Everything is bigger in Texas

BlueJays · Post by **BlueJays** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:40 am

Including the win streaks. I go down to Mexico for a week while my Orioles went to Texas and went 7-0 against the two teams down there including 3 straight shutouts. All this occuring not long after losing Jose Fernandez and Andrew Cashner (who is back this week). Since the last time either of those guys have made a start, the Orioles have been 15-7.

Hopefully the bats can soon wake up and make up for the likely regression to be seen from Carlos Carrasco who went 3-0 with a 0.86 ERA since Cashner went down (I've been impressed enough with Carrasco's peripherals over the 3 game stretch that I'm moving Petit back to the bullpen instead). Since joining the O's, Crush Davis has hit .203/.288/.356, Jason Heyward has hit .184/.250/.330 and Brad Miller has hit .192/.273/.283.

Anyway, suddenly the O's are legit WC contenders for the first time in God knows how long.

RedSox · Post by **RedSox** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 11:39 am

Vacek in 2007?

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 4:47 pm

I think Gudim in 2008 or 2009 won ~100 in Baltimore but didn't make the playoffs.

Cubs · Post by **Cubs** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 4:58 pm

It was Jason in '08, he won 103 games, good enough to be 2 games out of the wild card.

BlueJays · Post by **BlueJays** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 5:44 pm

Looks like the Jays were the ALWC in 2007 and the message board records don't go back further than that. Have the O's ever been to the playoffs?

Giants · Post by **Giants** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:05 pm

Not that I'm aware of. Dan left so he could take over the NL East and never made them. Jason just missed and ended up in KC

Twins · Post by **Twins** » Tue Jun 10, 2014 11:26 am

I couldn't take the heat, so I got out of Baltimore.