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If I am limited to only 3 transactions/moves to better the team for 2023 then I would do the following (in no particular order, but still budget conscious on the future 1. Sign Tucker Barnhardt to back up Adley, can hit decently and is of course left handed hitter. 2. Sign Anthony Rizzo to a lofty 1 yr deal with a 2nd yr option. With the removal of the shift and our short porch in RF, i think he might hit closer to .240 but have same power numbers. 3. Sign Koudai Senga to a 4 or 5 yr contract with maybe the intent to really make noise in 2024 and have a Japanese player on the team that could assist with the chances to enter the Ohtani sweepstakes. By signing Rizzo to a 1 yr deal you would have 1B open for Adley on some days for Ohtani to DH and work out a schedule for pitching days or off days. You could then pencil in Mountcastle for 1st or a converted 3B/OF to 1st that will be blocked. This could be the true middle of the order bat for our contending 2024-2027 teams. It might take 50 million for him, but if could feasible to maintain that salary on a short term 4 yr deal before the big years hit for Adley, Gunnar and other extensions. Ideally i would add another pitcher as well and I would also look to extend Adley and Gunnar to decent extensions like others have noted that would buy out at least 2 years each of free agency, but highlighted my first 3 above.

Interesting question. The Orioles never put tickets for "opening day" for sale. Now that they formally announced that the first 2 series are canceled, that means technically as of right now whenever this ends, Opening Day tickets would be available. Hypothetically Baseball really works hard to maintain Jackie Robinson Day and they only cancel the first 4 series of the year and "Opening Day" becomes that Friday. What would happen to those who purchase Opening Day packages versus just the single day. Would this become a big mess?

The celebration part. I know originally the game aired that night and then luckily MASN stayed on through the celebration and introduction of the Orioles that year as they came and shook everyone's hands. So if both were an option, I'd take it, but definitely trying to find MASN telecast of the 60th celebration

Happy Sunday Everyone! I have a strange question to ask and thought this would be the perfect group to ask. My Husband is an absolute diehard Orioles Fan and one of his favorite moments we have enjoyed together was the Orioles 60th Anniversary Celebration. We used to watch it on You Tube (as MASN Orioles had the entire celebration from the telecast ) numerous times throughout each year. Yesterday, our son was asking about Daddys Team and we were watching the game from the night before when we went to look for the Anniversary video again, but it wasn't there. I know its been several years, but wanted to see if anyone might have a copy of the telecast or knew of an alternative way to find that celebration. Would it be something the Orioles could provide maybe? We don't live in the MD area, so didn't know if it might be something they offer for purchase at the Team Store and that's why it might have been taken down from MASN' youtube channel. Thanks in advance, even if it's a lost cause. PS: Happy Early Father's Day to everyone in the Hangout!

Thanks for taking the time to do that. That was fun to do earlier in the year!

Well my thought process was just going by favorites for various reason. It could be based on winning culture or just key moments you remember about them as a fan. Anything that makes you feel that reason about them is fine. My wife wanted to do a favorite list but it would just be based on how hot she thought they were I can say in reviewing these that it's been nice to see that I wasn't the only one who remembered various players after enjoying a bit of success here lately. It was cool to see BJ Ryan noted a couple of times. Glad to see people have enjoyed and we all appreciate the different Orioles Magic cultures we grew up in.

No worries, I had to really think about him. I liked him but I met Jason Johnson a lot with season tickets and he just snuck by. I agree stats would put Bedard in.

I stole this idea from the Twitter account of OriolesJesus but it really made me think back to some of my favorite players that have worn the orange and black for the past 29 years (25 or so I can actually recall. In your lifetime, post your Roster of your favorite players from each position (I had more pitchers as favorites so it's ok if you have a 4 man bench): C- Chris Hoiles 1B- Jeff Conine 2B- Brian Roberts SS- Cal Ripken Jr 3B- Melvin Mora LF- BJ Surhoff CF- Adam Jones RF- Nick Markakis DH: Brady Anderson SP1- Mike Mussina SP2- Miguel Gonzalez SP3-Jeremy Guthrie SP4- Rodrigo Lopez SP5- Chris Tillman Closer: Zack Britton Bullpen: George Sherrill, BJ Ryan, Darren O'Day, Jason Johnson, Brad Brach, Bud Norris, and Scott Erikson Bench: Caleb Joseph, JJ Hardy, and Trey Mancini Coach: Buck!

Thanks for the fun activity as my wife was watching The Voice: 1) Chris Davis will get: A. 300 or more at bats 2) Trey Mancini will start more games at what position: B. First Base 3) (One point for each correct answer): Name up to 3 players currently on the 40 man roster who will be the property of another major league team on the last day of the season: Mark Trumbo, Andrew Cashner and Rio Ruiz 4) (Tough one, this is worth 3 points): Name a player who is not currently in the Orioles organization who will be in the Orioles organization on the last day of the season: Dan Straily 5) True/False: Austin Hays will play for the Orioles before September 1 True 6) True/False: Anthony Santander will play for the Orioles before September 1 True 7) True/False: DJ Stewart will play for the Orioles before September 1 True 8 ) True/False: Yusmiel Diaz will play for the Orioles before September 1 False 9) True/False: Ryan Mountcastle will play for the Orioles before September 1 False 10) True/False: Ryan McKenna will play for the Orioles before September 1 False 11) True/False: Chance Sisco will play for the Orioles before September 1 True 12) What Oriole pitcher not named Cobb/Cashner/Bundy/Wright/Hess will start the most games this year? Nate Karns 13) Who will start more games at 3rd base: A. Renato Nunez 14) Who will lead the Orioles in saves? Mychal Givens 15) Who will lead the Orioles in home runs? Trey Mancini 16) Who will pitch the most major league innings before September 1 (if you answer A-D and that player does pitch in the majors before Sept 1, you get a point; if you answer E you get a point only if all 4 fail to do so). A. Dillon Tate 17) Will Mark Trumbo be traded to another team during the season? Yes 18) Will Chris Davis be traded to another team during the season? No 19) Will Alex Cobb be traded to another team during the season? No 20) Will Dylan Bundy be traded to another team during the season? No 21) Will Mychal Givens be traded to another team during the season? No 22) Will the Orioles get the #1 draft pick in 2020? No 23) Will Brandon Hyde be ejected from a game in 2019? Yes 24) Will Chris Davis OPS be: C. .700 - .799 25) Who will lead the Orioles in home runs? Trey Mancini 26) Name a player who will represent the Orioles in the 2019 All Star Game J. Villar 27) Who will start the most games at Catcher for the Orioles in 2019? Chance Cisco 28) How many stolen base attempts (SB+CS) will the Orioles have in 2019 (reference: 103 last year)? E. 150 or more 29) What pitcher will start the most games for the Orioles in 2019? Alex Cobb 30) Will the Orioles use an "opener" at least 5 times in 2019? [Definition of an opener for the purpose of this question: someone who has not had at least 10 5+ inning starts in 2018 & 2019 starts a game, and is taken out after less than 3 innings without having gotten injured or giving up 4+ runs -- that would have to happen 5 times for the answer to this question to be "Yes"] Yes 31) Last year's attendance was 1,564,592. This year's will be: B. Greater than or equal to 1 million but less than 1.3 million 32) True/False: The Orioles will sign an international prospect for at least $500,000 bonus in the current signing period which lasts until June. True 33) True/False: The Orioles will sign an international prospect for at least $500,000 between the start of the next signing period (start of July) and the end of the regular season True 34) Name the winner of the 2019 Brooks Robinson Award for Minor League position player of the year. Y. Diaz 35) Name the winner of the 2019 Jim Palmer Award for Minoe League pitcher of the year. Hunter Harvey 36) True/False: the Bowie Bay Sox will make the playoffs. True 37) True/False: The Norfolk Tides will make the playoffs True 38) The most games over .500 the Orioles will be at any point this year will be: C. 2-5 39) Name an Oriole not named Chris Davis who will put a ball on Eutaw Street this year. (You are allowed to answer "None" and that will only be correct if no one other than Davis does it). DJ Stewart 40) Will Richie Martin start more games at SS for the Orioles than any other player? Yes 41) Will Jonathan Villar start more games at 2B for the Orioles than any other player? Yes 42) Will Cedric Mullins start more games in CF for the Orioles than any other player? No 43) How many games will Joey Rickard start in the outfield? C. 101-150 44) How many different positions will Drew Jackson start a game at this year? [DH does not count] D. 3 45) How many days before September 1 will Pedro Araujo be on the major league roster? C. 31-80 46) Name an Oriole who will be DFA'd after the season has begun. Rio Ruiz 47) Will the Orioles #1 choice in the 2019 draft be: B. A college position player 48) Will the Orioles sign their #1 draft pick? Yes 49) Will Richie Martin fulfill his Rule 5 requirement before the end of the season and still be on the roster? Yes 50) Will Drew Jackson fulfill his Rule 5 requirement before the end of the season and still be on the roster? Yes 51) How many more deals will the Orioles make tradinga way international signing bonus slots between now and the end of the current signing period? C. 2 52) How many deals will the Orioles make after the next signing bonus period starts, trading away slots from THAT period, before the end of the season? B. 1 53) Between now and the end of the season, will the Orioles extend the contract or sign a multi-year contract with any player on their 40 man roster? No 54) What is the highest level of minor league baseball will Grayson Rodriguez reach during the minor league season? C. AA 55) What is the highest level of baseball DL Hall will reach during the season? B. AA 56) Who will lead the Orioles in wins? Dylan Bundy 57) Who will lead the Orioles in steals? J. Villar 58) Who will lead the Orioles in batting average among players who meet MLB batting title qualification minimums? Trey Mancini 59) Who will lead the Orioles in onbase percentage among players who meet MLB batting title qualification minimums? J. Villar 60) Who will lead Orioles in slugging percentage among players who meet MLB batting title qualification minimums? Trey Mancini 61) Who will lead Orioles in OPS among players who meet MLB batting title qualification minimums? Trey Mancini 62) Who will lead Orioles in ERA among pitchers who meet MLB ERA title qualification minimums? David Hess 63) Who will lead Orioles in WHIP among pitchers who meet MLB ERA title qualification minimums? Alex Cobb 64) The Orioles play 20 different opponents in 2019. Last year won the season series from 2 opponents (Mets and Braves) and lost the season series to 17 opponents. How many opponents will the Orioles win the season series against this year? B. 3-5 -- The next 5 questions will not be able to be graded the day after the season ends so if the competition for the prize is close a winner might not be known until early November 65) Will an Oriole receive any MVP votes (I believe voters put 10 names on their ballot)? No 66) Will an Oriole receive any Cy Young votes (I think this is also 10)? No 67) Name the Oriole who receives the most Rookie of the Year votes. ("None" is an acceptable answer and is only correct if no Oriole gets a single vote in the Rookie of the Year balloting). Richie Martin 68) Will Brandon Hyde receive any Manager of the Year votes? No 69) Will an Oriole win a Gold Glove in 2019? No 70) Will the Orioles finish in last place in the AL East? No 71) What is the most games out of last place (i.e. ahead of the last place team in the standings) the Orioles will be on any date this season? D. 2 to 5.5 Note: the weather forecast looks good for New York on Thursday so the likelihood of a rainout is slim. 72) How many guys on the 40 man roster will be dealt in the month of July? C. 3-4 73) Will the Orioles be no-hit in a game in 2019? Yes 74) Will the Orioles allow 18+ runs in a game in 2019? Yes 75) Will Chris Davis be released during the season? No 76) How many home runs will Chris Davis hit for the Orioles? C. 21-30 77) Will anyone the Orioles draft in June play for the team before the end of the season (including September)? No 78) Will the Orioles have a winning month in 2019? [Consider March games to be part of April record] No 79) How far out of first place will the Orioles finish in 2019? C. 20.5-30 games 80) Will Ryan Ripken or Preston Palmeiro get a plate appearance for the Orioles in 2019 (includes September)? No 81) Who will lead the Orioles in outfield assists? Joey Rickard 82) Will Jimmy Yacabonis start a game for the Orioles and go at least 4 innings (the second part is to preclude an "opener" type situation)? Yes 83) Will John Means start a game for the Orioles and go at least 4 innings? Yes 84) Will Evan Phillips pitch for the Orioles before September 1? Yes 85) Will Trey Mancini's OPS be closer to his 2017 number (.826) or .2018 number (.715)? 2017 86) What hitter (not named Villar) acquired in last year's selloff will have at least 100 ABs and the highest OPS in the majors. Choices are Bannon, Diaz, Carmona, Cumberland, Encarnacion, NONE (an answer of NONE gets you a poitn if none of them gets 100 ABs). Diaz 87) What pitcher acquired in last year's selloff will have at least 20 innings and the lowest ERA in the majors? Choices are Kremer, Pop, Ortiz, Phillips, Zimmerman, Tate, Carroll, Rogers, NONE. (An answer of NONE getes you a point if none of them gets 20 innings). Tate 88) The Orioles are scheduled to play the Yankees 19 times. How many saves will Zach Britton get against us? D. 3 89) The Orioles play the Padres 4 times. How many home runs will Manny Machado get against the Orioles? C. 2 90) The Orioles play the Diamondbacks 3 times, in Arizona. Will Adam Jones hit a home run against the Orioles? Yes 91) (For five points). Make an "outlandish" prediction for 2019. Possibilities include: Orioles will repeat 2011 and win Game 162 causing the Red Sox to miss out on the Wild Card as the Yankees win the Division and the Playoffs as the Rays and Indians shockingly win the 2 Spots