Three games. Three straight losses.
This weekend, the Orioles got swept by the Jays. While the black and orange didn’t embarrass themselves, they only really came close to beating the Toronto on Saturday, where they lost in extra innings. The pitching wasn’t terrible (ok, it was shaky on Sunday – especially VandenHurk and Simon), but the homer happy Jays got the best of the Orioles this series.
Perhaps the Orioles will get back on track against the Rays this week and finish out the season next weekend against the Tigers.
Really, overall during these past three games, I’ve just been astonished by Jose Bautista and his success. As we all know, he was once a Rule 5 pick by the Orioles, but then bounced around, ended up in Pittsburgh and found himself in Toronto. Many observers thought he had the skills to be more than a platoon/part-time player, and sure enough, he broke out of it.
Then again, I can’t imagine anyone ever thinking that Bautista would become the pre-eminent home run hitter of 2010, much less cross then 50-plus-homer plateau. It’s funny how things work out in the game, but the Baustita story is sure a nice one. Only the Lord knows if he’ll repeat this feat again next season, but it’s been a nice development in the sport of baseball.
Who knows if he’ll become the next Jayson Werth – a former Oriole who looks poised to hit it big in free agency.
