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csgordos Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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Asked Brian Kenny on the bus back from Magic Kingdom if the rumors about Balfour have any truth in them. He said he has been out of touch the past 4 hours but nothing significant prior to that. My daughter was asleep in my lap so only got one question out while walking out of the bus. He was really nice to answer that for me.

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Capn Vivi Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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The O's need to just wrap this Balfour thing up and not let a team looking for a set up guy swoop in. Like the NYY.

If Balfour wants to close, he'll sign with Baltimore. The Orioles are in the driver's seat here - there's no reason to rush things.

If we wanted him on his terms I'm sure he'd already be signed.

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If Balfour wants to close, he'll sign with Baltimore. The Orioles are in the driver's seat here - there's no reason to rush things.

If we wanted him on his terms I'm sure he'd already be signed.

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There are other teams that are looking at him that need closers. I am very confused by what this means.

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Yeah the season after that was a disaster... Only 93 wins.

If the perpetual naysayers can be chided for leaning on straw men, I think it's fair to point out that the O's win total following a do-little winter is a perfect example of one.

Based on last year's performance, the O's have several holes in need of patching. If they don't do much to accomplish that this week, they can be reasonably criticized for it.

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This team as it stands right now it not close to a 90 game win season, at least on paper.

Of course, ST isn't here yet and the roster is still WIP.

Right, you can't look at the last two years and think that they have a lot to do with how 2014 will play out. The Yankees will be a better team and the Blue Jays, Rays and Red Sox are not done making deals. The Orioles have done nothing to better themselves in 2014 and the variables are changing everyday. $90M-$95M just isn't going to get it done. If you need a starter than target someone like Garza. If you need a LF option than look and Choo. There are guys that should be primary and secondary options. The secondary option should be the fallback plan and not the target IMO.

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If the perpetual naysayers can be chided for leaning on straw men, I think it's fair to point out that the O's win total following a do-little winter is a perfect example of one.

Based on last year's performance, the O's have several holes in need of patching. If they don't do much to accomplish that this week, they can be reasonably criticized for it.

He referenced a move made during the 2011-12 Winter Meetings. The OH's mood is similar this year to then. The point (and it is no way a straw man) is that A) we don't know what else may occur between the winter meetings and OD and B) Maybe the moves they have made thus far haven't been bad ones.

Criticize away, it's fair, but this notion that you have to win the Winter Meetings is ridiculous. There have been a lot of paper champs that haven't won a hill of beans.

If they go into the season without improving the then I am right with you, but even then you just don't know. I remember it being pretty doom and gloom going into the 2012 season.

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