Official 2012 Baltimore Orioles Thread

[FLRedskins]

O's 5
R's-2

Maybe Romo can show up and give the Rangers a good pep talk then we know for sure the O's will win

[Bang]

All I can say is


WOW!
the POSTSEASON!!!!!!!!


WOOOOOOOOOOOO!


Honestly, if Buck Showalter isn't
A/ Hands down manager of the year, and
B/ given a fat contract extension,

there's something wrong in the world.

WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

GO ORIOLES!!!!!!!!!!!


~WOOO!

[Rocky21]

I would have been happy with a winning season but the O's playing post season ball in October?

Priceless.

[balki1867]

I would rather play Texas in a one game playoff than play them in a series. At some point, there was a chance we would play Texas if we want to make the World Series. Why not take them out in 1 game.

My thoughts exactly. A one-game playoff is our best shot of beating them, and I like the fact that we'd follow up by playing the Yankees in the DS, meaning we wouldn't have to see Oakland till the ALCS, if at all.

[Forehead]

Has your team made a choice yet of who they're going to throw opposite Darvish?

[Fight4RGIII]

Has your team made a choice yet of who they're going to throw opposite Darvish?

Saunders or Steve Johnson. I'm sure we'll see both of them eventhough Saunders's numbers are horrific in Arlington. I guess he's due for a good game?

[Forehead]

Man, I played against Joe Saunders in high school, and went to some of the same baseball camps as him. I'd go with Steve Johnson.

[MattFancy]

I'm hoping it's Johnson. Saunders has some more experience, but I don't think I trust him.

[pjfootballer]

I'd go with Johnson. Rangers hit lefties WAY too good. If we win, we can start Saunders Sunday against the Spankees.

[DM72]

All I can say is


WOW!
the POSTSEASON!!!!!!!!


WOOOOOOOOOOOO!


Honestly, if Buck Showalter isn't
A/ Hands down manager of the year, and
B/ given a fat contract extension,

there's something wrong in the world.

WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

GO ORIOLES!!!!!!!!!!!


~WOOO!

What about the manager for the A's? It's definitely between him and Buck.

[Fight4RGIII]

Saunders in that ballpark and against that lineup...

[TheDoyler23]

What about the manager for the A's? It's definitely between him and Buck.

Yea, if we don't escape Texas, it may just go that way.


As for the starter...since it's a 1 game playoff...all hands on deck especially with Tillman and Gonza unavailable. I just may be wathcing the game between my fingers.

[balki1867]

What about the manager for the A's? It's definitely between him and Buck.

Honestly, I'm starting to think he deserves it more. The AL West is definitely a tougher division than the East, and they won it all. We have an X-factor in that baseball has already seen what Oakland is capable of with Billy Beane pulling the strings. They have an X-factor in that, even though we don't like to admit it, we aren't exactly a team full of nobody's. Matt Wieters and Adams Jones didn't exactly come out of nowhere-- they were pretty highly regarded prospects who've both been in the bigs for a little while now.

The playoffs might change things, (and honestly both guys deserve it), but if you forced me to choose right now, I'd have to go with Melvin.

[abdcskins]

There's a difference between, "jumping off the bandwagon" and having a bad feeling about the game. Jumping off the bandwagon means you have given up on a team and are no longer a fan.

Also, it doesn't feel like the playoffs yet to me. If we win tomorrow, then we are in the playoffs.

[Dictator]

Also, it doesn't feel like the playoffs yet to me. If we win tomorrow, then we are in the playoffs.

I agree. a one game play-in doesn't really qualify as "playoffs" to me. MLB screwed the pooch with this system IMO