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Also Ben pointed out he has had one vaccination shot and is waiting ot have his second when he gets off the road back home in Louisiana. It will be interesting to see once everyone in the broadcast are a few weeks from being fully vaccinated what they do about travel. It has to be difficult to call a game from a TV and I agree it does take away from it. Hopefully in 60 days or so most will be vaccinated and the cases will start retreating. I hope after the All Star game we have a little more normal back.

Right now I would make Tanner Scott the closer to see how he reacts in the role. By far without Hunter Harvey healthy he has the best stuff in this bullpen by far. Valdez may get away with getting some saves but he is not at 36 going to get you anything of great value in a mid-season trade. If Scott can show he can throw strikes in closing situations they could get a major haul in a trade.

It is too early to write off Austin Hayes. It may be a big if right now but if he gets 500 at bats he will put up numbers. I just think Mullins could be also have a very nice career for the Orioles. He can be a really nice lead-off hitter for many years to come.

Yes best wished to the Otter!! Hopefully they have caught this early and it is very manageable. Yes men of our age get your PSA levels tested once a year!!

Yes it isn't the same thing and not even close.

There was an article in the Washington Post yesterday talking about giving people vaccination passports. I know some people will object to that but I have no problem issuing me one if it gets me into concerts sporting events without having to wear a mask. This vaccine is the ONLY way we are going to get our lives back to normal. The FDA is anything but overly cautious. I have read the studies and the safety protocols. I wouldn't have made sure my 83 year old mother got the vaccine if I didn't believe that. Like many people have said here you may survive getting it but you don't want to carry it to someone who doesn't survive it. The majority of people who have been vaccinated so far are over 65 and you are going to have people pass away in that age range. It doesn't mean it was from the vaccine. I also agree that many people of the 550,000 plus who have died of Covid may have died also from some of their underlining health conditions. However by any measurement if it wasn't for this virus there wouldn't be that many deaths. Much less the suffering that many people that I know who have been infected. If you don't want to get vaccinated then don't. It is your choice.

Yes I didn't want this to go down that rabbit hole. Get a vaccine when you can. Like I said I am getting mine Wednesday.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-coronavirus-vaccine-excess-20210328-b2calgq3mzambj5kohdoycmh7i-story.html I am wondering if anyone makes a stink about this. I understand rather than throwing away any vaccines and giving them to someone is a good idea, but when they end up going to a bunch of young healthy multi-millionaires I think someone who has an elderly parent in Florida that can't get an appointment might not like this story. In 30 days everyone here in Maryland and most places will be able to sign up for the vaccine and I expect sports team to make sure everyone gets them right away when that happens. However I don't think this is a good look. I am not pointing just at the Orioles because I will bet there are other teams doing the same thing. I became eligible last week and get my first shot this Wednesday. I am looking forward to it.

If we get Palmer, Big Ben, and Brian Roberts doing the color for all the games this year I think we are pretty fortunate.

I didn't see it posted but Tom Davis is back with his weekly Wall to Wall Baseball show on MASN. Even though Tom is no longer with the Orioles broadcast team I am glad he continued this show. I enjoy the weekly baseball chat. I know he produces this show with his own sponsors.

When the J & J vaccine comes online at the end of this month the amount of supply should start increasing. I suspect in April or at the latest May most areas will allow anyone who wants the vaccination to get it. I doubt that MLB players would get the vaccine before that but I would expect the minute that happens they will arrange for them to have it the next day.

I understand the reasoning behind service time and all that but if he is hitting the cover off the ball and they feel he is defensively ready then bring him up mid-June or whenever those metrics are met. At some point you need to have reasons to get excited to watch the team. If the catchers that are playing are doing decent then it takes the pressure off of bringing him up. However if they are not and he is ready then bring him up in my opinion.

If this is pro rated versus full pay it does make a big difference. The owners lose the publicity game big time if they try to ram that through. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2021/01/31/mlb-players-union-expected-reject-proposal-delay-start-season/4332399001/

They seem to be offering them full pay for 162 games to play 154. It isn't nothing.

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You are right the more I thought about it they could be firing one of the Nationals writers as well. If Roch doesn't write for that site it probably goes away. And I believe Steve is probably right behind him the way he covers the minors. I suspect the 15 minute pregame and post game they will use one of the broadcasters to attend the pre and post game press conference and that will be that. Instead of going to the studio where Dempsey was. It looks like they have closed that studio since the virus has been around. Tom Davis does his Touchdown Baltimore show remotely at a sponsor this year.

Agreed. I won't miss Bordick, Johnson or Dempsey. I assume Dempsey's restaurant at Camden Yards will get renamed. I feel bad for Tom Davis. He has said many times he never wanted to retire. Tom is a good guy but I kind of saw that coming as well. In that article is says one of the main writers on the MASN web site is let go as well. That has to be either Roch or Melewski. I am going to assume it is Steve but I am sure Roch is the higher compensated.

Assuming they didn't I agree. I am not so sure he didn't know or wasn't told. He is saying he was made aware this week. I am betting he collected his last checks and then felt he could speak out. If he said something before then he would be at risk of them terminating him early.

He signed a two year contract and it ran out and they didn't wish to sign him to a new one. Hunter is the one going out and telling people he didn't want to leave which is fine. Hunter knew this was coming when they hired all the new people. I have spent some time with Hunter and trust me he knows what he is doing. The survey that came back from Oriole ticket holders finished his fate. I have been fired and have fired a lot of people. When you don't want to be fired but the people firing you want you gone there isn't a lot of gracious ways to do it.

Or maybe his contract ran through the end of January 2021. He got a paycheck through now and they just didn't renew it.

I think Mullins is going to get every chance to play against right handed pitching. See if he can at least hit from the left side of the plate on any long-term basis at the major league level.

It will be interesting to see when fans will be able to return. I suspect some states will allow limited numbers like they have in football. Hopefully after the All-Star game stadiums can be open and close to normal. I am going to get my vaccine as soon as they let me and get back to normal life.

I am guessing if the players show up for work the owners don't have a choice but to pay the players in full for the season. I am sure there was nothing in the CBA that the owners would have the right to cut the number of games in a season because no one is allowed to attend the games.

They may be putting the team in the best position to sell but that doesn't mean the Orioles will ever move. Oakland and Tampa will move before Baltimore because of their lack of new stadiums. The fact they haven't signed a lease may be in indicator they may sell the team. You wouldn't want to sattle a new owner with a lease they weren't happy with.

I think Ticketmaster has already talked about having fans that attend concerts will have to show they have been vaccinated or had a recent negative test to admit fans to a show. I know some people will have a negative reaction to this but I don't have a problem with it. If you don't want to get the vaccine you don't have to go to a crowded event. I will get the vaccine as soon as I can and wear my tag around my neck like my Golden Retriever If it allows me to attend a concert and a baseball game I'll do what I need to.