ST: Blue Jays @ Orioles April 11-13

BigLeagueChew · Post #1 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 1:14 am

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Game 1 April 11 7:05 pm
McGowan vs Tillman

Game 2 April 12 7:05 pm
Hutchinson vs Norris

Game 3 April 13 1:35pm
Buerhle vs Jimenez

Wo1verine · Post #2 » by **Wo1verine** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 2:03 am

Over/Under on the O's scoring 21 runs in the 3 games?

Post #3 » by **spykelee** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 2:34 am

We need to figure out how to beat some people in AL East if this season is going to have any semblance of meaningful baseball.

Randle McMurphy · Post #4 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 2:56 am

I still find it absurd that McGowan is starting for this team right now. Maybe he'll surprise me, but I doubt it.

s e n s i · Post #5 » by **s e n s i** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 3:06 am

2 out of 3 boys

i don't like pitching match-ups too much though, but that goes without saying for us on most nights

eddie needs to hit some biscuits like he usually does at oriole park

T-d0t · Post #6 » by **T-d0t** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:38 am

We're going to win 1 out of 3 at best.

dballislife · Post #7 » by **dballislife** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 1:57 pm

2 of 3 would be huge here

Vlade Divac · Post #8 » by **Vlade Divac** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:17 pm

PowerPlant1 · Post #9 » by **PowerPlant1** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:27 pm

i bet on 1 out of 3 at best. you know, it is discouraging when you send out your number 1 starter against the number 5 starter of a team that has historically been the worst in the AL and you still can't get a win.

Back2back2back · Post #10 » by **Back2back2back** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 5:17 pm

spykelee wrote:We need to figure out how to beat some people in AL East if this season is going to have any semblance of meaningful baseball.

Good luck with that! Not with this current lineup and starting rotation.

Back2back2back · Post #11 » by **Back2back2back** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 5:17 pm

Randle McMurphy wrote:I still find it absurd that McGowan is starting for this team right now. Maybe he'll surprise me, but I doubt it.

I feel the same way as well. Why not put in Redmond?

There There · Post #12 » by **There There** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 6:16 pm

PowerPlant1 wrote:i bet on 1 out of 3 at best. you know, it is discouraging when you send out your number 1 starter against the number 5 starter of a team that has historically been the worst in the AL and you still can't get a win.

That's the way baseball works. Bad teams beat good teams more frequently than you seem to think. Even the elite of the elite aren't going to win more than 60% of their games.

Taking two of three from a team, even one as bad as the Astros, is just fine.

As for this series, I could see us taking two. As much as we like to rag on our pitching, Tillman, Norris and Ubaldo shouldn't scare anyone.

There There · Post #13 » by **There There** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 6:20 pm

Back2back2back wrote:
Randle McMurphy wrote:I still find it absurd that McGowan is starting for this team right now. Maybe he'll surprise me, but I doubt it.

I feel the same way as well. Why not put in Redmond?

Redmond hasn't shown the ability to get through a lineup more than once without becoming eminently hittable. The long man role seems perfectly fine for him.

Until McGowan proves he isn't, and you need a sample size greater than one game for that, I see no reason not to consider him the best of the options available.

BigLeagueChew · Post #14 » by **BigLeagueChew** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 7:50 pm

1. Melky Cabrera (S) LF
2. Maicer Izturis (S) 2B
3. Jose Bautista (R) RF
4. Edwin Encarnacion (R) DH
5. Adam Lind (L) 1B
6. Dioner Navarro (S) C
7. Colby Rasmus (L) CF
8. Brett Lawrie (R) 3B
9. Ryan Goins (L) SS

ZanTabernak · Post #15 » by **ZanTabernak** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 8:03 pm

Back2back2back wrote:
Randle McMurphy wrote:I still find it absurd that McGowan is starting for this team right now. Maybe he'll surprise me, but I doubt it.

I feel the same way as well. Why not put in Redmond?

McGowan has had ONE start and people are calling for a change? That's just silly. According to that logic, Dickey shouldn't be starting based on his first game in Tampa. Let's give the guy a bit of a chance. He has a good arm as long as it doesn't fall off.

Santoki · Post #16 » by **Santoki** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 9:52 pm

BigLeagueChew wrote:1. Melky Cabrera (S) LF
2. Maicer Izturis (S) 2B
3. Jose Bautista (R) RF
4. Edwin Encarnacion (R) DH
5. Adam Lind (L) 1B
6. Dioner Navarro (S) C
7. Colby Rasmus (L) CF
8. Brett Lawrie (R) 3B
9. Ryan Goins (L) SS

So we've officially gone from a platoon of Izturis/Goins to Diaz/Goins. I honestly see no reason to play Goins even against righties. Diaz, who can barely hit himself, is still a better option and doesn't give up much, if anything, defensively. Goins and Sierra better be off this team the moment Reyes and Janssen are healthy.

Wo1verine · Post #17 » by **Wo1verine** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:08 pm

BigLeagueChew wrote:1. Melky Cabrera (S) LF
2. Maicer Izturis (S) 2B
3. Jose Bautista (R) RF
4. Edwin Encarnacion (R) DH
5. Adam Lind (L) 1B
6. Dioner Navarro (S) C
7. Colby Rasmus (L) CF
8. Brett Lawrie (R) 3B
9. Ryan Goins (L) SS

O's:

RF: Nick Markakis
DH: Delmon Young
1B: Chris Davis
CF: Adam Jones
C: Matt Wieters
LF: Nelson Cruz
2B: Steve Lombardozzi
SS: Ryan Flaherty
3B: Jonathan Schoop

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