O's Schedule: Expect Some Wins

Yawn. August is boring.

As promised, I drew up the O's remaining opponents and wrote down how many games they should win, vs how many they probably will win. I started off well by saying it was 1 out of 3 in both categories against the Angels, and that's exactly what happened. Therefore, I'm always right.

Team (# games) / Should Win / Probably Win

vs TEX (3) / 2 / 1
@ CLE (4) / 3 / 2
@ DET (3) / 2 / 1
vs BOS (3) / 1 / 1
vs NYY (3) / 2 / 2
vs CWS (3) / 1 / 1
@ TB (3) / 2 / 1
@ BOS (3) / 1 / 0
vs OAK (3) / 2 / 2
vs CLE (4) / 3 / 3
vs MIN (3) / 1 / 1
@ TOR (3) / 2 / 1
@ NYY (3) / 2 / 1
vs TB (3) / 2 / 1
vs TOR (3) / 2 / 1

Total: 28 Should, 19 Probable

Rescheduled games not included.

EDIT: I need to not post at work anymore. Also, I need to alter the HTML rather than using Blogger's formatting bullcrap.

So with 28 wins, the O's would at worst finish 82-80, ending the losing seasons streak. In my probable scenario, the O's get 73 wins, barely keeping them from another 90 loss season. For being expected to lose at least 90 this season, that's still pretty good.

Other important things: if the O's win 3 more games against the Yankees (out of 6), they ensure a season series win over their hated rivals. Those 6 games against Toronto will also show if the Birds can climb into 4th in the AL East, keeping us out of the cellar yet again (w00t).

Expect a real news-type post over the weekend. I'll try to make my own Ripken-like streak out of consecutive days posting (fat friggin chance). Go O's!

- Matt