It’s been three weeks, but I’m back. Some net problems at Baseball Historians HQ caused some posting problems so I was out of action. I missed the four game winning streak that pushed the Orioles back up to .500 but now, after four straight losses, the Orioles are back are well back of the first place Red Sox. Nine games in fact, but just one game back of the second place and still struggling Yankees.
It’s bad when your closer is tied for your team in wins but that’s the case for the Orioles. And Steve Trachsel of all pitchers leads the team in ERA. Erik Bedard is getting it done but without run support, he hasn’t picked up a win in his last five starts. And while Miguel Tejada is hitting a nice .314, he’s hit only two homeruns. Last I heard, they hadn’t pushed the fences back at Camden Yards.
The Orioles try to avoid a sweep tonight with Brian Burres on the mound. He picked up his first career win in his last start so hopefully he can follow that up with a nice outing and end this skid.
