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Coby Mayo was called up almost a year ago, and the Orioles haven’t done him any favors since
Coby Mayo made his MLB debut 11 months ago and it doesn’t feel like the Orioles have gotten as much out of Mayo as they could have in that time. Saying that I am disappointed by the first (calendar) year of Coby Mayo might sound a little harsh but my disappointment is not targeted at…
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Speculating and Hypothesizing about David Rubenstein
One question that has been tickling the back of my mind ever since the Orioles season took a turn for the worse is “What does David Rubenstein think about all this?” I’m sure when Rubenstein bought the team he was sold the idea that he was buying a powerhouse that would be one of the…
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What does it mean to be a “Tear That Jersey Off My Back” guy
Criag Kimbrel has reached a lot of important milestones in his career but this past week he crossed a point that few MLB players ever reach. When he was DFA’d by the Braves and signed a minor league deal with the Rangers he officially became a “You’ll have to tear this jersey off by back”…
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The Corbin Burnes injury actually makes the Orioles’ offseason worse if you think about it
Last week it was announced that Corbin Burnes would require Tommy John surgery. This announcement sparked conversation on a number of topics surrounding the inevitability of pitching injuries but one bit of discourse in particular caught my attention; the idea that The Orioles had been smart to avoid paying Burnes. Keith Law made a post…
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One Pitching Prospect from Each Contender for the Orioles to Target at this Deadline
With the Orioles positioned to be sellers at the deadline they should be almost exclusively targeting starting pitching prospects in their trades. Preferably starting pitching prospects either currently in triple A or about to be in triple A so that they can start impacting the major league roster as soon as possible. Most of the…
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How Did This Happen and What do We Do Now Part 2 (The rest of the season part)
The Orioles find themselves in a unique position. Right smack in the middle of their “contention window” they are one of the worst teams in all of baseball. For almost any other team with a winning percentage of 35% the obvious thing to do would be to sell your veteran players at the deadline and…
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41 Candidates to be the Next Manager of the Baltimore Orioles
Brandon Hyde was Mike Elias’ handpicked guy to lead this team. Elias stuck with him through the rebuilding years and did not replace him the moment the team got good (That is not usually how it goes for rebuild managers). Just 10 days before Hyde was fired Elias did a whole “We can still turn…
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How Did This Happen and What Do We Do Now? Part 1 (The hitting part)
This Orioles season has been like if you had a brother who was a UFC fighter and he had a big title fight coming up. You buy the pay-per-view well in advance, you invite people over to watch the fight and you prepare a bunch of fun snacks for people to eat. While the undercards…
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30 MLB Players vs 1 Gorilla
When Brandon Hyde decided to put Charlie Morton on the mound in the 8th inning of a two run game I decided I needed to protect my peace and rather than watch Morton grapple with his baseball mortality I opted to open my phone and scroll on TikTok. While Morton was falling behind 3-0 to…
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Is Mike Elias the Worst at Free Agency?
As I watched Charlie Morton surrender a 3 run bomb to give the Tigers a lead in the second game of a double header that the Orioles were destined to lose, a thought occurred to me. It wasn’t a ground breaking thought, and perhaps many Orioles fans have already had this thought but as Riley…
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