Very satisfying win tonight. Huge leadoff two bagger from Wieters and great patience along with heart tonight. Usually I dislike Trembley's strategy with his starters but tonight I really wanted to see the rook get back out there for the 7th. I wanted to see him battle and he did. Win or lose I would not have pinned it on the manager, I liked the call. A nice outing, good win as well!!

Pete--Your quotes make it clear how deeply Adam is into the game. We hear about the 5 tools when discussing Adam. How about a 6th tool?

Leader.

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Pete's reply: I think so....in time.

"would've" not "would of"

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Pete's reply: Nitpicker. I'll fix it.

Hmmmm and if I recall B-rob bunted as well. Where are the critics now?? Lol Anyway GREAT WIN!!!

Pete--It was such a thrilling win that I want to make sure that I acknowledge the contributions of Mora, Andino, and Wiggington.

Melvin had a smart approach at the plate, going the opposite way. He truly enjoys coming through against his old team.

Andino continues to impress in all aspects. His defense has been solid; his base running, going from first to third on Roberts' double, showed he has jets. His homer tonight was the third of his Major League career. His first? A walk-off game-winner against the Mets last season when Robert played for the Marlins.

One shrewd pickup by Andy MacPhail

And another former Met, Ty Wigginton, a fellow projected to be their third baseman before David Wright, had a sharp night. Ty hustled down the line on his nubber that Livan Hernandez could not come up with. Then he lined a hit to center. Wigginton struck out on a slow breaking ball from the crafty Hernandez, but rebounded to make a sterling diving snag of Omir Santos' shot down the first base line to preserve a tie.

It was wonderful to learn that the Birds had broken an 0-34 skein in games they had trailed after 8 innings. Thanks for letting us know about that, Pete.

What a night. I believe that every player on the Baltimore Orioles has a good vibe going right now about themselves, their teammates, and the future of the Birds.

This was a very exciting game to watch on MLB Tv. I cant wait to be in Maryland to watch a game from the stands next week against the Nats! Maybe there will even be 40k fans there?

GREAT ab's in the 9th. I swear i though k-rod was tipping his changeup. he seemed to throw it when he didn't completely stop in the set position...fastball when he did stop. I think everyone in the ballpark except the home plate ump thought ball 4 to Reimold was strike 2...Nolan seemed surprised. Nice win...man, we need a nice outing from Hill.

It's before my time, but isn't this what Earl used to refer to as "deep depth"? Everyone played a key role in that win, as Jones mentioned. Wieters legs out a double. Reimold shows patience. Pie makes it to third when nobody else would. Jones bleeds out the walk. Huff with the hit.

A total team effort. Great to see.

Pete -
I was thinking the same thing as O's Fan in the Upstate when the moves started being made in the 9th. The '77 thru '83 "deep depth" O's teams flipped the normal odds to the point that the opponents had no confidence they were going to hold any 9th-inning lead. It was like "We're behind so we've got you right where we want you." Funny to think that the '09 O's could make a fan remember that last night ...esp against K-rod ...but that's what I was thinking. I thought yeah Pie is gonna do some kind of sprint that's gonna give us a tie. And I thought, Riemold is not an ordinary rookie ...he's gonna be patient. And look who's coming up after that !
It's a lot tougher to make moves these days (we probably would have lost the DH if we had to go back out for the 10th) but I'm glad DT went for the whole enchilada. Great job.

nice team win, o's!

I kept examining the tape of Huff's scrum celebration and the only Oriole missing was Brian Roberts. WHY?

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Pete's reply: I don't know. Didn't notice that.

Apologies to Adam Jones, but Jonathan Broxton is the best closer in the game. No argument necessary.

And I'd take Broxton, Heath Bell, Joe Nathan, Trevor Hoffman and maybe even Andrew Bailey over K-Rod any day. None of those guys ever threw a hissy-fit and dropped a return throw from the catcher to allow the game winning run to score.

A memorable week. Who would have expected the O's to win a series against the Mets in the same week that the Nats won one against the Yankees. Or even the same season.

As Jones pointed out, that 9th inning was a true team win. Every Oriole involved there made a special contribution. One of the more notable for me is Pie busting his butt down to 3B and beating out that tag. When your bench makes contributions, it's a good sign.

from the NY Times: "Nothing, though, was flawless about Rodriguez’s ninth inning. Almost immediately, he recognized that he had poor command of his fastball. But what surprised him and catcher Omir Santos was how selective the Orioles had suddenly become. “They swing at almost everything” is how Santos described their approach."

I think there is truth to what the mets catcher, Santos states about the O's. If the O's are going to win consistently, they need to be more patient at the plate. One of the most satisfying part of the way O's started the season was their patience at the plate, especially Jones. However, they have gone back to their impatient ways.

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Pete's reply: I think they were pressing during the slump. I think you'll see more patience now.