The Orioles have done some good things, and they have some bad things so far in Spring Training. Pitching: Bernard, Cabrera, and Lopez have looked great thus far, only pitching 3 innings a and allowing no runs. Dubose, Bauer, Penn, Riley, and Ryan have all struggled in their first games. Both, Dubose and Bauer have a 6.00 ERA. In B.J. Ryan's first appearance as a closer, he allowed 5 runs and has a 67.50 ERA. Penn has a 27.00 ERA and Riley has a 13.50 ERA. It is by no means time to panic, for the pitchers who are struggling are still trying to find their rhythm. The great thing is that the front runners in the starting rotation are doing so well coming out of the gate. None of them looked like they struggled at all. Batting: The surprise so far is how well Jay Gibbons has done. He had major injury problems last year, and he seems to be recovered. He is hitting .500 right now through 5 games, and he looks very comfortable playing his natural position at 1st base. Another surprise thus far is Chris Gomez because he will be the O's primary utility guy. He is hitting over .500 at the moment and looks strong in the field. If Gomez keeps up the good work, he will be a steal from the Blue Jays. The funniest thing this Spring Training is Sammy Sosa getting kicked out of the game against the Nats. The situation was just a huge misunderstanding and looks very bad for the stupid officials. I am very happy the way things are going right now, and I hope it carries on.
Posted by helimech24 at March 7, 2005 05:49 PM | TrackBack