On Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012, the Baltimore OriLOLes lost an exhibition game to State College of Florida, a former community college in Sarasota, by the score of 2-1.
Upon hearing such news, your first reaction might be to ask what players from the Baltimore Orioles’ active roster participated in this game.
To which, I would respond: “A good many.”
You might then ask, “Well, who pitched for the Orioles.”
And I would respond, “A member of the starting rotation, and two of the team’s expected seven Opening Day relievers.”
You might then ask if professional teams, when playing collegiate teams, don’t provide the pitching for their opposition.
I’d tell you to stop making excuses.
You’d then probably suggest that the game was little more than a controlled scrimmage, and really shouldn’t be looked at for the result alone.
I’d call you a horrible name, like “Orioles lover!” Then, I’d probably recommend you stop taking things so seriously, and just enjoy the fact that you can now say that the Baltimore Orioles lost to a junior college team in a game of baseball.
Get fucked in the mouth.
haha, we’re a classy bunch aren’t we.
Somebody is just a little bit bitter that the O’s are absolutely terrible and will remain that way for YEARS and YEARS with no chance of leaving the basement of the East
Drink my shit, puss.
Lovely.
This guy’s a real clas act.
I know him, he’s also a NY Jets fan. It explains a lot.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAAA………..AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Michael Garncarz: That was rude Sticky
Who carz, Michael?
Opening Day needs to start.
Why is this a story Parkes?
. . . because a Major League lineup lost to a collegiate lineup. That’s kind of a funny thing no matter when it happens.
The Mets would have done the same.. However they are smart enough not too even take up the challenge. Thank you Baltimore for saving Mets fans..
The serious side of me says “anyone can beat anyone in a single game” (which is why the new wildcard thingy is interesting and watching sports writers try to “predict” it is hilarious.
But the fun loving side of me just giggles at the OriLoLs and thanks Parkes for the morning chuckle.
I’m terrified of having the long months of baseball crescendo in the elation of the jays making the 2nd wild card, only to have them lose the play-in game. what a punch in the nuts that would be.
I live in similar terror and our season has not even begun.
I’d be heart broken for sure. But that also means we had an entire season of the Jays being in the hunt… and that’s pretty fucking exciting.
Especially when you consider that this year is not the best our team is going to be. The Jays are still on the rise (I hope)
I’ve heard this from other fans occasionally, but would you rather have that scenario, or what we’ve endured for the past 18 seasons?
Please take this blog down immediately or I will have my lawyers call you.
Call your lawyer? What a fucking loser lol… My daughters softball team could beat those sorry excuse of a professional baseball team.
I’m defending the LoL’s, but did anyone bother to take a look at who actually pitched for Manatee-Sarasota? They’re not college players.
That wasn’t your typical college squad – even the worst ML players crush college pitching.
Sounds like OrioLOLes could have used Magglio Ordonez or Vlad in the lineup.
Could the Jays use either of those players if Lind continues to struggle? Maybe Edwin could play first? 1B is easy right? As a former third baseman Edwin could easily play first right? Bring in a true DH. Who would you rather? Vladdy or Magglio? My vote goes to Vlad.
Big Daddy Vladdy by a mile…. but it’s not happening.
The O’s are supposed to win the wild card according to every sports magazine in the U.S. The good old Jays are supposed to be fourth
What?
I would absolutely love to see these magazines.
Make sure your magazines say “2012 Season Preview”, I would not trust that pile sitting in the waiting room where you clearly got this information.
Waiting room to some bad-ass psychiatrist looks like.
oh wow…just when u think it can’t get any worse…lol…
I notice this story has comments.
Must be piggybacking DJF again.
What does that even mean?
It’s a bit true… I sometimes peruse Getting Blanked, but I tend to read everything on DFJ. I came here from the DFJ link.
I have no idea how my name ended up with a capital “i” in the middle… yikes.
So this is the only post with comments on it? I guess that is true, if you ignore all the other posts with comments.
hey, they’re like the Maple leafs
I thought spring training games and exhibition games were
1) Meaningless and
2) Too small a sample size to draw conclusions from
Please address this cognitive dissonance
The conclusion that the Orioles are a laughing stock is hardly based on this single spring training game.
I see. So one single game is the example that proves the rule that they are the laughingstock. And the Jays ridiculously good spring is the example that proves the rule that spring training games are meaningless.
You must be a hit at parties.
lol — good response — I am sure that is what some newspaper columnists, managers, players and gms also probably feel like posting when they receive comments
Orioles provided the pitchers and a catcher. It was a charity game lasted 8 innings. What’s the big deal here?
No big deal, just amusing. And kinda reinforcing. They ARE called the LOLs for a reason..
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it’s not their fault they suck, it’s the fault of the big-market rays and blue jays