Goin' South
When the Orioles open a three-game series against the Nationals tonight in Washington, it should confirm the special place that this area holds in the sports pantheon. The Mid-Atlantic region is now at the center of the bad baseball universe.
Both teams are in last place in their respective divisions and both teams do not combine for as many victories (28) so far this year as the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers (29), who are rolling in spite of the loss of one of the best hitters in the game to a 50-game suspension.
Can't wait to get to the ballpark. Maybe we'll know by then what they're planning to do about the starting rotation.
Radio plug: Tune in today at noon for The Week in Review with Clarence Mitchell IV and me on WBAL (1090 AM). We'll be tossing around the issues of the day and I'll be trying to provide some insight along with the insults that fly every Friday afternoon. It's meant to be fun and it's even more fun when you join in. If you're out of signal range, go to WBAL.com and click on the "Listen Live" icon.
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Comments
Pete: Although this series isn't much to look forward to, b/c there is a possibility that the O's lose 2 of 3. I can't remember a year in recent memory where I have HAD to watch games b/c of prospects arriving. First it was Montanez, then Bergeson and then Reimold. They have been at least fun to watch. I hope Reimold can keep it up and stay in that LF spot. Next up is possibly a pitcher, I like Patton, but I'm not holding my breath to see him this year. Then Wieters, can you name another year in the past 15 where this has happened for the O's?
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Pete's reply: No. That's the only thing that will make the year bearable.
Posted by: Matt | May 22, 2009 11:21 AM
The Dodgers have played nine games against teams over .500. The Orioles have played nine games against the Yankees alone... then 7 against Texas, 4 against Boston, 3 against Toronto (I'm not counting 3 against KC though). Also, 7 against Tampa Bay, who are under .500 but are your reigning AL champs.
I'm not saying the Orioles are as good as the Dodgers, just that the Dodgers' record comes with a huge helping of SO WHAT.
Posted by: Steve D. | May 22, 2009 11:50 AM
I am a lifelong O's fan. Like many of our fans, I want to be excited...but I was one of the sceptics this offseason when they did not sign Tex.
To me, it was not really about one player or our commitment to developing young players (which appears to be going better than expected)...it was about proving to the fans ownership is committed to winning.
With this said, we have several young pitchers coming up...and Wieters. Will ownership go out and get a couple of key players this offseason to really push this team into contention? If not, don't expect much change in attendance/morale with the fans.
Just my two cents.....
Posted by: Mike Kelly | May 22, 2009 11:50 AM
Wouldn't want to be the owner of MASN (he he) right now.
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Pete's reply: Yeah, you would, and I can think of about 4 million reasons a month why?
Posted by: Bob | May 22, 2009 12:00 PM
They could bill this series as "The Resistible Force vs. The Movable Object."
Posted by: John | May 22, 2009 3:00 PM