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Orioles – Blue Jays Series Recap
What could be more exciting than starting the season with a 4 game split!? The Orioles had an up and down first four games of the season with the offense oscillating between explosive and non-existent on a game to game basis and the pitching staff holding on for dear life. Here are the main takeaways…
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Perfect Preseason Predictions (PPP)
I started writing this predictions blog with the intention of very seriously predicting who would win each division and make the playoffs, but about halfway through it I became overwhelmed by how futile it felt to try accurately predict the season with my feeble mind. I thought back to a year ago and realized that…
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Early Season Roster Crunch
It takes more than 13 position players to make it through the regular season. At some point during the season several of the guys who don’t make the opening day roster will play for the Orioles and prospects like Coby Mayo and Samuel Basallo will get called up without there having to be any controversy…
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Lose – Lose
After a disappointing spring training Coby Mayo was optioned back to minor league camp. Before leaving he gave one of those “real” quotes that people always wish athletes would give but then don’t love so much when they give them. “It definitely is difficult, it obviously sucks because you feel like you’ve proven everything you’ve…
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The Battle of Attrition for the AL East has begun
Every year during the offseason contending teams stock up on players via free agency and trades and the night before spring training every fan base knows more or less who is going to be on their team. They can look at Fangraphs’ roster resource and see who will be in the rotation and who will…
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The Risks of Being Risk Averse
With spring training underway there is no shortage of cliche quotes floating around the baseball atmosphere. There are dozens of guys in the best shape of their lives, every pitcher in the league is experimenting with a new pitch or arm slot and all of the worst teams in the league are planning on surprising…
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What was that again Dave?
A year ago the announcement that David Rubenstein was buying the Orioles was met with as close to 100% approval rating as possible. I’ve racked my mind and decided that only John Fisher selling the Athletics would have been met with more enthusiasm by a fanbase and fans of baseball in general. Under the Angelos…
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All 30 MLB Team’s Offseasons Ranked
The MLB offseason is a funny time because it feels like with the exception of maybe 1 or 2 teams every single fanbase feels like their front office is absolutely blowing it. For example I was listening the a Red Sox podcast and they were lamenting how terrible their offseason had been and how Craig…
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Preparing for the Baltimore Potato Famine
From the moment it was announced that the Orioles had signed Tyler O’Neill it was inevitable that Anthony Santander would be wearing another uniform this season. So when it was announced on Monday that Santander had signed with the Blue Jays it wasn’t a shock but the ensuing contract numbers that came out were disappointing…
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12 Questions For Mike Elias
Mike Elias plays things pretty close to the vest. His press conferences are generic and his signings rarely get leaked in advance. In general I think this is a good thing as there is little benefit to broadcasting your plans and intentions as a front office but as a fan it can be frustrating being…
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