Just because my beloved Baltimore Orioles are out of the postseason, doesn’t mean I can’t stop watching. I love baseball. Even over Presidential Debates.
If you’ve changed the channel, decided to give the Ravens their due time or can’t wait to hear if the players accept the owners’ offer in the NHL CBA negotations, I completely understand. Here’s what you’ve missed in the week since the O’s were eliminated by the Yankees.
The American League Championship Series is three games deep and the New York Yankees are still searching for their first win. Seriously.
Last night, Tigers ace Justin Verlander allowed only two hits to Ichiro Suzuki through eight innings and Detroit rolled on beating New York 2-1. New York’s lineup is batting .200 this postseason, after scoring the second most runs during the regular season. Their postseason record in games not started by ace CC Sabathis is 1-5.
Joe Girardi has benched Alex Rodriguez and now Nick Swisher and Robinson Cano finally broke out of his 0-for-29 slump with a single last night.
I have to ask, how did the Orioles lose to this Yankees team?
It should have been Baltimore-Detroit, not New York-Detroit.
I can’t let it go.
I still say, after losing a 10 game division lead, fighting the whole month of September to keep the Orioles at bay, and another hard fought five game series with our Birds, the “Old Yankees” were (are) exhausted.
Tigers Pitching might have something to do with it. As a Michigander living in Alexandria, VA, I was praying for a Baltimore/Detroit ALCS.
BWI/DTW,
While I agree, Tigers pitching has held the Yankees in check, if you look at the series against Baltimore, with the exception of the ninth inning of game one, the Orioles pitching held the Mighty Yankees to 10 runs over the five game set, including a 13 inning contest.
So, that’s where I was going. Besides the tough September race against the Birds, they also pitched pretty well themselves in the ALDS with the Yankees finally prevailing in 5 games.
Their Old Asses are worn out!
Their asses are old, their ankles are broken but they still have time to flirt while in the batters box, how fitting. F The Yankees!
The Yankees are old and over paid , the O’s are younger and over paid,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,based on their five game series neither of these teams should pick up their paychecks this month,,,,,,,,,,,,,,the truth is the O’s do not have any money ballplayers and the Yankees have one , who just happened to beat the O’s almost single handedly………………..
Funny how the naysayers come out of the woodworks now that the O’s are done for the year.
The last month of the season was emotionally and mentally draining for both teams and top the fact that the Orioles have no postseason experience. Well, except two players .. Thome and Saunders and only one of them came through. Those guys will do better next year with this experience under their belt.