ORIOLES

Red Sox completely blew it.  I only hoped for them to win one and last night was it.

Just win tonight and host the wild card on Friday.  That's the plan.  Maybe the tiebreaker if we're lucky.

Also, my head hurts.

Boston's starter tonight is 1-6 with a 7.68 era. 

I think the O's should save Tillman for the wild card game (or division tiebreaker).

Throw Zach Britton out theree tonight in the arguably less meaningful game.

Anyone else have an opinion?

James wrote:
I think the O's should save Tillman for the wild card game (or division tiebreaker).

Throw Zach Britton out theree tonight in the arguably less meaningful game.

Anyone else have an opinion?

I think you can make a case for that.  But Buck seems to be pushing the right buttons this year.

James wrote:
Throw Zach Britton out theree tonight in the arguably less meaningful game.

We need to win order to ensure a home game for the wild card.  We don't play well in Oakland or Texas.

Yeah, unfortunately there's enough still at stake - home wild card game plus a chance at the division - that you've got to go with Tillman.  I may feel differently when Joe Saunders is facing the Rangers on Friday, though.

What makes you think that Britton against a Tampa club and crowd that doesn't give a shit equals automatic loss?

StoneTheCrow wrote:

James wrote:
Throw Zach Britton out theree tonight in the arguably less meaningful game.

We need to win order to ensure a home game for the wild card.  We don't play well in Oakland or Texas.

Hang on to your hats….Rangers/A's play now.  Heading home from work to watch it!

LET'S GO ORIOLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

James wrote:
What makes you think that Britton against a Tampa club and crowd that doesn't give a shit equals automatic loss?

Tampa is hardly playing like a team that has packed it in (like, say, Boston). 

K8teebug wrote:
Hang on to your hats….Rangers/A's play now.  Heading home from work to watch it!

In the almost 10 years I've lived in the Bay Area, I've turned an A's game (not involving the Angels) on TV exactly once: about the 6th inning of Dallas Braden's no-hitter.

Today is the second.

StoneTheCrow wrote:

James wrote:
Throw Zach Britton out theree tonight in the arguably less meaningful game.

We need to win order to ensure a home game for the wild card.  We don't play well in Oakland or Texas.

I agree with this.  Plus there's always the chance (albeit slight) that the Yankees will lose.  Let's wait until Friday to worry about Friday. 

Not a good day for Hamilton.  Looks like Rangers get the wild card.

I guess my wild card ticket purchase was useless.

Plus I want to throw up.

so rangers  play o's..that is what i understand

kind of sucks..

Suire, if you assume the games being played right now end after four/five innings.

hutch wrote:
so rangers  play o's..that is what i understand

kind of sucks..

I just want a home playoff game.  Is that asking too much?

Based on the way they're playing tonight, perhaps. :(

Putting Arrieta in makes it seem like they're thowing in the towel on this one.

Shemp wrote:
I just want a home playoff game.  Is that asking too much?

I don't understand how the Rays miss the playoffs with the pitching they have.

I'm thinking Hammel is a possibility for Friday.

69-93 in '11
93-69 in '12

Well done, O's.  Let's keep the season going.