OT - How bout dem O's hon!!!!!

**wickedsolo** · 05-19-2012, 11:37 AM

The hitting has really been great this year. Hardy, Wieters, Markakis, Jones, Beta...everyone is playing well at the plate.

**Doctor** · 05-19-2012, 02:28 PM

Markakis hasn't even really been hitting as well as you can generally expect from him (last night's timely dinger notwithstanding). If the pitching holds up, and some of the hitters can raise their averages, we're really going to be in business.

**bmorebirds_24** · 05-19-2012, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by goodandfast

Rookie starters are so hard to gauge long term. With little to no scouting report for batters to work with, they've got an advantage in the early portion of the season. He's got potential: great command and solid low 90s heat.

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I agree with this but from what I've seen of Chen you are going to get what you see. My concern with Chen is when the game hits the 5th inning. His ball seems to steadily rise in the zone. By the time the 7th rolls around he is throwing belt high 91 mph fastballs that teams will feast on.

I think once his stamina and body gets use to pitching every 5th day he will be good a number 2 on any team. That's just my opinion on his potential.

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**wickedsolo** · 05-19-2012, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by bmorebirds_24

I agree with this but from what I've seen of Chen you are going to get what you see. My concern with Chen is when the game hits the 5th inning. His ball seems to steadily rise in the zone. By the time the 7th rolls around he is throwing belt high 91 mph fastballs that teams will feast on.

I think once his stamina and body gets use to pitching every 5th day he will be good a number 2 on any team. That's just my opinion on his potential.

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And really that's better than we've had in a long time. It's going to really come down to how well they manage him during games. When they see those meatballs starting to become more frequent it's time for him to be pulled out of the game.

**dandrews** · 05-19-2012, 08:10 PM

These guys aren't that bad for a team that can't beat a community college team.

**Ravenblue** · 05-19-2012, 08:32 PM

It's becoming a little scary- this game is only the 3rd O's game I've ever watched (it's live in England) and we've won every one of them!

**ActualSpamBot** · 05-19-2012, 08:33 PM

I'm beginning to think I can drop the cautious from my cautious optimism.

**ActualSpamBot** · 05-19-2012, 09:23 PM

Of course as soon as I say that they decide to make it interesting.

**ballhawk** · 05-19-2012, 10:19 PM

5 in a row! 13 games over .500! MLB best 15-5 on the road!

**The Fanatic** · 05-19-2012, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by ActualSpamBot

I'm beginning to think I can drop the cautious from my cautious optimism.

The season is now 1/4 of the way over.

Certainly at anytime the wheels can come off the cart, particularly if injurys become a disruptive issue, but I think you have to say they're for real when you get this deep into the season.

iggyman555 · 05-19-2012, 11:21 PM

i dont think buck will let the wheels come off, but they could come back to "normal" and finish .500. anything over is gravy :) go O's

p.s. i wish they bring back this logo

http://content.sportslogos.net/logos...ji5se5c1yk.gif

**ravenfan83** · 05-19-2012, 11:36 PM

Awesome start for the O's. Some people will say "They start off good every
year and fall off." But here is something they never start off good
with,winning games on the road.

Getting 15 Wins on the Road

2009- July 19th 15-29 (44 Games)
2010- August 10th 15-40 (55 Games)
2011- July 26th 15-30 (45 Games)
2012- May 19th 15-5 (20 Games)