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Sunday, June 11: Orioles try to get out the brooms vs KC


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2 minutes ago, Baltimorecuse said:

Maybe he pressed too hard in NY.  They expect all their center fielders to be DiMaggio or Mantle.  No one expected anything here so he just relaxed and knocked the hell out of the ball.  

Yankees are the ultimate corporate drone organization. It's miserable to play for them. I hate them almost as much as I hate China.

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Just now, Billy F-Face3 said:

I just popped my head in this thread to see if Can_of_Corn has complained about the sweeper yet. 👀

I only compared it to the cutter.

I don't hate the sweeper.

It was just the pitch du jour.

It worked great last year, but hitters adjust and it isn't a panacea.

Just like the cutter.

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20 minutes ago, baltfan said:

They showed Elias in the skybox. He had an orange band on his Apple Watch.  Nice to see a guy all in on the team.  I remember when Lee Mazilli wore a black top over his uniform like he was embarrassed. 

Oh man, remember those "bag over your head" games?

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2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I only compared it to the cutter.

I don't hate the sweeper.

It was just the pitch du jour.

It worked great last year, but hitters adjust and it isn't a panacea.

Just like the cutter.

Remember the early 80's when the IT pitch was the fork ball?  All the cool kids threw it.  Until some genius decided it hurt arms.  If it did who knows.   

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1 minute ago, Mr-splash said:

Yankees are the ultimate corporate drone organization. It's miserable to play for them. I hate them almost as much as I hate China.

I'm from Syracuse and that is huge Yankee country even though Baltimore is closer to NYC.  

I hated Steinbrenner.  He was slime.  Then when I came here I saw the Yankee fans in action.  I share your disdain.

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1 minute ago, Baltimorecuse said:

I'm from Syracuse and that is huge Yankee country even though Baltimore is closer to NYC.  

I hated Steinbrenner.  He was slime.  Then when I came here I saw the Yankee fans in action.  I share your disdain.

100% agree

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