ORIOLES

[K8teebug]

Agreed.  They need to hit the ball.  i'm not blaming it on the pitching. 

[atomicfront]

pitching wasn't the problem last night...hitting sure was

well if you have given up a blown save and a loss in the first 3 games of the series and have given up what 6 runs in less than 4 innings.  I think we can complain about your pitching.  Gonzalez and O'Day were stellar but JJ lost that game.  Just like he lost the first game.   With Strop not being able to be trusted and JJ totally choking the Orioles have no plan at all for closing games.   

[hutch]

funny this is the same discussion we' re having on the nats thread.. pitching or hitting? who is to blame

[StoneTheCrow]

well if you have given up a blown save and a loss in the first 3 games of the series and have given up what 6 runs in less than 4 innings.  I think we can complain about your pitching.  Gonzalez and O'Day were stellar but JJ lost that game.  Just like he lost the first game.   With Strop not being able to be trusted and JJ totally choking the Orioles have no plan at all for closing games.   

Agreed. Doesn't excuse Adam Jones from being pretty awful.  Wieters and Hardy haven't hit, either.  A lot of blame to go aruond but JJ flat out lost the game last night.  Don't see him pitching at all tonight so we'll see what Buck does.   

[shemptiness]

Johnson only threw 22 pitches last night.  If the situation calls for it I'm sure Buck won't hesitate to use him.  Here's hoping they have a big enough lead and won't need to.

[James Ford]

If he does pitch, I predict one inning and he doesn't allow a run. You don't save 51 games and then fall apart every time you go out there.

Johnson only threw 22 pitches last night.  If the situation calls for it I'm sure Buck won't hesitate to use him.  Here's hoping they have a big enough lead and won't need to.

[James Ford]

Told y'all so.

If he does pitch, I predict one inning and he doesn't allow a run. You don't save 51 games and then fall apart every time you go out there.

Johnson only threw 22 pitches last night.  If the situation calls for it I'm sure Buck won't hesitate to use him.  Here's hoping they have a big enough lead and won't need to.

[James Ford]

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[stevewizzle]

Told y'all so.

If he does pitch, I predict one inning and he doesn't allow a run. You don't save 51 games and then fall apart every time you go out there.

Johnson only threw 22 pitches last night.  If the situation calls for it I'm sure Buck won't hesitate to use him.  Here's hoping they have a big enough lead and won't need to.

How on earth did you predict a closer to pitch one inning and allow no runs?

[HoyaSaxa03]

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[Seth Hurwitz]

man I'm too old for that shit last night

[shemptiness]

Hey Adam Jones - your alarm is going off - wake the hell up!

[hutch]

Told y'all so.

If he does pitch, I predict one inning and he doesn't allow a run. You don't save 51 games and then fall apart every time you go out there.

Johnson only threw 22 pitches last night.  If the situation calls for it I'm sure Buck won't hesitate to use him.  Here's hoping they have a big enough lead and won't need to.

How on earth did you predict a closer to pitch one inning and allow no runs?

I didn't think it was even possible?

[James Ford]

Sometimes you just have to defy the conventional "wisdom" and go with your gut.

Told y'all so.

If he does pitch, I predict one inning and he doesn't allow a run. You don't save 51 games and then fall apart every time you go out there.

Johnson only threw 22 pitches last night.  If the situation calls for it I'm sure Buck won't hesitate to use him.  Here's hoping they have a big enough lead and won't need to.

How on earth did you predict a closer to pitch one inning and allow no runs?

[Got Haggis?]

Johns Hopkins are closing several of their offices early for the game....pretty awesome of them.  too bad my work isn't and i have about an hour drive before i'm back in the city

the city will be insane tonight if the o's win

i don't even..