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76 | 46.34% |
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| My team sucks, why bother |
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6 | 3.66% |
| My team sucks, this is going to rule |
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51 | 31.10% |
| Which teams will be good, I need to know who to root for |
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9 | 5.49% |
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leokitty posted:The Astros are much worse than any other team in MLB anyway I think the Orioles will be worse due to their competition!
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Mar 2, 2012 23:38
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Haha some blog is charting what would have to happen for each MLB team to win the WS and for the Orioles, Matt Wieters has to turn into Mike Piazza, Hardy into Cal Ripken from the 80s, Markakis and Jones into .875 OPS players with great defense, Mark Reynolds has to go back to 1B and hit 35 HR, Britton and Matusz combine for 400 innings of 3.40 ERA ball, AND the Orioles manage to go 44-12 in one run games Then it predicts them all taking significant steps backwards the next season and being below .500
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Mar 3, 2012 15:44
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Abel Wingnut posted:What would it take for the Astros to win the Series? No idea. The blog is The Outside Corner, but their mobile interface is kind of poo poo so I can't search effectively; they've done the entire AL East/Central and NL West, so I'm sure it's in there somewhere.
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Mar 3, 2012 16:16
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:last i checked you needed approx 25 base ball players to make a team Which is amazing, because given the last five years or so there is literally, absolutely and positively no reason for any New England sports fan of any professional team to do anything but just yell CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP like some sort of demented brony ytmnd Though yes this is no reason for Pittsburgh fans to get optimistic and thank god because I don't need the Orioles taking over that team's consecutive losing season streak
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Mar 5, 2012 13:53
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Scoobi posted:So uh hey, who's yer friend there? Of course YOU would be all for clandestine, unauthorized and unwanted surveillance at the ballpark
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Mar 7, 2012 01:04
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Moe_Rahn posted:i am a loving weirdo when it comes to the DH because in video games and poo poo i like to play as AL teams because i want to just mash taters all the time and more DH means more taters, but in real life i have some strange primordial revulsion towards it for reasons that are not entirely clear to me, despite my dingerlove the sad & baleful outcome of Incorrect Thinking
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Mar 7, 2012 23:05
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The only way the dinger machine could be cooler is if in like Chicago or w/e they had a version that loudly groans and screeches as it rises, accompanied by majestic/doomy multi-part organ music Dracula Baseball
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Mar 7, 2012 23:48
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Gonz posted:Please, I beg of you. Go before a judge, drop your first name, and have your surname legally changed to "Machine". I'd just go with "Deus vult."
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Mar 8, 2012 00:42
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euphronius posted:Or pinch hitting opportunities for star players like Greg Dobbs or Wes something. Helms, I do believe
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Mar 8, 2012 01:57
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If you're going to translate "home run" into Latin you should probably be working backward off "quadrangular" anyway
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Mar 8, 2012 02:11
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Abel Wingnut posted:Am I the only Cubs fan that hates Zambrano? I'm gonna safely say the answer to this one is No
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Mar 8, 2012 02:27
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Give it six to eight weeks and I think there will be more than enough footage
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Mar 10, 2012 23:03
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Apparently Dontrelle Willis was just released. Come on Orioles, you need more fringey pitcher help
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Mar 16, 2012 15:52
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:i am assuming that this is a joke post because the "stadium as anchor for development" thing is basically not a true thing considering the post is saluting gentrification and associated dogwhistle racism, yes, I think you're on to something
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Mar 16, 2012 20:27
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Having been to the Verizon Center, I can believe that about it
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Mar 16, 2012 20:53
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Brian Matusz is having a not-disastrous spring, and struck out 6 in 4 IP against the Tigers yesterday. Apparently his velocity's there, too. BALL'S IN YOUR COURT, PINEDA.
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Mar 16, 2012 21:13
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As long as Mike Mussina stays safely in his grave I can't bring myself to care too much
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Mar 18, 2012 06:08
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Mandoira posted:Not to sound stupid but that's a shop right? The original article was mistranslated/reported/whatever, they straight up gave Baltimore the death penalty and then warned MLB that any team that followed in their footsteps would receive the same treatment; they didn't ban them off the bat
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Mar 19, 2012 15:21
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tadashi posted:Jerry DiPoto was on Clubhouse Confidential yesterday from the SABRmetrics conference. It was good to hear him pretty much assure Brian Kenney that Mike Trout is going to be an everyday outfielder before long and that he will not be platooning at the major league level. He barley mentioned Wells or Abreu except to say that Wells would be in the outfield mix to start the season. JJ Hardy was traded because he didn't steal enough bases, hit enough singles, or go first to home. Both he and the Twins front office have confirmed this on multiple occasions, and his (lack of a) relationship with Ron Gardenhire was the driving force between him being dealt to Baltimore for two AAA relievers.
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Mar 20, 2012 14:15
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FlamingLiberal posted:The D-Train is pulling into Baltimore. "AN ERA OVER 5 YOU SAY???" -- Dan Duquette into cellphone in crowded elevator, 2012
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Mar 21, 2012 00:04
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Mar 21, 2012 05:25
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 suuuper awkward
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Mar 21, 2012 05:30
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That tweet also led someone who is tangentially involved in the Orioles beat to say that he thinks Tommy Hunter is getting the Opening Day start because Buck loves him (TEXXAASSSS) Hunter has not thrown a pitch in an MLB ST game this spring; he's pitched in some games in minor league camp and thrown some side sessions
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Mar 21, 2012 05:48
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Delicious Sci Fi posted:uh...he's the 434th best baseballer in the US, possibly the world. Do you know how hard it is to be that good at baseballing? Not only am I aware of this, I've actually used this argument many times and only been somewhat trolling! edit: this is coming from someone who almost walked on to a Div 1A college team, making me...carry the two...the 95,684,344th best baseball player in the world or so
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Mar 21, 2012 19:12
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FairGame posted:As someone who watches John Lannan pitch regularly I do not understand why he is a desirable commodity. He would be absolutely murdered in the AL East. Like...Brian Matusz bad. I think you mean Brian "16:1 K:BB in 2012" Matusz
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Mar 22, 2012 03:01
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Orgophlax posted:Isn't the Cards' medical staff almost as inept as the Mets'? As someone who constantly voices this and just as constantly is corrected on it, apparently the Mets medical staff is world-class top-notch awesome. It's the training staff that's hideous, Civil-War-chirurgeon levels of bad. I think the Cards situation is somewhat reversed.
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Mar 22, 2012 15:37
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AhhYes posted:Mike Morse apparently got PRP treatment on his strained lat, and suddenly Davey Johnson says he's not sure if Morse will be ready for opening day. In the grand scheme of things, not that big of a deal. Lats are pretty big muscles and I don't think straining them generally turns into a nagging injury like groin/oblique stuff can. It'll keep him on the sideline for awhile though
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Mar 22, 2012 18:42
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Ahahahaha even besides the roster decisions, lmao at intentionally moving Denard Span out of CF
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Mar 22, 2012 18:50
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I kind of want to see if I can come up with an Orioles lineup that's that messed up--oh wai RF Endy Chavez SS JJ Hardy CF Adam Jones 3B Mark Reynolds C Matt Wieters 1B Wilson Betemit DH Nick Markakis 2B Ryan Flanagan LF Robert Andino Yes, this could happen, possibly as a Normal Thing If the Orioles trade Reynolds put Davis there instead
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Mar 22, 2012 18:56
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I'm not even going to get into how infuriating Endy Chavez's .500/.548/.643 line is
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Mar 22, 2012 19:51
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If you really want to troll the Twins offense, or any offense in general, find the PECOTA projections for next year. BP is not particularly high on league offense rebounding next season
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Mar 22, 2012 19:56
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jeffersonlives posted:You are a terrible person. Chavez for Loewen straight up edit: Ryan Flaherty is in right field today. I think he's played every position but centerfield and catcher so far in camp, it's almost unthinkable he doesn't make the 25-man given he's a Rule V guy
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Mar 22, 2012 19:59
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I finally realized what Brian Matusz reminds me of this spring: playing a guy in MLB The Show RTTS mode when the game is throwing a tantrum and doing things like deciding Today, You Will Not Get Anyone Out every three starts, or that your pitcher cannot locate his breaking pitches no matter how perfectly they're thrown
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Mar 22, 2012 20:49
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Scoobi posted:So Moorad steps down from position, and Heyman says Reinsdorf led the opposition to it? Why am I not surprised that name keeps popping up in bad situations? Considering the Padres were the only team not to back Selig's extension and Reinsdorf's been at or near the helm of every major (terrible) thing that MLB has done recently, I imagine it isn't too difficult to read between the lines.
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Mar 22, 2012 22:52
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Benne posted:Okay, BA has to be trolling M's fans. Here's their Top 10 organizational rankings: That's one weirdass list Even with their offseason trades the Padres at #3 seems high, the Mariners are too high as well (though yes, jokes), and the Cubs probably shouldn't be ahead of the Reds. But I'm still not that good with the minors, likely due to the team that I follow
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Mar 22, 2012 22:59
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I don't pay very much attention to Tom Verducci, but when I do (like during the Jeack Morris flare-up) he seems like a really smart dude that uses his knowledge of baseball stats For Evil
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Mar 22, 2012 23:11
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Mark Reynolds for Domonic Brown straight up yo
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Mar 23, 2012 14:35
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Chunk posted:It's pretty frustrating because he's one of those people that thinks being self-aware about his assholery gives him carte blanche to keep doing it. I'm actually giving this a shot on Twitter right now and as it turns out,
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Mar 23, 2012 16:29
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No Safe Word posted:oh god yes Please don't do this; thanks No, I don't care how much of a joke it is
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Mar 26, 2012 17:45
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leokitty posted:Stallworth worked out some kind of agreement with the family, I thought? Restorative justice is not a bad thing. Stallworth's case also had a few slightly mitigating circumstances if I recall correctly, including the pedestrian just stepping out in front of Stallworth's car without looking in such a way that Stallworth had very very little time to respond.
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Mar 26, 2012 21:52
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