69 wins in 2011 and 69 wins in 2012.
With 36 games remaining on the schedule, the Baltimore Orioles matched their 2011 season win total after defeating the Blue Jays 8-2 on Saturday night. Whodathunkit?
Despite the dramatic turn around in Baltimore, Orioles skipper Buck Showalter still isn’t impressed. “I don’t think you’re going to find anybody in that locker room who knows that unless you tell them,” Showalter said according The Baltimore Sun’s Dan Connolly. “I think if someone had told us that was going to be the benchmark this year, they’d ask, ‘Who says that?’ Our guys, from Day 1 in spring training, have a loftier goal than having a better record than last year.”
Perhaps that “loftier goal” is a postseason berth. The Orioles are in a three-way tie with the Athletics and Rays for the AL Wild Card and find themselves four games back of the Yankees in the East.
I think it goes without saying, the Orioles have earned at least one post season accolade. Buck Showalter has got to be Manager of the Year.
69, my favorite number! Where are all the naysayers now? Come on out of the woodwork. World Series bound!
I don’t know about the series but it is more fun paying attention to the O’s this year,,,,,,,,,,,having said that , it still looks like they are doing better because the rest of the division is doing worse,,,,,,,,,,,I really don’t think they are that much better than last year , remember most of their games are against their division and this year it is down , are the O’s that much better , I don’t think so………….
Right on spy , I think having the best bullpen in baseball has made them look better than they really are…