The so-called worst team in baseball...

[The Chief]

Orioles last 42 games: 14-28

Nats last 42 games: 14-28

What else is there to say?

[KnorrForYourMoney]

 

KnorrForYourMoney was slain by an evil force

/Diablo2reference

[wpa2629]

WE ARE THE WORST! NOBODY WILL TAKE THAT FROM US DAMNIT!

[LetsGoNats]

Unfortunately, we are the worst team in baseball (again).  We are only 9.5 games out of the first pick in 2011 draft.

[DPMOmaha]

Orioles last 42 games: 14-28

Nats last 42 games: 14-28

What else is there to say?

That we started 20-15 and have Stephen Strasburg.

[imref]

Has anyone ever picked #1 3 years in a row?

[cmdterps44]

"Not even death can save you from me!"

The baseball Gods referring to another losing season.

[The Chief]

That we started 20-15

We went 18-18 from July 25th to August 31st last year.

and have Stephen Strasburg.

Who is 2-1 in 4 starts.  We have so much farther to go than people wanted to admit when this team was playing over it's head for the first six weeks.

[Mathguy]

Wait just a cotton pickin' minute Chief !  We were winning the close games the first 6 weeks and we've lost the close games the last 4 weeks.  But all the games are close.  That is so much better than last year.

We have so much farther to go than people wanted to admit when this team was playing over it's head for the first six weeks.

[The Chief]

Wait just a cotton pickin' minute Chief !  We were winning the close games the first 6 weeks and we've lost the close games the last 4 weeks.  But all the games are close.  That is so much better than last year.

We're 12-15 (.444) in one-run games and 5-10 (.333) in blowouts.  Last year we were 22-24 (.478) in one-run games and 14-29 (.326) in blowouts.

I get what you're saying, but "almost" only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.

[The Bionic Elbow]

Orioles last 42 games: 14-28

Nats last 42 games: 14-28

What else is there to say?

Lets see...


Orioles - Two series sweeps (Redsox, Nats)

Nats - One series sweep (Pirates)



Orioles - Longest winning streak, 4 games and ongoing.

Nats- Longest winning streak, 3 games only.


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[24 Nats]

Has anyone ever picked #1 3 years in a row?

Nobody had ever picked #1 2 years in a row.

[PowerBoater69]

As the blood bath continued up in Baltimore Kasten was selling Strasburg t-shirts down in Atlanta:

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100627&content_id=11645320&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Kasten: His role as a symbol is very important. When we came in four years ago, we talked about wanting to build through scouting/development with an emphasis on pitching. Continuing with the fulfillment of that commitment, I think it's very important that fans could see that we are close to turning the corner. We are close to having a really terrific, good, stable young rotation as some of our guys come up from the Minor Leagues and come back from rehab. But clearly the symbol of that movement is Stephen.

The snake knows nothing but lies.

[Kevrock]

freak Kasten.

[Evolution33]

Nobody had ever picked #1 2 years in a row.

Didn't the rays and royals do it recently. I seem to remember the price and beckham drafts to be in back to back years

[Evolution33]

I have to say we did more to lose those games than the orioles did to win.

[PowerBoater69]

freak Kasten.

One good thing about this slump is that I found out how to turn off the board censor function.  freak the bastard.

[spidernat]

Nobody had ever picked #1 2 years in a row.

Tampa did it once.

[24 Nats]

Didn't the rays.....do it recently. I seem to remember the price and beckham drafts to be in back to back years

Tampa did it once.

Your both right....my bad.

[Evolution33]

After looking at the first overall picks I am confused by 2004. How did the padres end up with the first pick when the tigers lost 119?

[wpa2629]

After looking at the first overall picks I am confused by 2004. How did the padres end up with the first pick when the tigers lost 119?

They use to alternate between AL and NL for worst record/first pick

[cmdterps44]

Orioles - Longest winning streak, 4 games and ongoing.

Nats- Longest winning streak, 3 games only.

Didn't we win 4 games? When were 5 above .500?

[The Bionic Elbow]

Didn't we win 4 games? When were 5 above .500?

Nope.

If you go to the 'Gameday Thread' menu, you will see no more than 3 in a row.    


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[Evolution33]

They use to alternate between AL and NL for worst record/first pick

So having the first pick in the draft two years in a row and a team having the worst record in baseball more than one year in a row aren't the same thing. So, really that statement means nothing about only two teams having done it since it was obviously after the '04 season that it stopped alternating. It is also a good thing the Padres screwed up the '04 draft so bad because I can imagine Tigers fans being pissed they didn't have the first pick. 

[cmdterps44]

Nope.

If you go to the 'Gameday Thread' menu, you will see no more than 3 (Image removed from quote.) in a row.   


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  Of course! That sucks.