2010 Baltimore Orioles Record Comparison Thread!

[Slidemaster]

if this team were a horse it would have to be humanely destroyed.....

I don't think this team is 1988 bad, but damn they are making a run at it.....

That's the magic of sports. You just gotta BELIEVE!

[kokomodo]

[B]A heartbreaker tonight, but the Orioles are in every game so they are definitely competing hard.

Go O's!

TM

I wonder what their "moral victory" won-loss record is???

[Ghost Oriole]

That's the magic of sports. You just gotta BELIEVE!

I believe what I'm seeing.

That's the trouble.

[CIB]

I can't wait for this thread in July.

"The O's are getting ever closer to double digits!

2010: 9-64"

My nose hurts because hot coffee came out of it.

You gotta stop being so humorous

[Dequincey]

This team will be playing with a fresh purpose from this point on!

After 15 games.

2010: 2-13 (5th Place, 9 games back)
2009: 7-8 (4th Place, 3.5 games back)
2008: 8-7 (3rd Place, .5 games back)
2007: 8-7 (3rd Place, 1 game back)
2006: 8-7 (2nd Place, 2.5 games back)
2005: 9-6 (1st Place, 0 game up)
2004: 10-5 (1st Place, .5 games up)
2003: 7-8 (3rd Place, 5.5 games back)
2002: 4-11 (5th Place, 6 games back)
2001: 6-9 (4th Place, 5 games back)
2000: 10-5 (2nd Place, 1 game back)
1999: 3-12 (5th Place, 8.5 games back)
1998: 10-5 (1st Place, 0 games up)
1997: 11-4 (1st place, 3 games up)
1996: 11-4 (1st place, 4 games up)
1988: 0-15 (7th Place, 12 game back)
1980: 6-9 (5th Place, 2 games back)
1970: 10-5 (2nd Place, .5 games back)


Go O's!

TM

Feathery fists of purpose. Can't wait.

[Slidemaster]

My nose hurts because hot coffee came out of it.

You gotta stop being so humorous

I make no promises!

[TravisMoon]

Feathery fists of purpose. Can't wait.

I predict the Orioles will go 8-2 over the next 10 games. That will put their record at a more respectable and workable 10-17.

TM

[Agrippa]

I predict the Orioles will go 8-2 over the next 10 games. That will put their record at a more respectable and workable 10-17.

TM

1. 10-17 is not respectable, it's terrible, it smells of lack of heart and lack of effort. No fan would excuse 10-17 given the tremendous additions to this team in the off season. Adding Tejada, Atkins, Millwood and Gonzales makes 10-17 unrespectable. With Matusz becoming the leading candidate for rookie of the year and Wiggy showing his all round talent, Markakis and Adam Jones showing they are 2 of the best all round outfielders in the game plus the aforementioned additions it is inconceivable that anyone who truly roots for the Orioles would call 10-17 respectable

2. What happens if your prediction is wrong, are there any consequences?

[TravisMoon]

1. 10-17 is not respectable, it's terrible, it smells of lack of heart and lack of effort. No fan would excuse 10-17 given the tremendous additions to this team in the off season. Adding Tejada, Atkins, Millwood and Gonzales makes 10-17 unrespectable. With Matusz becoming the leading candidate for rookie of the year and Wiggy showing his all round talent, Markakis and Adam Jones showing they are 2 of the best all round outfielders in the game plus the aforementioned additions it is inconceivable that anyone who truly roots for the Orioles would call 10-17 respectable

You are misquoting me. I said a more respectable in comparison to 2-15. Please try to read my posts in the proper context.

TM

[Agrippa]

You are misquoting me. I said a more respectable in comparison to 2-15. Please try to read my posts in the proper context.

TM

No, I am correct and even more so now that you have pointed out your poor attempt to play semantics. By saying the Orioles record would be a more respectable 10-17 you are stating that their current record is respectable, but going 8-2 over the next 10 games would be more respectable. In either case you are clearly stating that 10-17 would be respectable for the Orioles. You now appear to be backtracking and looking for cover.

If you don't understand hyperbole don't use it, if you want to be held to a literal standard than choose your words more carefully. If a cry of patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel, then a cry of context is the last refuge of a failed Rhetorician

[TravisMoon]

No, I am correct and even more so now that you have pointed out your poor attempt to play semantics. By saying the Orioles record would be a more respectable 10-17 you are stating that their current record is respectable, but going 8-2 over the next 10 games would be more respectable. In either case you are clearly stating that 10-17 would be respectable for the Orioles. You now appear to be backtracking and looking for cover.

If you don't understand hyperbole don't use it, if you want to be held to a literal standard than choose your words more carefully. If a cry of patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel, then a cry of context is the last refuge of a failed Rhetorician

10-17 is more respectable that 2-15. Especially if a team went 8-2 to get there.

TM

[Agrippa]

10-17 is more respectable that 2-15. Especially if a team went 8-2 to get there.

TM

Nice try but...DENIED for you are stating that 2-15 is respectable, which is a fallacy

[RIKMAN]

I predict the Orioles will go 8-2 over the next 10 games. That will put their record at a more respectable and workable 10-17.

TM

Even so, 10-17 would not be respectable. I have no idea what you mean by workable. The two sparks on this team's offense (Roberts and Pie) are both hurt and out for an extended period.

The possibility of them going 8-2 is highly unlikely since they've showed no signs or ability of ripping such a win streak with only 2 wins for the season.
They lack the major league talent to do so and 8-2 would require an extended win streak of more than 3 games. If you check...they haven't won 3games yet this year and the upcoming schedule is not real favorable to that happening.

DT should be gone and the team needs a major shake-up. Unfortunately, they lack the bench and the organization the position players to change out the bad pieces.

This may be the worst O's team ever as they are in free-fall right now and lack a major league offense to score enough runs.

[TravisMoon]

Nice try but...DENIED for you are stating that 2-15 is respectable, which is a fallacy

Where did I say 2-15 was respectable?

TM

[TravisMoon]

This may be the worst O's team ever as they are in free-fall right now and lack a major league offense to score enough runs.

Free fall? They have been in virtually every game this year.

TM

[Slidemaster]

Free fall? They have been in virtually every game this year.

TM

And at the end of every game they have lost virtually all of them.

Nobody gives points in the standings for being in the game.

[cb coach]

A heartbreaker tonight, but the Orioles are in every game so they are definitely competing hard.

After 17 games.

2010: 2-15 (5th Place, 10 games back)
2009: 8-9 (4th Place, 4.5 games back)
2008: 10-7 (2nd Place, .5 games back)
2007: 10-7 (2nd Place, 1.5 games back)
2006: 10-7 (2nd Place, 1.5 games back)
2005: 10-7 (1st Place, 0 games up)
2004: 10-7 (2nd Place, 1.5 games back)
2003: 8-9 (3rd Place, 6.5 games back)
2002: 6-11 (5th Place, 5.5 games back)
2001: 7-10 (4th Place, 5 games back)
2000: 11-6 (2nd Place, 1 game back)
1999: 4-13 (5th Place, 7.5 games back)
1998: 11-6 (1st Place, 0 games up)
1997: 12-5 (1st place, 3 games up)
1996: 11-6 (1st place, 2 games up)
1988: 0-17 (7th Place, 14 game back)
1980: 6-11 (5th Place, 4 games back)
1970: 12-5 (1st Place, .5 games back)

Go O's!

TM

You do realize that the Orioles have been outscored 85-49 right?

[TravisMoon]

And at the end of every game they have lost virtually all of them.

Nobody gives points in the standings for being in the game.

Again, you are missing the context of my point.

TM

[RIKMAN]

Again, you are missing the context of my point.

TM

No- your point that they have been in most games is accurate. The problem is there are 9 innings in a game and at the end of nine...the O's lose alot more than the 2 they've won.

There are no moral victories here...you win or you lose.

They're finding new and creative ways every night to lose. They are a bad team with good starting pitching but a horrible offense and a bad bullpen. They have nothing to stop there losing ways until someone busts out on the offense and gets hot and the bullpen figures out how to get the last 9 hitters out!

They may not get much better.

[TravisMoon]

No- your point that they have been in most games is accurate. The problem is there are 9 innings in a game and at the end of nine...the O's lose alot more than the 2 they've won.

There are no moral victories here...you win or you lose.

They're finding new and creative ways every night to lose. They are a bad team with good starting pitching but a horrible offense and a bad bullpen. They have nothing to stop there losing ways until someone busts out on the offense and gets hot and the bullpen figures out how to get the last 9 hitters out!

They may not get much better.

4-3 is not being in a game?

5 of their losses are by 1 run. 11 of their losses are by 3 runs or less.

Let's say they win half of those games 4 runs or less. Their record would be 8-9. If they won 7 of them the record would be 9-8.

Clearly this team is not as bad as their record says. In fact their Pythagorean record is 5-12

TM