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DrungoHazewood Hangout Grand Counsel

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58 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

I love it how a guy starts a thread with a thesis that amounts to "losing games will reduce our chances of making the playoffs" and then refers to a longtime respected poster with no sense of irony as Captain Obvious. 

I also wonder how that's not a violation of Rule 5 on name calling but perhaps a mod can explain. 

It's fine, I'm just messing with him.

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Moshagge3 Hangout Grand Counsel

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1 hour ago, Frobby said:

Let’s not forget that we went 1-3 against Oakland and 0-3 against Detroit earlier this year.  That looms pretty large now.  If we’d gone 4-3 in those games we’d be in playoff position now.   

 

To be fair, those games in Detroit happened when Hays and Mountcastle were both out with injury and Rutschman was still waiting to be called up. The Orioles put out some genuinely hilarious lineups in that series.

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