More O's 8/23

Sunday’s win for the O’s was a really nice way to end the season series against the pretenders that are the White Sox. Berken in particular really impressed me. For a guy who has obviously struggled for the last couple months, he showed me an awful lot after the first two White Sox reached base on errors in the first inning. He still gave up an unearned run, but with a start like that, and a pitcher likely lacking confidence after his recent struggles, I love that he battled for 5 2/3 and got a well deserved win. He needed it, as did the O’s. The bullpen has been stellar (two earned runs in the past 17 1/3 innings), and Roberts has really turned it up a notch. Even recent comments in the Sun tell me that yeah, these guys want to win, and it’s not coming as quickly as they’d want it to, but they understand the big picture, the long term future, and it sounds like they are looking forward to it. As I’ve mentioned recently, this team just has a different feel to it, and it’s not necessarily b/c we’ve won a little more over the last week either, though that never hurts. Hopefully Tillman and Matusz throw well the next two nights and we can win another series on the road. This time in Minnesota! Go O’s!