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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Drink...... responsibly! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orioles?src=hash">#Orioles</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALEastChampions?src=hash">#ALEastChampions</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MLB?src=hash">#MLB</a> <a href="http://t.co/Z8QdXe4Zn0">http://t.co/Z8QdXe4Zn0</a></p>— Orioles GIFs (@OriolesGIFs) <a href="

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I'm sure in 2012 there was the odd fan predict we'd win the wildcard. There had been some signs at the end of 2011 - but it was certainly unlikely. However, I suspect even less people predicted we'd be up 13.5 games and have clinched by Sept. 16 this year. I'm not really stunned we're good this year - but I'm pretty stunned we're this good.

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