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Was she talking about dinner or something? And the look on Rob Long's face!

Team love to announce big news on Friday afternoon. Could be a Merry Christmas for us long-time fans.

Remember when everyone lost their collective minds over Victor Victor Mesa? We've come a long way!

It seems the offense really struggles against off speed pitching.

Fenway JLC is a blowhard who completely whiffed everything about the Lamar Jackson negotiations. He is a JA fanboy who used softball questions and their mutual politics to score a job with the O’s. The 2-6 show takes very few calls because that duo can’t really handle them.

To not deal from a position of strength while also not addressing multiple pitching needs would be the height of foolishness and a signal to the fan base that the Angelos family will always cry poor. The Baltimore Orioles play not to have the #1 farm system year in and out but to go on playoff runs. Eduardo Rodriguez or the like would go a long way in helping me with my JA trust issues.

I guess I've mellowed over the years, but that will be put to the test when/if Adley & Gunnar hit the market. After wanting to burn down the warehouse after Mussina, Teixeira and Guerrero (to a lesser extent), I realized that as long as the Angelos surname runs the show that I should greatly temper my expectations.

"Travis Driskill is now going to come in and get the Blue Jays offense started." - Michael Reghi "David Segui just touched off a bomb....."

I'm not a frequent poster but this thread is a wonderful trip to an unforgettable time in my life. I was 13 for the 1989 season. For myself, the backdrop of Opening Day 1989 helped set the tone for the season. My older brother who was/is not a baseball fan graciously took me to the game. It was 6 months after the horrors of 1988. It was the first year of the "ornithologically correct" bird (which I loved at the time). Boston was in town and was the prohibitive favorite in the A.L. East and several openly surmised that Roger Clemens would throw a no-hitter. It was also the spring after the Wade Boggs/Margo Adams affair and mocking chants of "Margo" cascaded down throughout the sold-out crowd. Joan Jett sang the national anthem and sat in the row behind my brother and I. President Bush threw out the first pitch and was booed...Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak was also in attendance. Vice President Gore's son Al Gore III was hit by a car after the game and almost died. SO MUCH HAPPENED outside of the game and the energy was intense. It was a back-and-forth game and when Ripken deposited Clemens' pitch into the left field bullpen I felt an instant connection to the gritty Birds. The game went extras and Worthington's hit just erased the horrible memory of 1988. Unforgettable. - Still remember openly breaking my parents' rules and listening to the West Coast ballgames on school nights - The June 1989 Yankees "fog" game was a travesty that seriously pissed me off then and now - The Mike Devereaux "foul pole" come back victory against the Angels - Native son Dave Johnson pitching a shutout during one of his first starts and then crying in the clubhouse after wards - Stanley Jefferson crushing a three-run homer against the Blue Jays in a pivotal later summer match-up. - John Miller introducing the incredibly cheesy and catchy "Why Not?" theme song over the radio for the first time - Phil Bradley's lead-off homer against Toronto only to be shutout the rest of the game. - That horrible Saturday afternoon when the Blue Jays finally crushed our dreams. Boy, I really needed this thread. Thanks so much!

Our farm system is top heavy. Appears to be a quantity move to help the pipeline move along and stay consistent.

Okey dokey...

Our system is definitely top heavy. No problem with this strategy but do hope we add a couple high upside HS arms.

I've got Beavers fever!!!

Take heart that during the second round it's only 2 hours between picks rather than 3 hours.

It's a shame with Garceau. He is a Baltimore sports media icon and I hate seeing him end an otherwise incredible career this way. The play-by-play is just not there anymore. Newman is equally terrible on PBP....however, I can tolerate her on color and think she is pretty savvy and knowledgeable in that part of the broadcast.