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I think this is the best take on the infield position debate thus far. Ultimately, I am glad Henderson, Holliday and Westburg all prefer the coveted SS spot and yet, are talented enough and willing to play other positions to help the team.

It’s weird — I saw the Rockies game, free MLB.TV yesterday and it was clear camera work from start to finish. I really wonder if that centerfield camera is a robo-cam, mounted on the wall getting blown around by that breeze out of centerfield.

Decent Elias conversation - Cakes asking about the Bradish MRI updates. I appreciate the questions, but it’s time to focus on who we got and as he said, to stay as healthy as possible before the team heads north.

Shaky cam complaints I understand. That aside, I am doing a lot of cartwheels — as many as possible for an old dude, it’s just tougher to convey via a message board message. Baseball is back, indeed!

Maybe they make him sleep at the Warehouse and save on Florida hotel costs.

Adley looks ready.

Technology isn’t always our friend — mounted cameras catching the full effects of whatever breeze is happening.

Burnes looks good in the home whites. 13 pitches to get 2 K’s, but sure is a fun way to start spring training.

Been a minute since I jumped in a game thread….well, years now, but it was always a favorite to read. Great to see Cakes in the booth, even if he is stuck in B’more, doing color from afar. Let’ go O’s.

This. I’m cautiously optimistic about seeing Bradish pitch this year because Elias generally keeps things close to vest, and when he does reveal information, he seems to be fairly honest about it (like his update on Bautista last year, with the not so good news).

For the Rox here, it was their only shot — Comcast in Denver has been done with RSNs, the Nuggets and Avalanche haven’t been on cable for over 3-years, and those teams actually won titles sans local fans being able to find the games, unless they had DirecTV (although Fubo recently added them this year). As an out of market O’s fanatic, MLB.TV has been well worth it for me since they launched it, getting to see the entire MASN schedule every year. If I understand the current deal correctly, as an MLB.TV subscriber, I need only pay half of the $99.99 that Rockies fans pay for Rockies only. If I was back home in Maryland, I personally would be fine to pay 100 bucks a year to stream O’s games, if MASN has to jump to the streaming model. Although, I wonder if local Baltimore TV would pick up a number of games?

I like the wild card pick of Holliday to be the key difference maker, but I think I’ll be pulling for a mostly healthy season/comeback player candidate John Means to help the rotation.

My wife and I are finally headed back to Sarasota - and as much as I’m there to see the O’s, we really like the area quite a bit. A lot to explore, but I think the OH thread Frobby linked to is a good place to start.

Same. It looks a little weird with the collision of two different looks and decades, but I’ll give it a try.

Very interesting stuff. I have to think Rubenstein and crew have done or are doing their due diligence on the best way to move forward (with or without the Nats — or with or without MASN).

The first advantage seems to be dwindling with the shrinking cable market. The second advantage is worth fighting for, and I understand that. I know Peter Angelos has well earned the ire of O's fans, but his insistence of equal rights fees after MLB parks the Nats in our back yard is the least the league could do. So when Manfred is suggesting the Nats leave MASN, I hope he is including the idea of keeping the equal rights fees clause of the original agreement in any new agreement.

Based on the financial losses and the lawsuit settlement math — maybe MLB Commish Manfred is on to something regarding the Nats move on and find/build their own RSN or TV rights package, allowing the O’s sole possession of MASN? For every team outside of the Yankees and Dodgers this particular revenue stream appears to be vanishing far faster than the most dire predictions.

This thread is why it’s great to have more time to hang in the Hangout. This is truly my tribe. A thread on a player that pulls on both sides of the political spectrum and yet, the primary focus of this thread wanders but falls back to what it should be — whether adding Bauer to the team would be more helpful or hurtful. Everything from legal aspects, to asking some questions about whether his pitching is worth the potential controversy. All the bases literally covered here. Personally, I’ve changed my own mind about wanting to give Bauer a chance or not about half a dozen times during the Hot Stove season. No such thing as too much pitching, but these O’s are building a particular teamwork vibe, that I hope continues into this season. Bauer may or may not fit that. I think this ultimately leaves me in Camp Frobby. I’ll defer to Elias and his info on the guy to decide to bring him on board or not.

I guess I'm not one of the fans who elevated Brady to super villain status. I understand folks have issues with Anderson, I get it. In a limited cheerleader role, I would be okay with it.

I guess I didn't realize there was so much blowback with Frazier last year. I understand some of the vitriol, but I think he helped just enough to be that extra veteran gap filler last year and I'm glad the younger guys get more opportunities this season.

Scotty McGregor! Another favorite. Man - that's some memories for old dude fan like me. Always glad to see Eddie being invited back to throw some wisdom around too.

I agree, I don’t see it going up — but I can see them holding on to their current demands for as long as possible. If he starts strong that helps, if he starts slow, then being unreasonable now will bite them. And I suppose if he gets hurt, then the high price they have been asking definitely backfires.

I think it’s purposefully unreasonable. Pitching is always a premium and supply will get shorter as the season moves along and they feel like they will eventually get their price. It could backfire, or they slightly loosen up their demands and finally move Cease.

I like the reminder of all the wackiness from last season and the subsequent photo of puppies — so a decent start to the thread. I agree. It’s baseball and things rarely turn out as planned. I would also add the additional wild card of the new ownership group jumping in this year along the way. I don’t think the new bosses will be an endless pool of resources, but I’ll bet they’ll be at least slightly more helpful when building and maintaining the roster.

I don’t know that Elias has made a blunder….yet. He’s known about the Bradish injury for a while and I trust he’ll find some pitching depth. I do wonder if some possibilities are on hold until the new ownership is approved.