GDT: 2024 AL Wild Card Series: (4) Baltimore Orioles vs. (5) Kansas City Royals

[MMC]

Orioles in 3

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[SwordsgoneWild]

Rematch of the 2014 ALCS , 10 years later. Orioles in 3.

 

[Reality Check]

Kansas City has a better 1-2 starter to combat Baltimore compared to Detroit.

Which KC will need if no one is going to give Witt any help.

Baltimore in 3.

 

[Terry Yake]

i scream a little inside whenever i remember that the wild card is now a series instead of one game

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

The Orioles got several players back from injury in the final week (Mountcastle, Westburg, Urias, etc) and played much better baseball, looking much more like the team that was viewed as a powerhouse for most of the season.

I think they easily take care of business here in 2 games. KC's top heavy offence will be their undoing here.

 

[PanthersPens62]

O's in 2

 

[Random schmoe]

Might be standard 'favorite team pessimism', but as an Os fan I think their pitching is too weak, both starting and bullpen. Voted KC in 3.

 

[Blitzkrug]

O's in 3. I think KC takes at least one just based on the strength of their pitching.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Yuli Guerriel still exists? And damn, he’s 40?!

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

Yuli Guerriel still exists? And damn, he’s 40?!

Yup. He didn't come over from Cuba til his early 30s back in 2016. Damn, I miss him. Outside of that trash he pulled with Darvish in the WS.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Yup. He didn't come over from Cuba til his early 30s back in 2016. Damn, I miss him. Outside of that trash he pulled with Darvish in the WS.

Underrated in his prime for sure by advanced metrics particularly

 

[BMOK33]

We have potential for a sub 2 hour game time in this one

 

[BMOK33]

That should have been 1-0 runner on 3rd, instead its 0-0 nobody on and 2 out

 

[SwordsgoneWild]

Underrated in his prime for sure by advanced metrics particularly

Guy was underrated with his bat and with the glove. He gave me fits when we first stuck him at 1st but then he grew into it and was a great glove/fielder for a long time for us.... Now we have a big hole there.

It was awesome when he won that batting title a few years ago. So many good memories from his time here.

 

[Reality Check]

Of all the bats to face in the Royals lineup, they pitch against Witt.

Fools.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Erceg gets a YUGE out vs Tony Taters.