is it wayward O or is hillary clinton like the random dude at the sunday barbeque who won't go home even though it's 10 p.m. and everybody has to, like, work in the morning? HEY MAN UM should i go on a beer run? uhhhh ... i dunno maaaan. it looks like things are kind of tapped for tonite. don't be that guy hillary. it's laaaaame. we all know you don't have much to go home to but still.
anyway, wayward O did not come here to shout today. or to throw anybody under the bus. or even to point out that may, our cruel mistress, is upon us like a pack of wolves.
no.
nor did wayward o come here today to point out that team lost 5 straight after very promising win on first game of road trip vs. Ol Man Vladdy and his merry band of Angels. and he did not come here to point out that a bunch of those losses were 1-run losses in which team's poor play was crucial factor.
no, today Wayward O is merely content with the sight of a blooming flower; and the miracle of a puppy at play. the sweet warmth of the spring sunshine gives Wayward O great optimism and he sees good things to come, not just for team but for entire world...
Uhhhh.... what?
oh. sorry butt-head. i didn't mean that. uh. yeah. so here is some ANALYSIS of team for you, to help cut through the misery and see the "whys" and "hOw comes" ... etc.:
ANALYTICAL POINT NUMBER ONE: About all this baserunning business. TrembO gave a revealing answer on yesterday's "Wired Wednesday" segment. He basically has told team to be aggressive and is leaving it to the players to use their "instinct" to make decisions. This is probably a good philosophy for a rebuild team. Guys need to learn how to deal with certain situations. Meanwhile, it's clear other teams in majors now know Orioles are going to be targets on base-paths because they've been told to push. At some point TrembO is going to have to get a handle on the steady green light and manage certain situations -- and certain guys -- from the dugout.
ANALYTICAL POINT NUMBER TWO: The offense lacks exactly one cleanup hitter, which presumably would be the DH/1B guy at some point. A powerful catalyst in heart of lineup would be a blessing for the Aubreys, the Lukes, the Brians, the Adams and the Melvins who are struggling to find themselves at the plate. We have plenty of singles and doubles guys but no home run threat. Ideally you have at least two legitimate HR threats in four/five holes. The Young Savior is probably one of those guys. Who's the other? In short, the Os keep bringing pea shooters to the gunfight. (OK, see rebuilding. But we needed same last year too.) It's getting old.
NOW PRETTY PLEASE WITH SUGAR ON TOP SIGN A F*CKIN DH
lapsed into some weird inner harvey keitel zone there for a minute. happy thoughts .... happy thoughts .... we coulda had carlos lee .... happy thoughts. calm, rebuilding for ten years happy thoughts.
ANALYTICAL POINT NUMBER THREE: overall though, it's fun watching the young guys, even luis hernandez, who may --- MAY -- not be the answer at short but we'll see. he's so youthful, so beautifully clueless sometimes -- but you get the feeling that he one day could be a great defensive and occasionally offensive spark for team. what can wayward O say? wayward O likes the guy. the young pitchers and other doods are fun to watch, even if they're sometimes outmatched.
ANALYTICAL POINT NUMBER FOUR: Every Orioles announcer except Fred Manfra is drunk. Which probably isn't such a bad thing. Did you know Manfra is ten feet tall?
ANALYTICAL POINT NUMBER FIVE: What's the perfect cure for what ails us? SOME KANSAS CITY BBQ!
trembO weighs in on ramOns jamOn-headed, um, home run trot from the other day, saying
"[I]t's not acceptable with me, it's not acceptable with what we're trying to do, or the direction we're trying to go." - from the WashPo
yeah, bruh. not cooooooooool.
WHO ARE WE THROWING UNDER BUS TODAY? Kevin Millar. DESERVEDLY SO? Yeah, kinda. Lack of production on top of glaring mistakes in last night's loss.
of course, some hysterical Os bloggers are throwing whole team under bus today.
We're lost! Lossssttt!
premature. anyway, good pitching is much tougher to find, build than good hitting. that's a huge plus for team if Olson can join Burres, Big Bird and St. Guts and make quality starts on regular basis.
incidentally, we need nickname for Burres. anyone? anyone?
PS. and apparently the Wing Man, aka Adam Loewen, has no serious arm problems!
if there is something in game of baseball more embarrassing than thinking you hit home run, not knowing where ball is, slapping fives with the first base coach, and then getting thrown out styling on basepaths because you in fact did not hit home run, please let wayward O know what that would be...
letting ball bounce off your head for home run (jose canseco), telling everybody you are a vietnam vet and getting kicked off team for it (that blue jays manager guy), failing to touch second base and costing your team a playoff berth (fred merkle), letting ball go under your legs and losing world series (bill buckner) and possibly one or two other gaffes could presumably be seen as more embarrassing.
but the list is clearly short.
today wayward O is starting a brand new feature. after every O's loss, fickle fan base is guaranteed to throw at least one player under bus whether they deserve it or not. so, without further ado:
WHO ARE WE THROWING UNDER BUS TODAY? ramOn & steve trachsel
steal third with two outs how you steal third with two outs.
just get guthrie his winz!
in other important news, we're kind of retiring the ESSKAY MEAT SURVEY, though you may still mull over and change vote! in an UPSET, MEAT flavored MEAT is most popular flavor of meat!!!
team is on FOX today? though not in nyc because of dumb mets. go BIG BIRD!!!
