The Orioles will be over .500 for May, and will reach .500 for the season by Memorial Day. Will then need to play winning baseball the rest of the way in order to compete for the play-offs. The goal, as always, should be to win every series.
Mark Dubberstein - 7 months ago
season is just a continuation of 2024 second half - team is not competitive, and lacks any semblance of leadership; all hat, no cattle..
Ken Duncan - 7 months ago
ls, conditioning and game preparation may be suspect. O's have 14 players on injury list, many of them pitchers who were counted on to make a first rate starting pitcher corps. Those absences in most cases are understandable, as they include several Tommy John victims. Most of the injuries to position players, though, suggest perhaps that workout protocols, conditioning, and game preparation may be ineffective. or at least should be thoroughly examined as potential contributors. I can't remember a previous Orioles team set back so much by injuries. They are costing victories and likely will cause the team to miss the playoffs. General Manager and Manager need to take a hard look at injury patterns and possible remedies. Management blew it by not planning better for Bradish, Rodriguez, Wells, etc. delayed recoveries.
Donald Huffman - 7 months ago
Years ago, in order to be considered a major league ball player, you had to prove you could hit both right and left- handed pitching. Too much platooning these days.
One can always hope...
The Orioles will be over .500 for May, and will reach .500 for the season by Memorial Day. Will then need to play winning baseball the rest of the way in order to compete for the play-offs. The goal, as always, should be to win every series.
season is just a continuation of 2024 second half - team is not competitive, and lacks any semblance of leadership; all hat, no cattle..
ls, conditioning and game preparation may be suspect. O's have 14 players on injury list, many of them pitchers who were counted on to make a first rate starting pitcher corps. Those absences in most cases are understandable, as they include several Tommy John victims. Most of the injuries to position players, though, suggest perhaps that workout protocols, conditioning, and game preparation may be ineffective. or at least should be thoroughly examined as potential contributors. I can't remember a previous Orioles team set back so much by injuries. They are costing victories and likely will cause the team to miss the playoffs. General Manager and Manager need to take a hard look at injury patterns and possible remedies. Management blew it by not planning better for Bradish, Rodriguez, Wells, etc. delayed recoveries.
Years ago, in order to be considered a major league ball player, you had to prove you could hit both right and left- handed pitching. Too much platooning these days.