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    Brit on 2013 Orioles

    in Orioles Talk

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    3 minutes ago, SteveA said:

    Nope,   I'm guessing you didn't scroll to the author biography at the bottom?

    I did, but didn’t read carefully.  Lol. I see that he was born in ‘58.  His 2011-2013 pictures make him look older, so I didn’t the Vietnam reference was all that off. He looked about mid 60s when he was with the O’s.  But, yeah, not him.

    Composite Top 100 MLB Draft Prospects

    in Orioles Talk

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    1 hour ago, Greg Pappas said:
    1. Allow trades with very little restrictions, with the NFL Draft being a guideline.
    2. While it'll never rival the NFL, they could do a better job of promoting the draft and the prospects, since most viewers are unfamiliar with them.
    3. See #1. :)

    Just lay off the over the top tragedy porn that the NFL embraced this year.

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    2020s prediction

    in MLB

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    MLB.com is doing a contest predicting leaders for the decade.  Winner gets $1M

    Here are the leaders for the 2010s:

    2010-19

    • Homers: Nelson Cruz (346)
    • Hits: Robinson Canó (1,695)
    • Wins: Max Scherzer (161)
    • K's: Max Scherzer (2,452)
    • MVP Awards: Mike Trout (3)
    • Cy Young Awards: Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer (3)
    • All-Star selections: Clayton Kershaw, Yadier Molina and Mike Trout (8)
    • World Series titles: Giants (3)
    • Team wins: Yankees (921)
     

    Who do you predict for the 20s?  I’ve submitted mine and will share later.

    Keegan Akin likes violently racist tweet

    in Orioles Talk

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    29 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

    My question is why would anyone be looking at Akin's twitter likes from four years ago?

    I have to assume they had some motivation to do so, and the wording of the post sounds like a threat.

    Of course that doesn't change primary discussion.

    I would not be surprised if it wasn’t a person specifically looking at Akin’s internet history from four years ago, rather a program run by an entity that scrubs data on all of the blue checks.  The discussion of who and why isn’t appropriate for OH.  So I’ll leave it there. That’s where my money would be.  If it is an individual targeting Akin specifically, then I’d love to know the back story.

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    Owners submit new economic plan to union : UPDATED

    in Orioles Talk

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    43 minutes ago, Yardball85 said:

    Thanks weams.  50 games would be weird.  More off days? Playoffs starting in September?  An All-Star Break?

     

    I imagine it will be something like 5 games a week, on average, for ten weeks, from July 4 through mid to late September.  Still better than nothing.

    If the season started on 7/3, that would mean 90 days to play 50 games if they go to the end of September.  That would seem to favor teams with top heavy starting pitching and relief pitching.  You could conceivably pitch your best reliever every game.  

    MLBTR: Players Make Counter-Proposal

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    13 minutes ago, eddie83 said:

    You think the World Series gets the same attention playing it around Thanksgiving?  

    I don’t see why it wouldn’t draw similar TV numbers as last year’s World Series depending on who is playing.  Sunday Night football already outperforms the WS head to head.  Now, I do think interest in MLB could wane this season with the late start and no fan attendance, but I don’t think playing deeper into the calendar will have much of an effect.

    MLBTR: Players Make Counter-Proposal

    in Orioles Talk

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    1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

    Right, since they will be paid by the game.

    Of course.  As a fan, do you want to see more baseball or less baseball?  The players plan gives then fans more baseball than the owners.  Yet, as a whole, the public will side with the owners anyway.

    Owners submit new economic plan to union : UPDATED

    in Orioles Talk

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    3 hours ago, atomic said:

    I doubt we see any games. No plan yet. Players and Owners are far apart. Now there are riots across the country.  Baseball will take the year off.   Good time to check out other sports. Maybe some of you will become Women soccer fans.   

    What do the riots have to do with an agreement to play MLB baseball?  Why put that in your post?

    Britt Ghiroli: Is this TMZ?

    in Orioles Talk

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    2 minutes ago, SteveA said:

    Thanks.  Had no idea.

    Hmmm... Mel Hall.   Chad Curtis.   John Wetteland.   All Yankees at one point, all child molesters.   The Yankees should join the Big 10.

    Chad Curtis is who I was thinking of when I was looking up Chuck Knoblauch.  Both scumbags.

    Britt Ghiroli: Is this TMZ?

    in Orioles Talk

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    14 minutes ago, SteveA said:

    I must have missed the Mel Hall stories.   I recall him as a player but no recollection of his personality at all.

    Post career.  Not too good.  
     
    I do remember him hitting a bomb and taking a looongg trip around the bases.  When questioned about it, he quipped “what the hell do you want me to do? Sprint?”  Always found that comical.

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