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The This Team IS Done, We are Dumb and Nothing can Fix it MEGA THREAD

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Moshagge3 Hangout Grand Counsel

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You know, at least in the pre-2011 days the Orioles would lose in creative and interesting ways. All of these losses are starting to look the same. I really feel for Britt Ghiroli right now. What possible fresh angle can she find on tonight's game? How many "Starting pitcher was OK not great, offense couldn't get rolling" stories can she file before she just makes a Word template.

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Not yet' date=' but the Orioles are getting closer each day to a fire sale. Is everyone comfortable with DD dismantling if he really may end up in Toronto?[/quote']

He is been told that is over. They have Frank Robinson and Mike Flanagan's office for him to sit in for a couple years if that becomes an issue.

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Indeed not.

They could have had some sparks on the team. Chose not to.

It's going to be interesting to hear the statistical explanations behind a horrible season by September 2015.

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Well at least the stats people (of which I am not one) will be able to show examples of their opinions. Unlike you who has freely admitted to not liking any of Duke's offseasons, claiming that we were lucky to have winning seasons the past 3 years, but then will claim that the win-loss stats of 2015 "prove" your point that Duke and Angelos are cheap and didn't do anything in the offseason to help this team.

Frankly, I've grown tired of your act and am no longer amused by it.

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You know, at least in the pre-2011 days the Orioles would lose in creative and interesting ways. All of these losses are starting to look the same. I really feel for Britt Ghiroli right now. What possible fresh angle can she find on tonight's game? How many "Starting pitcher was OK not great, offense couldn't get rolling" stories can she file before she just makes a Word template.

Radio this morning said we have played 20 games already with 2 or less runs scored. That is unbelievably bad for a team that was absolutely raking in April.

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Radio this morning said we have played 20 games already with 2 or less runs scored. That is unbelievably bad for a team that was absolutely raking in April.
When the poor hitting is so systemic you have to wonder if other teams have figured out the team's approach to hitting. If so this may not end soon.
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When the poor hitting is so systemic you have to wonder if other teams have figured out the team's approach to hitting. If so this may not end soon.

You mean as in, don't throw them fastballs...ever. When you think you need to give in and throw a fastball, don't. They will swing at your crap, junk pitches.

That's pretty much the scouting report on us. We have poor OBP and swing at everything. Why would a pitcher ever throw us a heater for a strike?

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