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Friday’s O’s Links: MLB Record, Here We Come!

A fake 19 banner at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on the Warehouse.
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The O’s were 10-2 against Cleveland in 2015-16, but the Tribe got some revenge this week. On top of taking three of four, they helped the Birds continue their now AL-record streak of allowing five-plus runs in 19 consecutive games. They can tie the all-time MLB record tonight (held by the 1924 Philadelphia Phillies) in Tampa.

Mark Viviano tried to bring some levity to the depressing situation:

Hey, if we can’t laugh, we’ll probably cry.

To the links on this dreary Friday.

Orioles Pitching Futility Puts Them on Brink of a Dubious Record

If you masochists care to read more about that.

Maybe the Projections Were Right About the Orioles

Yeah, yeah. Or maybe the “Projectors” just got lucky, howbohdah?!

Orioles Offense Being Asked to Perform a Difficult Task

I mean, if the pitchers can allow 5+ runs in 19 straight, why can’t the bats put up 6+ in 19 straight? Seems only fair, right? Carry your weight, offense!

It’s Time for the Orioles to Rebuild

Travis Sawchik of FanGraphs says it’s time for a Baltimore rebuild. While I don’t disagree in theory, here’s the problem: rebuilding is HARD. Look what’s happening in Philly (where, coincidentally, the rebuild is being led by the man to whom many O’s fans give the lion’s share of the credit for the recent success in Baltimore, Andy MacPhail.) Anyway, Sawchik talks a lot about trading Manny Machado as part of this rebuild – not only that, but trading him to Boston or the Yankees – that’s not happening, friend.

Real or Not: Orioles Should Trade Manny Machado

Are we having fun yet?!

 

I wish you a fond weekend, Birdland. Here’s to ending this stupid streak tonight, and winning some baseball games. The good news is that there are a bunch of games against the AL East coming up – the Birds are good against them! The bad is that these games are on the road – the O’s are terrible there!

Something’s gotta give. I’m afraid we all know what it’ll be.

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