Somehow this team is allergic to .500. They have now failed 5 times this year to win a game that would ahve put them at the break even mark. Last night was the most frustrating as they held a 6-1 lead after 4 innings and then proceeded to watch not quite ace Phil Dumatrait walk the house and the bullpen blow up, leading to a desultory 9-6 loss to the O's.
Just to respond to a few bloggers/media types who say that .500 is nothing to rally behind, I say feh! This team hasn't seen it in 15 years and they are not going to the playoffs this year so it would be a sign of progress that the team could build on. And though they've been at .500 at similar points in past seasons, it would be nice to get there and maybe beyond, but you have to get to .500 first. And 0-5 when one game below doesn't cut it.
Some nice articles and links from Baltimore yesterday, mainly discussing the Bucs/O's rivalry or 2 World Series they played in the 70s:
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Last Night was NOT the Night
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