Tag: Brandon Hyde

Orioles, Blue Jays game goes off the rails thanks to bodychecks, Brandon Hyde’s NSFW tirade

Just an absolute gong show of a game.

I’m pretty sure there was a baseball game played between the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. Maybe. Between all the shenanigans and tomfoolery, that is.

In one of the strangest, most off-the-rails baseball games I’ve ever seen, Friday night’s game between the Orioles and Blue Jays featured an incredibly high level of nonsense and buffoonery more befitting a circus than a ballpark. From incredibly illegal bodychecks to thrown water bottles and a very NSFW rant from Brandon Hyde for reasons unknown, this game had nearly everything.

Let’s stop wasting time and get into it, shall we?

Former major-league pitcher takes heat after Trey Mancini misses game

Oof.

Fresh off missing a season because of colon cancer, Baltimore Orioles slugger Trey Mancini has been quite the story. Entering Tuesday, the former Notre Dame standout has 21 home runs and 66 RBIs to go with a slash line of .262/.328/.452 over 128 games. Playing nearly every game for the worst team in baseball given his recent history is nothing short of remarkable, but it also can take a toll on the body. He missed the Orioles’ 3-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Monday, and we found out why afterwards:

Soon after, former major-league relief pitcher Kyle Farnsworth took to Twitter to go after the idea of general soreness. Though he didn’t specifically name Mancini, it was easy to figure out which player he most likely was referring to:

Twitter immediately went after Farnsworth. The statement itself was bad, but the player he appeared to be going after made it look even worse. The backlash became so intense that Farnsworth decided to try and clarify what he meant in a follow-up tweet Tuesday. However, he didn’t issue any apologies:

It’s a shame that Mancini’s story has come back into the limelight for the wrong reasons. Everyone knew it by the time he finished as the runner-up in this year’s Home Run Derby. He shouldn’t have to be defended for playing a season like his on his own terms, especially when he’s been excelling, but here we are. Hopefully, the final month of his season can be peaceful from here on.

2020 MLB Futures Odds: How many games will the Baltimore Orioles win?

Looking at 2020 MLB futures odds for how many games the Baltimore Orioles will win in the 60-game MLB season.

How many games will the Baltimore Orioles win in the 60-game 2020 MLB season? We look at the Orioles’ MLB futures odds, including their projected 2020 win total and Over/Under odds at BetMGM, and make our best bet.

Baltimore Orioles’ 2019 recap

Despite an abysmal 2019 for the Baltimore Orioles, going 54-108 and finishing last in the AL East, it was a seven-win improvement in Brandon Hyde’s first season as manager. That’s the silver lining in the Orioles’ 2019. At one point, they were 51 games out of first place and had the second-worst record in MLB. The Orioles’ 72-90 run line record was the third-lowest mark in baseball, and their Over/Under record was 80-71-11. It was the third consecutive season the Orioles finished Under their season win total.

Baltimore Orioles’ offseason

Ranked dead last in team payroll, the Orioles don’t have a lot of news to be excited about in this section. The added SS José Iglesias and SPs Wade LeBlanc, Tommy Milone and Kohl Stewart. Notable departures include SP Dylan Bundy and 2B Jonathan Villar. 

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Baltimore Orioles’ 2020 schedule

It’s an all-East regional format for the Orioles, which includes 40 games against AL East foes (10 games vs. each) and the other 20 games against NL East teams. Last season the Orioles’ 24-52 division record was the third-lowest mark in the MLB. 2020 figures to be a tough season for the Orioles, which already plays in a tough division, and slated to play a competitive NL East featuring reigning World Series champion Washington Nationals.

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How many games will the Baltimore Orioles win in 2020?

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday, July 5 at 3 p.m. ET.

The Orioles’ regular-season win total is 21.5 games (second-lowest on the board behind the Detroit Tigers’ 20.5 wins). The Under is a favored at -125 with the Over at +105. We’ve already discussed Baltimore’s horribleness last season and noted there wasn’t any talent acquired this offseason. The O’s suffered a major blow last month when RF Trey Mancini — their leader in doubles, home runs, runs batted in, on-base percentage and slugging percentage — was placed on the 60-day IL to recover from colon cancer surgery. Also, only one starting pitcher — ace John Means — had an above .500 record last season at 12-11.

2019 was a year-over-year improvement from 2018, but still, they finished Under their regular-season win total for a third straight season. BET ORIOLES UNDER 21.5 WINS (-125).

Baltimore Orioles’ World Series odds

Forget everything I said in their season wins handicap above because as the great Kevin Malone from “The Office” once said, “If anyone gives you 10,000 to 1 odds on anything, you take that bet.”

If you have a spare $10, why not pretty much throw it away on the ORIOLES +100000 TO WIN THE WORLD SERIES? It pays out $10,000.

Baltimore Orioles’ playoff odds

The Orioles going off at +8000 to win the AL East doesn’t meet that +10000 must bet minimum and Baltimore winning the division, even in a COVID-shortened regular season, would be similar to the Cleveland Indians’ miraculous run in the movie “Major League.” PASS ON THE ORIOLES TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS. 

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