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I was just STARTING to think that was it as well, but was not gonna buy into it until they got over .500. So often you see struggling teams can get on a random hot streak and pull within a couple games of that mark. But then just as they do they hit the wall, stupid stuff happens, and they fall backwards. The Blue Jays series was that moment: we win that we are just two games under with a chance to get to or over .500. But instead? We lost 4 in a row. It was that moment where I kinda closed the door on any chance of turning it around this year. They are somewhat better than last year, but still mediocre. And I do not think that's gonna change until they get rid of Elias. It's he and Sig that has made this system...and it has failed these players. I hope Rubenstein & Co. do the right thing!

Exactly what I was thinking of! The rare moments of joy we had last year, lol

This is the kind of season where something dumb can happen and they win the series a la last September, lol

Sorry to hear that a key player is out, though

Oh for crying out loud, lol Subscriber bait! I mean a historically strong niño just sounds like a torch to oblivion year without a winter to me, smh

Some warmnistas would love nothing more because it would equal the year without a winter, lol

Ravens, Orioles, & Snow are all things I root for happen to be my top 7 "things to look forward to" list, and for the last decade all three have disappointed and let me down in the exact same fashion--nothing ever goes right. So they all in the same category to me, Nothing we root for here ever works. (And so far it looks like 2 of the 3 are set to disappoint yet again). Can't get just a little extra happiness from those! I'm just tired of it. That being said...the Ravens certainly SEEM to be in better hands, and have a lot more going for them. But just like we didn't know Alby's weaknesses were, we don't know what Minter's are either. Orioles upgraded the park, hired new manager, and yet... here we are. Ravens upgraded uniforms and the stadium hired a new HC...let's hope their season turns out better and we aren't doomed to some Cleveland sports-level bad luck and all our sports are just meant to suck or something. I'm cautiously optimistic for the Ravens--I mean even the new OC by himself is impressive! Things SHOULD be so much better!

Dang is Alby gonna be fired after a year? I mean he's very quickly losing the fanbase. I mean it's his first year, but ehhhh I don't know. So tired of Baltimore teams failing over and over again. What's gonna happen with the Ravens? They gonna disappoint us again too despite having a new coaching staff? Orioles, Ravens, snow...all disappointments.

Sheesh...what do we have to wait another decade to get outta this? Boo, lol

Are those natural to your neighborhood or did you plant those?

Man...rooting for stuff here in MD realllly sucks. I mean we can't get a win anywhere. Can't get a good snow (and now facing a torchy niño which might spawn another nina the following year). Ravens have disappointed--though we don't know about this year with the new regime. Orioles keep finding a way to be close to good but not quite. We have just been the unluckiest area for snow and sports since 2016. I mean we have not gotten a single win with anything that could bring us more joy. C'mon man I need something here, lol

Anybody got any data pn how often super niños spawn double-dip la ninas?

I asked the same question awhile ago but was kindly lectured that it's all random...but I swear it sure feels like some areas are magnets. And living in the city...it does seem like the counties get severe better than we do. But I have no way of quantifying that...

How was Helsley overused? I mean, they did bring him in to be the closer, right? And I think people are kinda overselling the notion that a seasoned manager would've gotten a different result this season: Because it overlooks the roster the problems and what Hyde/Mansolino left behind. We would be at best .500...I am jot convinced it would've made that much of a difference.

How are people calling for him to be fired already...3 months in? Lol And consider the pitching he's had to work with this year. Not sure it's a fair litmus test yet...Alby has had a bad series so far, no doubt about it. But fired already in his rookie year? Nah...

Awesome--congratulations to you both! Praying blessings for a long and happy marriage--God bless

Sun? Never heard of it

Yes. They don't need to start completely over in terms of the players. That is why I think this can be turned around in a much shorter timeframe than before, and that another fire sale isn't necessary (not too many sellable veterans left anyway, lol).

You mentioned yesterday that you hadn't seen a pattern like this...what made it unusual?

What makes it so unusual?

Unfortunately, in this country, the general public operates on feeling...we see this played out in many different areas, lol You see all the rain we're getting and it doesn't "feel" like a drought and this rain "feels" like it's fixing it. I wish people would just think a little more about these things but...not how we operate apparently, smh

I don't understand...rain guage numbers are right there in your back yard. And we have our yearly averages vs. where we are. I mean stuff even a layman can understand that doesn't need a ton of science. So I don't get how you can say it's not real unless as CAPE said it's connected to the other thing.

Whoops I meant 97-98, lol What was the number that year?

97-98 oughta be on that list too, right?

What did you see down there tonight?