It was another game and another loss for the Orioles on Friday night on the West Coast against the Los Angeles Angels. They lost their third game in a row.
Once again, the starting pitching for Baltimore – this time, Jo-Jo Reyes – was rudderless and gave the opposing team an early lead before they even got back into it.
At this point, the Orioles are now 47-75 and just playing out the stretch in the final month or so.
I don’t want to say the season is lost – oh well, it may be – but, fans were hoping for improvement.
That has not happened.
It’s been frustrating to watch the Orioles just relive the same scenario – bad patching, poor hitting and just a lackluster squad – over and over. It’s going on 14 years of losing and I wonder what the off-season will bring.
Really, some baseball experts expected the Orioles to finish above the Blue Jays; however, for one reason or another, Toronto always seems to field a competitive team, and at 64-61, they are a pleasant surprise.
Much like the Orioles, the Jays have a bright future – but, they are trending in the right direction.
The Orioles are not.
They have endured quite a bit of injuries (Brian Roberts, Jake Arrieta, Jason Berken, J.J. Hardy, and the list goes on and on…); however, the young arms didn’t really take a step forward this season, there’s been a lot of inconsistency (especially, with the pitching), and there’s really no impact player in the minors to plug in case of an emergency.
The Jays have Brett Lawrie, who was promoted from the minors in the past few weeks and has paid immediate dividends.
Who do the Orioles have?
There’s not a player of note right now.
Seriously, whether Andy MacPhail leaves, or Buck Showalter takes over as a higher authority, this team needs to rebuild from the ground up. They can make a splash on the market, but until they get some better arms and the young arms figure out, it won’t matter who is acquired.
Despite the doom and gloom, there is some good…
The Orioles had a good draft this year, and were able to sign their top picks – which is nice and wonderful.
Then again, they need to develop, plus avoid bad luck.
Baltimore has had a mediocre track record with their draft picks until recently, but more has to be done. Let’s hope the current crop of prospects help the organization in their rise to relevancy again.
We as fans just have to be patient.
With all that being said, I’ve had a busy past few weeks; however, I am taking a few days off and heading to Minnesota to do some work and also catch the Orioles play at the new, grand spanking Target Field. I have read rave reviews of the stadium and also gotten a lot of insight from business contacts out there, plus other fans.
I’m looking forward to seeing the Birds on the road and also visiting a ballpark that has been on my to-do-list for a while.
