Interesting tidbit from Roch's blog, http://masnsports.com/2009/07/feeling-left-out-2.html

The Orioles are about to tie the record for most consecutive games facing LHP at 9 games.  Tonight, John Danks, and Mark Buerhle tomorrow.  Teams must be scouting us!! I remember that Seattle series about a month ago where is was what, Olson Washburn and Vargas? (don't remember exact order)  I just haven't realized this current and longer streak, since I had been out of the country for a couple of weeks, returning on Sunday.  

I have one solution for breaking the record.  We trade Rich Hill to Chicago, and he pitches against us on Sunday.  I am kidding, though, obviously.  Hill's ERA is atrocious, but I will take the 8-3 record we have of games he has pitched in.  I think he will improve his ERA eventually.  

Another quick note, we are currently 4-3 during this "lefty streak."

But anyways, congrats to our O's, who will be tying a meaningless record!! This is BIRDLAND!

After David Hernandez's dominant performance last night, the Tides now hold the best record in the International League!  At 27-13, we hold a slight percentage point advantage over the MFY AAA ballclub, Scranton-Wilkes Barre.  They have won 9 out of their last 10, including a nice little 8 game win streak.  Let's hope these guys can start pushing the big league club, and competing with them (as we have now seen with Bergesen and Reimold, although Bergesen hasn't been impressive by any means).  More callups are imminent, one in which a specific catcher has been compared with the likes of Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Gandhi, Chris Hoiles, Ramon Hernandez (joke) and even Jesus Christ.  

Keep it up, cavalry!!!

Hailing from Central New York,  I am heading to the Syracuse Chiefs-Norfolk Tides game on Wednesday night.  Are any CC members even from this area?  If so, come out to the game.  I will be wearing a throwback Brooks Robinson jersey and a spring training "O's" hat, so feel free to say hi. Plus come on, it's a AAA version of the ever so hated rivalry O's-Nats ha!

The main goal is to get a pic or auto from Wieters.  Hopefully my O's jersey will help out.

Getting to see Wieters, Reimold, Waters (ugggggh), and company= Tideland.

OK.  Who watched the SU-Uconn game?  

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