Showalter has a surprise for the team

[Can_of_corn]

Lifting of the facial hair rule perhaps?

I hope not, I want Vlad to have to shave. More importantly I hope Buck doesn't let him cover his batting helmet in pine tar.

If they are in contention for the WC in August they can grow beards then.

http://www.athleticreporter.com/articles/article.ph7?id=666&issue=118

[Carllamy]

Buck decides to bring in some celebrities to give pep talks, but unfortunately has left the details to subordinates.

Lindsay Lohan pops up from out of a cake, which everyone loves, but she is unfortunatley stoned and steals necklaces from all the gold-chain wearing players.

Mel Gibson comes in drunk and screams racial and religious epithets at everyone.

David Hasselhoff walks in, falls down and tries to eat a hamburger off of the floor.

The whole event is so terrifying it acts as a "scared straight" incident, and no O's player is ever again accused of taking a restricted or illegal medication.

[DuffMan]

Pacific Playland!

[Boston Dave]

Lifting of the facial hair rule perhaps?

First thing I thought of.

[Moose Milligan]

How can anyone not get fired up by listening to Ray Lewis?

[SilentJames]

This was exactly the thing I was thinking of.

[SammyBirdland]

Lifting of the facial hair rule perhaps?

Might as well. Let's get the team comfortable and win some ball games. I don't see any reason to keep them looking like insurance salesmen. I want to kick the other teams' butts, not save them a bunch of money on their car insurance.

It's not like we can demonstrate that the facial hair rule is helping anything.

[maudibjr]

Were all going to Wallyworld.

[Slappy]

With Keith Law's head photo-chopped in.

[El Gordo]

Terry Tate has been hired as clubhouse linebacker

[JDubs]

Don't think that would really "rally" the team. These guys are professional athletes and getting a pep talk from a guy that is one of their peers that makes millions of dollars playing a game, too, wouldn't be as special to them as it would be a group of fans at a fantasy camp.

I wouldn't be surprised if there is a military tie-in or, something that would be welcomed here, an appearance by a Oriole legend, say, Earl Weaver, to give them a big speech on the Oriole Way and how it's returned and they are at the ground floor of something special.

Agreed. Maybe they could bring in Albert Haynseworth and play Pin the Tail on the Donkey (Fat Al as the Donkey) or Hit the Piñata (Fat Al as the Piñata).

Or maybe he is taking them to the mall to get them all custom-fitted caps.

[Lateralus]

Or maybe he is taking them to the mall to get them all custom-fitted caps.

Nah, I think Buck would give each player $20 to spend in either Hot Topic or Spencers.

[Bradysburns]

Trust falls. Either that, or American gladiator style showdowns.

Yes! Oklahoma drills. No pads. Full contact. No mercy.

Welcome to the Buck Showalter era, you pansies.

[mikecook6]

Ray Lewis gives the pre-camp pep talk.

Rays message: Keep your chinscaps out of Atlanta and play solid defense up the middle.

[LookitsPuck]

How can anyone not get fired up by listening to Ray Lewis?

It's one thing to have a rah-rah speech before a game to pump up a bunch of roided out football players. It's another to pump up a bunch of baseball players before the start of a season.