It was an eventful first night at the SkyDome (or whatever it’s called…it’ll always be SkyDome to me), as the O’s got smacked around by the Blue Jays in a game that, of course, included some extracurriculars. It’s becoming a bit of a theme for the O’s lately, and although David Ortiz & Jose Bautista are both certified Grade-A jerks, the Orioles need to be careful. We don’t want to suddenly have a reputation like the Braves did a few years back, as the damn baseball police.
Onto the links…
MASN’s Steve Melewski says O’s-Jays is a powder keg at the moment, but the most important thing for the Birds is to win a game. They’ve played two terrible games in a row, making five errors and allowing 20 runs to start the week in Boston and Toronto. WOOF.
Potential Upcoming Roster Moves
While Rob Shields of Baltimore Sports & Life penned this piece prior to last night’s fireworks, his point may be even more relevant after yet another terrible outing by an O’s starting pitcher. As much as they may regret it in two years when Jason Garcia is mowing them down for the Red Sox, there just doesn’t seem to be any feasible way to keep him on the roster this year.
Chris Davis has looked a lot like he did in 2014 so far, which doesn’t bode well for the 2015 Orioles’ prospects. Matt Perez of Camden Depot takes a closer look, and finds that Davis is having big problems with four-seam fastballs early on.
The 10 Things That Have Me in a Panic
Yes, it’s early. That doesn’t stop emotional fans from pounding the panic button though. John Wilkes of O’s Uncensored lists 10 things he’s panicking about already, and I find it very hard to argue with any of them. Ruh-roh.
Camden Yards Should Up Its Craft Beer Game
After all that fight/panicking talk, I need a drink. I’m a craft beer lover, but I was all ready to disagree with Steve Damerell’s piece at Camden Chat today. OPACY has plenty of craft beers, and I don’t need a huge selection when I go watch a game, rather just a couple tasty brews to choose from. Steve, however, isn’t targeting the number of beers available, but rather the number of locations at which to buy said beers. To that critique, I raise my glass.
