today was opening day. The Orioles were postponed due to rainy weather in Boston; the Yankees lost in extra innings. So, the Orioles are a half a game ahead of the Yankees. This may be the only day this year they will be ahead of the Yankees.
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O's won. Trey Mancini, who spent all of 2020 on the DL recovering from colon cancer, came back today. First two at bats, he grounded into double plays. But, later, contributed offensively. Great to have him back.
Seattle Mariners won their opener against the Giants in front of 9,000 live fans. Or as they call it, a sell-out.
O’s hitters have struck out 77 times so far this year in 6 games. 6 games = 162 outs (they have had no home games yet). That is a stunning 47.5% of their outs coming on strikeouts. And this is with Chris Davis on the DL. And all the games were AL games, with a DH, so no pitchers had to hit.
Yet, they are 4-2. Last night the O’s had 17 strikeouts and the Yankees had 13 hits and yet, the O’s won. First Oriole win in NY since March of 2019. Go figure.
"Yes, the streak of 8,205 games played, of 52 seasons plus a week, is no more. The Padres are no longer the only team to have never thrown a no-hitter."--LA Times
I was at the Murph the night in 1970 when manager Preston Gomez pulled Clay Kirby from the game despite Kirby having a no-hitter for 8 innings. The Pads were losing 1-0 to the Mets. Gomez' reliever gave up 2 runs in the 9th and SD lost 3-0. Closest SD came to a no-hitter until yesterday.
Congrats to Joe Musgrove!
@The Old Man posted:"Yes, the streak of 8,205 games played, of 52 seasons plus a week, is no more. The Padres are no longer the only team to have never thrown a no-hitter."--LA Times
Now if we could only beat the Dodgers.
Video from last night: Not sure if this should be in the baseball thread or the what did you eat for dinner thread:
Orioles pitcher John Means entered today’s game with a 3-0 record and a 1.70 ERA. He tossed a no hitter, striking out 12 Mariners, and lowering his ERA to 1.37.
Only one Mariner reached base. Not on a walk, nor a hit, nor a hit by pitch, nor an error.................... Reached on a dropped third strike. That's how close this was to a perfect game.
Probably nobody else cares about this (like everything else on the Forum), but MLB threw Topps baseball cards under the bus last week, ending a 70 year partnership. As one who has complete sets from 1960-63, it probably only increases the value, but it still sucks. Always looked forward to the new cards every Spring.
Orioles in the process of losing their 19th in a row. 😪😪
Orioles played a doubleheader yesterday. The new rules are that each game is 7 innings. In the first game, the Orioles led 10-7 going into the 7th inning. But the O's terrible pitchers (some redundancy there) gave up four runs in the top of the 7th so they lost 11-10.
Could it get worse?
Well, in game two the Orioles took a 1-0 lead into the 7th and final inning. The Blue Jays scored 11 runs in the top of the inning. They sent 16 players to bat. It was a blood bath.
The O's went on to lose, of course.
The Orioles are now FIFTY games below .500.
Irwin, the Jays scored a few touchdowns against the Orioles today.
@mangiare posted:Irwin, the Jays scored a few touchdowns against the Orioles today.
Yes, I noticed. In fact, 13 NFL teams this week (so far) scored fewer points on the gridiron than the Blue Jays scored runs today on the baseball field.
Must be some giddiness up there in Toronto, eh? Looks like the Blue Jays have a decent shot at the wild card spot.
Too many games left against Tampa to make me feel comfortable but meaningful September baseball is a good feeling. And the team is a lot of fun to watch.
If they keep this up, no telling what happens.
I don't know much about sports but I did know, before they replay, that it was a checked swing. Crummy way to win the title. It may have been a great play (quickly pointing to the first base umpire) by the catcher.
@The Old Man posted:I don't know much about sports but I did know, before they replay, that it was a checked swing. Crummy way to win the title. It may have been a great play (quickly pointing to the first base umpire) by the catcher.
Agreed
Actually, I think Bellinger's single in the 9th won the game. Check swing makes the count 1-2 and still 2 outs.
