(Sugar Bear hit an absolute rocket in the 10th inning last night. Image via the Sun.)
What is it about the third game of a three game series? It's getting weird now. We beat a team two straight – and then get absolutely blown the fuck out in the series finale. I meant to get on here during the game tonight and do a quick recap of last night's game, but Mark Hendrickson just proved that he's, well, Mark Hendrickson, and Radhames Liz just gave up a grand slam on the first fucking pitch he threw. Some things never change. So it's 10-3 in the fourth inning right now. Wait...make that 11-3. Holy fuck. But hey, with Kris Benson on the hill, I suppose no lead is safe for Texas.
Still another series win any way you slice it. Hey, the whiskey bottle's half-full right?
Anyway, last night was a very, very good win for this club. Simon leaves very early with an injury (*restrained jubilation*), forcing the bullpen, which has been about as stable as Gary Busey (who is fucking insane, by the way), to get stretched out – again. But instead of wilting, Sarfate, Walker, Ray and JJ came out and looked GREAT, and gave us a chance to win. And then Sugar Bear unloaded in the 10th, and Gritbag Jones added a double. Of course, the Brim Reaper came in in the 10th and scared the moose piss out of us once again, but he got the job done. (Note: Ray's looking very sharp, and I think he'll take over for Breezy soon. He's a trainwreck just waiting to happen.)
So great win last night, but once again, a ton of innings for the bullpen. Then we wake up today and learn that Simon's out at least a month, and then Pig Vomit (that's Hendrickson, FYI) comes out and can't get through four fucking innings to give the guys a breather. The good news? Brad Bergeson will probably be up next week. Roch thinks he'll start Tuesday against Chicago.
Great, now it's 12-3. Son of a mother. 8 unearned runs that inning. I just threw up in my mouth.
So what can we REALLY take from these first three series? I haven't the slightest. Assuming we don't come back from a 12-3 hole tonight (again, though, with Benson on the hill, anything's possible), we're looking at 6-3, with series wins in all three opening sets. I mean, any one of us reading this would've taken that before Opening Day. It's just the innings the bullpen is being forced to eat up is going to murder us very soon. Just off the top of my head, I can only remember one Oriole pitcher going at least 6 innings through the first 9 games (Guthrie in that excellent start against Tampa). I mean, how can we expect these guys to last five more months at this pace? I have a feeling that we're going to see some of those Baby Birds this season, even though that wasn't the plan. Andy Mac and Trembley might not have a choice, if starters can't get out of the fourth fucking inning on a nightly basis. Ridiculous.
If this score remains this lopsided, that'll be three blowout losses for the Birds. But they never seem to win games easy. I know a win is a win is a win is a win, I'm just thinking out loud here. Who knows what the hell I'm saying at this point.
The off day tomorrow is much needed, I know that much. And it's going to be a big fucking weekend in Boston.
And we'll be flying high after we score 10 unanswered tonight....
Yeah this sucks, but when was the last time O's won 3 series in a row? It has to have been a while.
ReplyDeleteTheir starters better pick it up soon or they need to bring in some of the fresh meat. If they can't pitch past the 4th the pen is gonna have a stroke here soon, and then we're gonna see a looooooooong skid.
ReplyDeletewhat's the story behind sugar bear?
ReplyDeleteI think it pretty much started one late, late night at Pickle's. And it just kind of stuck from there.
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