26 August 2010, 12:34 pm
Thoughts on the 2010 Baltimore Orioles? Within a couple days, the Baltimore Orioles will be the first team in baseball to be officially taken out of 2010 playoff contention (their "elimination number" is 3). They currently have the 2nd worst record in baseball (ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates) and the worst record in the American League with 45-82 (.354). It seems as though they could lose over 100 games for the season. Let's not forget that the Baltimore Orioles are historically a great team. The franchise has been in the playoffs 11 times (once as the St. Louis Browns). They have won 7 American League pennants (once as the St. Louis Browns). They even won the World Series 3 times (defeated the Dodgers in 1966, the Reds in 1970, and the Phillies in 1981). But they haven't been in the playoffs nor even had a winning season since 1997 Let's look at the facts about this season: Lost from 2009: DH/1B Aubrey Huff (.283) and 3B Melvin Mora (.278) Gained for 2010: 1B Garrett Atkins (.285) and P Kevin Millwood (4.12 ERA) [This season Millwood has a 5.63 ERA and is 2-14, both the worst ERA and the most losses for any season of his career] First game of season: Lost 3-4 against Rays in Tampa (April 6) First home game: Lost 6-7 against Toronto Blue Jays (April 9), which started a 9-game losing streak Won only 2 of first 18 games Longest losing streak of season: Lost 10 in a row against Athletics, Blue Jays, Yankees and Red Sox (May 26-June 5) Managerial change: Manager Dave Trembley fired on June 3 Worst defeat of season: 0-11 in Baltimore by Boston Red Sox (June 4) Best win streak of season: Swept four game series against Rangers in Texas (July 8-11) Managerial change: Buck Showalter is made manager on July 30 So far the Orioles have lost all 12 games they've had against the Toronto Blue Jays The Orioles have lost 10 of 12 games against the New York Yankees The Orioles have lost 9 of 12 games against the Tampa Bay Rays The Orioles are have 6 wins and 6 losses against the Boston Red Sox Best Orioles batting average: DH Luke Scott (.291 average) Most Orioles home runs: DH Luke Scott (25 home runs) Most Orioles RBI: 1B Ty Wigginton (63 RBI) Most Orioles wins: SP Jeremy Guthrie (7 wins, 13 losses) Best Orioles ERA: SP Jeremy Guthrie (4.13 ERA) Most Orioles saves: RP Alfredo Simon (17 saves) Baltimore Orioles team batting average = .258 Baltimore Orioles team ERA: 4.90 Baltimore Orioles team fielding percentage = .982 What are your thoughts on the Baltimore Orioles? What do you have to say about the trades, about the season, the players, the managerial change, next year, etc? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Baltimore_Orioles_season http://mlb.mlb.com/schedule/sortable.jsp?c_id=bal... Read More »
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