Welcome back students today we are going to cover the other
team in the Wild Card race. If you read the last Double K’s wrap up you know about
the changes made to the Wild Card situation. Adding the extra Wild Card spot
and creating the one-game playoff has added some intrigue to what was already a
fun to watch scenario. Today we are going to talk about the Baltimore Orioles
the team that the A’s have been battling all season long and that currently sit
in the WC1 spot by one game over the Athletics…
2) WC2 Baltimore
Orioles (86-64, 1GB in AL East, 42 Hm wins, 44 Rd wins): The Baltimore
Orioles have been the Cinderella story of MLB. Even though they have
competition in the form of the Washington Nationals who also had a resurgence
this season under a new Manager. But in the AL the Orioles are the story everyone
is talking about they a teetering between this second Wild Card spot the Al
East division title. They were expected to be competitive this year but I don’t
think that anyone saw this coming. They are 22 games over .500 for the 1st
time in recent memory, and they definintly have a lineup and pitching that can
be a threat in the Playoffs. But as for their chances of beating the Athletics
in a one game playoff…. Well ill give it a 60/40 chance against them being able
to pull it off. But as the season closes out it looks like that is going to be
the matchup that we have for our 1st ever Wild Card play-in game…
So
students that is our coverage of the Orioles a team to watch in this years Wild
Card Race. Till tomm when we cover the remaining 3 teams still in the hunt for
one of the 2 available Wild Card spots in this year’s post season. So be sure
to check it out. Till then… Class is Dismissed…
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