Harv72b: The Orioles and Yankees have now played 22 times in 2012. Baltimore has won 11, New York has won 11. Baltimore is 7-4 in New York, New York is 7-4 in Baltimore. The Yankees have outscored the O's by a grand total of 2 runs this season. Four of the 22 games have gone extra innings.

It's fitting this one comes down a game 5.

/Go O's!

I said this in another thread today, but this has been an absolutely fantastic series. If my favorite team weren't involved, I'd be enjoying every damn second of this as a baseball fan. But, since my favorite team IS involved, I'm pulling my hair out.

No more baseball for me until dusty baker is fired.

Let's Go O's!!

Baltimore vs. New York since August:

Tue, Jul 31 W 11-5
Wed, Aug 1 L 12-3

Fri, Aug 31 W 6-1
Sat, Sep 1 L 4-3
Sun, Sep 2 W 8-3

Thu, Sep 6 W 10-6
Fri, Sep 7 L 8-5
Sat, Sep 8 W 5-4
Sun, Sep 9 L 13-3

Sun, Oct 7 L 7-2
Mon, Oct 8 W 3-2
Wed, Oct 10 L 3-2
Thu. Oct 11/12 W 2-1

It's about time you put an end to this back and forth BS O's.

The way you make up for the Expos 1994 season is to hop in the TARDIS and stop the strike from happening. Nothing less. The strike killed baseball in Montreal. It took the city's best shot at the World Series away and broke them to the point where the fans simply gave up. The only thing that could even begin to make it up to Montreal is for them to get a new team, and it's fairly obvious that's not happening anytime soon. They'll just make do with the Impact.

The Nationals don't even recognize the Expos' retired numbers. The Canadiens have to do it for them.

Go O's!!!

/Tigers fan

For the honor of Tony Tarasco!

Pulling for the O's because I picked them in the bracket. But I wouldn't mind seeing a Tigers/Yankees ALCS.

Either way I'm going to vodak this cold right out of me during the game, so it should be fun.

I hope so x2

Uncle Pooky: I hope so x2

That.

marius2: Lets go Yanks!

I knew when they didn't score in the 8th they weren't gonna win last night. I hope they can pull off a crushing defeat tonight. Both teams want this badly but I think the O's are gonna panic.

I dunno. The O's have a roster full of rookies who didn't panic after losing games 1 and 3 in ways that were entirely unexpected and should have been supremely demoralizing. They came back from both losses and won extremely tight games, both of which were in must-win spots (yes, I know game 2 isn't an elimination game, but the Orioles were facing the prospect of going back to NY to play three elimination games in Yankee Stadium...).

The Yankees, on the other hand, are missing almost all of their traditional big bats. Cano, Granderson, Tiexiera, A-Rod, no one's shown up. The only upside is that CC is on the mound; if he can deliver anywhere close to the way he did in Game 1 the Yankees should be fine.

fatalvenom: Gosling: The Nationals don't even recognize the Expos' retired numbers. The Canadiens have to do it for them.

Really?!?!?

Nationals Park is more concerned with the Washington Senators than the Montreal Expos. There are statues to Walter Johnson and Josh Gibson, but not any of the old Expos. It's kinda sad

BEST OF SEVEN. BEST OF SEVEN. BEST OF SEVEN.

I won't be able to join you fine gentlemen this evening. I'll be watching the game at the bar so that I have easy access to either celebratory booze or dull-the-pain booze.

However, I am going to leave this here:



Hopefully it brings the Bombers some good luck tonight

Ordered a pizza from a small town joint. Remembered I bought garlic spread a while back. Melted it and brushed it on the crust. Score one for me!

Rex_Banner: However, I am going to leave this here:

It severely pains me that AJ Burnett won a world series. Yankees caused that to happen and I will always hold that hate in my heart.

I have been waiting 15 years for this!

Why i don't like the yankees. good teams do it on the cheap.inefficient yankees

marius2: Lets go Yanks!

I knew when they didn't score in the 8th they weren't gonna win last night. I hope they can pull off a crushing defeat tonight. Both teams want this badly but I think the O's are gonna panic.

Oh, hey me from 2006.

I'm an idiot. Wrong text quoted.


/hangs head in shame

Captain Oates: I have been waiting 15 years for this!

I can't believe that was 15 years ago.

Christ.

Rex_Banner: I won't be able to join you fine gentlemen this evening. I'll be watching the game at the bar so that I have easy access to either celebratory booze or dull-the-pain booze.

However, I am going to leave this here:

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Hopefully it brings the Bombers some good luck tonight

The season of "Who wants pie?"

bart2puck: Why i don't like the yankees. good teams do it on the cheap.inefficient yankees

Red Sox, $2.5 Million per win.

Suddenly $8 for a beer sounds like a steal.

/surprised the Tigers is only $1.5 mil

The Orioles (my favorite team) with their $4.99 budget beating the Yankees (the least favorite team of anyone with a soul) and their 715 trillion budget would be so very sweet. Go Os!

twobux: No A-Rod in the starting lineup, btw.

Any over-unders on how many times they will show A-Rod in the dugout watching the rest of the team play? I'd put it at a baker's dozen. (includes talking to somebody else during their hitting half of an inning)

It really looked like A-Rod wasn't even trying last night. Have a seat on the B-Bench.

In the ESPN article about his benching, A-Rod is quoted as saying "You want to be in there in the worst way".

I'd say 2-16, O RBI & 9 Strikeouts about satisfies that desire.

Lou Cypher: In the ESPN article about his benching, A-Rod is quoted as saying "You want to be in there in the worst way".

I'd say 2-16, O RBI & 9 Strikeouts about satisfies that desire.

I wanted K-Rod in the lineup in the worst way.

As a Giants fan, I still have a residual semi-boner & fits of sphincter clenching due to yesterday's game. So I can watch today's games with no real vested interest. I don't have a preference between the Nats/Cards, & I always chuckle when the Yankees lose.

/casual hater