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30 minutes ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:
He has pitched well this post season. Maybe just maybe Rodney will be the spark the Astros need.
I will not be surprised if the Nats take the WS in 4 games the way the Stros are playing. I am very disappointed in the Astros. I thought they’d take this patsy ass DC team. The Nats are playing good ball. The Astros like they got their thumb up their butt.
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1 hour ago, thezeroes said:
Exactly my point. Nothing is in stone in baseball. Use your Closer in a tie game, don't use your closer in a tie game, sometimes it works , sometimes it don't.
For Boone, analytically it was supposed to work, for Buck we will never know.
I’m just glad it’s the Stros and not the Yankees.
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46 minutes ago, ShaneDawg85 said:
Nobody in baseball, dead money for dead money or not, is going to trade for Chris Davis. Lets not even kid ourselves into thinking that somebody will take on that contract, no matter who the Orioles would take back.
I agree. He is an albatross.
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On 10/15/2019 at 2:30 PM, mdbdotcom said:
I was in Frederick for Calvin's first game there. The racist taunts from some in the crowd ruined the occasion for me. I felt like I'd gone back in time. People who yell things like that should be thrown out of the park.
Geez that is bad. I thought by today’s standards that fans had grown up.
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7 hours ago, Todd-O said:
Not to kick this day off with doom and gloom, but I think baseball in Baltimore is in trouble. This has everything to do with the Nats and the massive market share that franchise has stolen and is actively solidifying as life-long fans... carved-out of the the wealthy and booming areas of Northern-VA, DC, and Montgomery County.
It's no mistake that baseball is allowing this to happen. They know where the money is. They wanted the region's territory to center around DC, not Baltimore.
This year was the first year that I began to notice Camden was looking a little ragged around the edges. The luxury suites are woefully outdated. The hallways around the club/suite section are knocked up and looking dirty. At one game I noted one of the food stations in that section of the stadium had filth on the floor and around the food equipment.... the stadium also has signs of wear... and the diamond-vision is looking small and outdated. Baltimore, in general, is experiencing really tough times. Even the once clean and shiny areas around the stadium are looking ragged – concrete crumbling, weeds, little foot traffic. It's not a magnet for investment. It's not a destination for tourism. It's not a town that suburbanites are heading to – the Baltimore riots and the immediate post-riot drop in stadium attendance at Camden is proof enough. If you need more proof, just go wander
You contrast that with what's happening at Nationals Stadium and DC in general. Billion dollar business are putting offices down in the stadium area. Condos are going up fast... the restaurant/bar scene is exploding. And that really extends across the greater DC area, straight into Bethesda and Northern VA.
While I'm not a fan of the vibe in National's Park, the amenities and state-of-the-art feel is hard to ignore... not to mention the fact that business are packed into their luxury boxes.
Peter Angelos saw this coming 100 miles away. He knew the value of the DC market was invaluable to the Orioles.
This year we heard the first rumblings of actual destinations for the Orioles. And while it was shot down, I think it's only a matter of time before the team succumbs to the strength and pull of the Nationals, and the fact that our Metro area isn't as large or balanced as places such as New York or LA. The Nats are big spenders...and they aren't showing any sign of slowing down. They tripped the luxury tax threshold 3x in four years... this is Yankees/Red Sox/LA territory.
Baltimore is now a perennial small market team.
I give the Orioles 8 years before the MLB helps usher their departure to more fertile grounds. It could be sooner, depending on who ultimately buys the team. Breaks my heart to think that way, but I'm having a hard time seeing this play out any differently.
Oh come on. Can you at least wait to see how the new GM and Manager do before you pronounce the team dead? I understand how you feel. 36 years since the last WS. Baltimore can’t buy championships like the Yankees can. But doggone please don’t give up. Hopefully the Angelos boys will be better than Peter.
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43 minutes ago, John Welch said:
Sorry, a couple of weeks is about 10 days beyond my memory capacity.
I have the same problem.
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On 10/12/2019 at 8:23 PM, Punchandjudy said:
Mark Mclemore-I didn’t realize he played 18 years in the league.
Geez I forgot about him. He was good.
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On 10/12/2019 at 5:45 PM, OFFNY said:
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Thurman Munson, another tragic plane crash victim from the 70's, also had an outstanding arm behind home plate.
The Clemente and Munson plane crashes that occurred 7 years apart in 1972 and 1979 respectively were 2 of the saddest incidents of my baseball memories from my childhood.
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That was some sad times.
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On 10/12/2019 at 2:28 PM, Redskins Rick said:
I was always fond of Joe Orsulak. Probably not the best arm on a COF, but runners loved to test him, and he threw out more his far share of them.
Yes thank you. I had a brain freeze and couldn’t remember his name.
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1 hour ago, Philip said:
Me too but Signs seem to indicate otherwise.
And that’s a shame.
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3 hours ago, weams said:
It’s gonna be tough though. I do believe the payroll will stay down for a good while.
That’s not the way to run the club. IMO
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17 hours ago, weams said:
Well if he goes after the Cards pattern then okay.
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14 hours ago, Philip said:
No, Chris Davis is going to play first. And if Chris Davis doesn’t play first, which may God grant, Mancini will play first.
I hope Davis is off team by 2020.
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1 minute ago, Tx Oriole said:
I hadn’t either.
My grandfather told me to use neatsfoot oil.
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2 hours ago, Aristotelian said:
Woah, never heard of the shaving cream thing. Is that for real?
I hadn’t either.
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2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:
They aren't more loaded than the Dodgers and how many have they won recently?
Money gives you a fair shot to get into the final 10.
I wonder what’s wrong with the Dodgers? They have a lot of talent and money but they fail to get to the World Series.
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1 hour ago, John Welch said:
Agreed, unfortunately.
Not smart. Ownership is loaded with oodles of money. They can buy championships.
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10 hours ago, Redskins Rick said:
I love the media, 3:30 a.m. and they "THINK" the guy might be intoxicated. You think?????
SMH
Good thing he didn’t try that in Texas. He might have been shot. Breaking into someone’s home? What an idiot.
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1 minute ago, Redskins Rick said:
I believe he opted to leave at the end of his contract in 2011, because of the health of his father.
His father died in 2012.
Andy went back to work in 2015.
Oh I see.
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19 hours ago, wildcard said:
The way I remember it MacPhail wanted Eric Wedge but Buck wowed Peter in the interview. Andy left a season later. I don't know if it was protest. I think Andy just didn't like the business arrangement and decided to leave at the end of his contract instead of staying on as President/GM. He also wanted to spend time with his father who was ill.
Others can tell me is my memory is right or not.
You may be right. I can’t remember. I would not have wanted to work for Peter Angelos longer than I had to.
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5 hours ago, TonySoprano said:
I'm sure the knee jerk reaction would be, "Sure, Soprano, in a heartbeat." Would you miss the "rivalry" with the Yankees or Red Sox? Would you rather watch N.L. baseball? That's all part of the deal. Milwaukee switched back to being a N.L. city in 1998. The Orioles were a N.L. team at one time.....1892-99. Would you switch leagues? Why or why not?
Might be interesting for a bit but I will keep the O’s in the AL. I’m still pissed the Stros were moved to the AL.
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1 hour ago, Natty said:
Speaking of spending money wisely...We still owe Davis $93M and we still owe Cobb $49M. That $142M puts quite the damper on spending any more money.
That Davis contract is really a bad deal for the O’s.
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1 hour ago, wildcard said:
Andy would not hire Buck. Buck was one of the big reasons the Andy left the O's.
Yes, there were other reasons also but Buck was probably in the top three.
How do you know that? So the owner hired Buck? Andy left under protest?
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6 hours ago, mdbdotcom said:
Screw the Gnats. Please don't use them as an example of anything related to the O's.
They are in the playoffs though. No matter how much you may hate them. They are a successful team. IMO
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Yep 10-2. Geez Stros. They beat the Yankees and yet they can’t win against the Nats? Well that’s baseball.