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Wednesday, August 9: Orioles try to bounce back after tough loss to Astros


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5 minutes ago, Gurgi said:

Do we believe it or is Jim playing both sides.  Staying away in solitary with Kevin and not saying he is staying away to the public to keep the lid on the story?  Giving Angelos a chance to save face and step back from the ledge?

Put the tinfoil hat away.

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1 minute ago, Sports Guy said:

The ump is sitting on the inside shoulder and can’t see if the ball on the outside is just off the plate, so he is just calling it a strike when it’s close.

It should be a requirement to set up directly behind the catcher.

I think most of the umpires are just tripping on acid most nights and see 5-8 balls coming in 

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1 minute ago, Sports Guy said:

The ump is sitting on the inside shoulder and can’t see if the ball on the outside is just off the plate, so he is just calling it a strike when it’s close.

It should be a requirement to set up directly behind the catcher.

It should be a requirement to ****can all of these MFers after the season and go with the robo-zone.  I'm so tired of this ineptitude.  Seems worse this year than ever.

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1 minute ago, Malike said:

I know it's cool to pile on, but it's no more outrageous than things our beloved Kevin Brown would say in a hyperbolic fashion. She laughed when she said it then said 41 degrees which was the correct angle.

Hey, he's not my beloved Kevin Brown.  He'd be a cheesedick if he said that, too.

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