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You have no idea how happy this makes me, Tony. Godspeed, my Oriole Brother!

Hitta gonna hit.

A month ago I would have said you just finished smoking a fat one. This is a damn fun team to watch!

Oh my god Melanie.... "You trade them when they're high"

I'm shocked..... The only reason I can think of for not trading Contreras is they plan on offering QO and didn't value any trade packages higher than the comp pick? Or maybe they want to take a run at re-signing him? I agree, weird.

Yankees must be getting Pablo Lopez. Or maybe not. They just don't want Judge in CF anymore?

I almost got taken in by one of the fakes that said we traded Urias to the Rays and Santander to the Red Sox.

Hmmm, outfielder being traded? But wouldn't that be Stowers called up? Confusion. Scratching of noggin.

Oh, the irony, trading a player back to the organization they came from via Rule 5.

The O's Hangout is not an airport. You do not need to announce your departure.

Oh My God is the camera crew drunk, high, incompetent or all three? This is horrible.

As a former pitcher, AR at-bats are the stuff of nightmares. Don't give in, he won't chase. Give in, 100+ mph laser somewhere.

I had a terrible time watching in Cinncy, especially the first game.

Ugh. Melanie..... Cedric entertains and AR ropes one, bad luck to change broadcast now. Im stuck.

This. Right now is a pleasing pile of cherries on top of a generous serving of ice cream over a wide pour of gravy. Smiles all round. But the plan has to remain the plan... We've got to stock the cupboard even though we've had a surprising bounty of green beans from the garden this spring.

I've gone from very high on Mountcastle to yeah, I'd let him go for the right price. Love the guy, when he's raking, it is a thing of beauty and joy. But his pitch selection is very poor, and unless he forces pitchers to give in and throw him a strike, he's going to be flailing (like he currently is) more than raking. A streaky first baseman with decent counting stats, but a poor OBP, eh, them be a dime per bakers dozen. Making Mayo a 1B might be wasting his plus arm. A free agent might make sense? Keeping Mancini is an option and resigning over the off season. My attitude on this subject has definitely become fluid and my mind is open. 2 days till August and the O's have a winning record. (Smile)

Damn, this team is fun to watch. My icy heart is melting a bit around the edges, and the cocktails taste just a tad better.

Another beautiful AR at-bat. Nicely done, Sir.

If he makes to the ballpark, I'd venture to guess we'll see him as a pinch hitter at some point. Wouldn't want to start him vs. Cy Shane tonight.

It's been something watching AR climb up this list after his coolish start. The C position went from black hole to one of our best position bats. His AB's on MLB.tv have become must-watch. It's like every pitch he sees just gets added to the Terminator-Style Heads-Up-Display in his brain.

"It's incredibly hard" Love Washington's character in this scene.

One of my favorite scenes in baseball movie history, nicely done.

damn it.

World Series? Sure!.... Here's how, (pause while I hit a bowl of hopeium)..... GRod gets health +8 potion, and debuts as 1984 Dwight Gooden DL Hall finds the majors to his liking, draws favorable "better than Koufax" commentary O's Brass decides "Let them throw innings"! and removes all artificial caps Gunnar debuts as our 3B, starts peppering AL East outfield walls with lasers Mateo's recent Jobu ritual with his bat becomes fastest growing religion in USA Westburg / Vavra / Urias go all hunger games on the 2B job Easy!

The Mets are acquiring first baseman/designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach from the Pirates.