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tedman2012
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lets go o's
Oakland won and Clev. came all the way back. Looks like we may be 2 1/2 out of the WC after today.
Now, a disclaimer: As much I'm frustrated with this team's recent performance, I'm not writing off this year's team yet. I'm just concerned that the 2013 Orioles could realistically end up with a position that's "neither fish nor fowl." Specifically, that means improving the team over the short term, but not to the extent of being good enough to reach the postseason this year-- while at the same time, weakening the farm system (due to the trades for short-term help) and thus making the organization less competitive in the future. If that's the case, maybe standing pat at the trade deadline would have been a better strategy if the alternative of "trading the farm to win now" is a bad idea.
Of course, one cannot change the past, so the best thing that us fans can do now is to simply hope for the best...
Theoretically, losing every single game for the rest of the reason would give one a reasonable chance of ending up with a worse record than the Astros. But obviously that's not possible without intentionally throwing every game or at least conducting a fire-sale at the trade deadline (which is definitely bad sportsmanship, and possibly disallowed by the rules)... and no fan would sign up for that either.
That's why I suggested standing pat as an alternative if one season isn't enough to sufficiently upgrade the team.
They're right in the thick of the WC basically so they just need to get some momentum and start paying more attn to the little things.
Oops, looks like you replied to my post after I deleted it-- I was trying to make another addition but ended up going over the 5-minute limit for editing. Here's what I meant to say:
To be fair, most of the trades this season are ones that I could live with, as the players given up were mostly mid-level prospects or those who have struggled with the organization. Even if the 2013 Orioles do end up missing the postseason by one game, I can still see them contending in 2014. The question is simply this: "Could this organization have done better in terms of finding a balance between contending this year and staying competitive for the long term?"
With their schedule in September the al east is far from over...once we can get to play some winning teams hopefully they will refocus and start hitting
4-2 rbi knock by nicky 1st and 2nd no outs aj up bunt dammmit3-2 lead
4-2 rbi knock by nicky 1st and 2nd no outs aj up bunt dammmit