Orioles Update - Live From Fenway
In an effort to slowly accumulate visits to as many major league ballparks as possible, I was particularly excited to be attending an afternoon game at Fenway Park on Saturday. The weather was crisp but nice, the stands were packed and it felt like Camden Yards used to feel. Optimism was in the air. It's a really cute little stadium, the Green Monster is huge and it fits nicely in with the rest of the city.
Unlike my experience at Yankee Stadium, the fans were nice and enjoyed having some opposition in the stands and I would like to thank Steve Traschel for keeping it interesting for the first five innings.
More to the point though, the O's arrived in Beantown having swept the Devil Rays, and won their first game against the first place Sox. Burress pitched really well and the defense was stellar Friday night. Cut to Saturday afternoon, where Trax gave us the chance, the bullpen gave up the game and the Sox embarassed us. Every time I saw their first baseman Kevin Youkilis scoop up a low bouncer, I wondered by Aubrey Huff missed two, and why he twice chose to step off first base and do a back handed tag, which worked only once.
I also wondered why we nearly outhit the Sox but couldn't score and why our pitchers cannot throw strikes. When Leicsester loaeded the bases on three walks, I knew it was over.
I cannot even begin to talk about Sunday's game. Just know it was the saddest effort I have ever witnessed in baseball. And of course it was followed up by last night's game against the Blue Jays when the O's could not hold on and win a close one, with Danys Baez, the chokemaster, giving up a crucial walk and home run to Troy Glaus. His performance in the last two days has been an embarassment to the craft of major league pitching.
It just seems like our starters suck when the bullpen is clicking. Finally our pitching rebounds and we can't hit a thing. Our offense shapes up and the bullpen starts giving away runs like that's why they're getting millions of dollars.
Having lost the last two games to Boston and the first to the Jays, the Orioles have won four and lost three of their last seven. They are three games below .500, .5 games behind New York and 9 games behind the first place Red Sox.
Unlike my experience at Yankee Stadium, the fans were nice and enjoyed having some opposition in the stands and I would like to thank Steve Traschel for keeping it interesting for the first five innings.
More to the point though, the O's arrived in Beantown having swept the Devil Rays, and won their first game against the first place Sox. Burress pitched really well and the defense was stellar Friday night. Cut to Saturday afternoon, where Trax gave us the chance, the bullpen gave up the game and the Sox embarassed us. Every time I saw their first baseman Kevin Youkilis scoop up a low bouncer, I wondered by Aubrey Huff missed two, and why he twice chose to step off first base and do a back handed tag, which worked only once.
I also wondered why we nearly outhit the Sox but couldn't score and why our pitchers cannot throw strikes. When Leicsester loaeded the bases on three walks, I knew it was over.
I cannot even begin to talk about Sunday's game. Just know it was the saddest effort I have ever witnessed in baseball. And of course it was followed up by last night's game against the Blue Jays when the O's could not hold on and win a close one, with Danys Baez, the chokemaster, giving up a crucial walk and home run to Troy Glaus. His performance in the last two days has been an embarassment to the craft of major league pitching.
It just seems like our starters suck when the bullpen is clicking. Finally our pitching rebounds and we can't hit a thing. Our offense shapes up and the bullpen starts giving away runs like that's why they're getting millions of dollars.
Having lost the last two games to Boston and the first to the Jays, the Orioles have won four and lost three of their last seven. They are three games below .500, .5 games behind New York and 9 games behind the first place Red Sox.
