evening.

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=vtp_longest_drives&content_id=28834653

[EutawStUtesFan]

Magic number is 1. Orioles have been under the radar all season long, one game away from clinching the AL east.

[EutawStUtesFan]

Ain't the beer cold!! AL East Champs. 17 years since last division championship. It's good to be back. Go O's

[Applejack]

Ain't the beer cold!! AL East Champs. 17 years since last division championship. It's good to be back. Go O's

Nice! I like the O's - they are plucky and have a cool mascot,