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Frobby Hangout Grand Counsel

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Neil Greenberg is a skeptic:

The Baltimore Orioles improved to 7-0 with a win in Boston on Tuesday, leaving them as the league's only unbeaten team and six wins shy of the best start in MLB history, shared between the 1982 Atlanta Braves and the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers.

Baltimore’s playoff chances are now 32.3 percent — nearly triple what they were at the start of the season — but history has shown a team that produces a seven-game winning streak at any point of the season goes on to the playoffs 43.3 percent of the time, so perhaps they deserve more of our confidence.

But not too much. Here's why.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2016/04/13/the-orioles-are-off-to-a-great-start-it-wont-last-much-longer/

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CheeryO Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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I like the fact that we get no respect from the media. Buck can go in the locker room and say to his team, "Everyone says you're supposed to be last place team. Everyone says you guys can't win and that you should just quit now." Lack of respect is a great motivator especially when that lack of respect is not justified.

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Regarding Tillman:

"However, don?t expect his 1.29 ERA to continue down the stretch, his peripheral numbers suggest it should be more in line with a 3.12 ERA."

I'm pretty sure that would still be a huge win considering preseason prognostications regarding our pitching staff.

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25 Nuggets Hangout Grand Counsel

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The Orioles are not going to get national love, we need to get over that. We just need to. No one cares about Baltimore in general, they certainly don't care about the Orioles.

Baltimore, "The Pit Stop between Washington DC and Philadelphia".

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OFFNY Hangout Grand Counsel

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Baltimore, "The Pit Stop between Washington DC and Philadelphia".

That's not as bad as Camden, NJ.

Camden, NJ plays 2nd fiddle to a city (Philadelphia) that already plays 2nd fiddle to another city (New York City) in the first place.

Myself ...... I like here in Brewster. :cool:

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Regarding Tillman:

"However, don?t expect his 1.29 ERA to continue down the stretch, his peripheral numbers suggest it should be more in line with a 3.12 ERA."

I'm pretty sure that would still be a huge win considering preseason prognostications regarding our pitching staff.

3.12 will win you a lot of games with this offense and bullpen.

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Regarding Tillman:

"However, don't expect his 1.29 ERA to continue down the stretch, his peripheral numbers suggest it should be more in line with a 3.12 ERA."

I'm pretty sure that would still be a huge win considering preseason prognostications regarding our pitching staff.

This is the most amazing statement I've ever seen.

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SilentJames Hangout Veteran Council

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Regarding Tillman:

"However, don?t expect his 1.29 ERA to continue down the stretch, his peripheral numbers suggest it should be more in line with a 3.12 ERA."

I'm pretty sure that would still be a huge win considering preseason prognostications regarding our pitching staff.

That and the bullpen numbers. how much of our early bullpen use has been a direct result of rain delays?

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