I don’t know what to say about the Orioles anymore. As much as an optimist as I am, while showing some cynicism, it is pretty much destined that the Orioles will lose 100 games in 2009?
As the Orioles left Cleveland over the weekend, they arrived in Tampa Bay, this time to face the Rays; however, despite having a 6-3 lead in the 7th inning, they found another way to lose. On Monday, they lost 7-6, only after reliever Matt Albers gave up a three-run homer to Willy Aybar in the seventh, and then Chris Ray gave up the tying run in the 8th.
Mark Hendrickson — in a spot start for Baltimore — went six strong innings and gave up three runs (all off of homers), and Brian Roberts had a two-run homer in the fourth, and Melvin Mora had two runs driven in; however, the bullpen could not put out a little smoldering fire, but instead let it burn and burn until it got too late.
If there’s one thing that fans are learning – the Orioles have some viable pieces for its future, but the brain trust will have a lot of work to do in the offseason in order to somehow put a competitive product on the field for 2010. However, it’s been 12 losing seasons, and instead of having the Orioles being talked about in September, the Ravens — rightfully so — are the talk of the town and the region.
