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Poor A-Roid may now have to miss the WBC with a hurting hip.

Why is he even on the Dominicans' team?

I don't get it. Didn't he grow up here in the States? And play for the USA team 3 years ago?

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"Baseball is the constant" or at least if you are in Orioles' camp it is "the universal language" which allows Koji Uehara and Brian Roberts to communicate.

The Sun's wrap on today's 6-1 victory over the Dominican. Nice to know that Miguel Tejada is not angry with the Orioles.

In other news, Manny Ramirez signed with the Dodgers of LA to play for former Yankee skipper Joe Torre. Oh yeah, I forgot, it's all about the money. What a sham.

Oh yeah, USA Today reports that Mark Hendrickson's back is sore. Where's my little violin?

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MLB Trade Rumors gives a favorable recap of the Orioles offseason.

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Roch blogs about Brian Bass, a hot topic lately at the Hangout.

Schmuck updates us on Guthrie's first WBC outing.

Michael Salfino writes about "Bubble Boy" hitters like Ty Wigginton and how he expects them to fare in 2009.

A-roid will be out 6-8 weeks while recovering from hip surgery to remove a cyst.

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The story that carried the day would be the three-inning gem Brian Matusz threw today, courtesy of Roch.

The team is trying to find Radhammes Liz a spot this season. The story ran in The Sun:

"I don't think we're totally dismissing the fact that he is going to be a starter, but he's going to have to show that he's going to be a little more consistent and not be so predictable," pitching coach Rick Kranitz said. "He was so predictable last year with his fastball. I don't care, if you're throwing 95, 96 and 97, these guys get a chance to time you up, you're going to pay for it somewhere along the line. He's definitely going to have to make some adjustments."

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Oh yeah, and Wieters went 2-for-3 today.

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USA Today is reporting that Brian Bass has been impressive in his efforts to land with the O's this season. They also just filed a story on the work of Brian Matusz.

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If you aren't all caught up, Roch reports on the future of Wilfredo Perez. Schmuck throws in his two cents on Matusz.

Now A-Roid's cyst is gone but his labrum is torn and he's hoping to avoid surgery.

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In case you have not seen it already, Justin Gardner breaks down Brian Matusz's mechanics in an in-depth article featured on the Hangout.

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Jay Trucker will be a guest from 2-3pm today on WNST. Jay also points out that the Orioles' first televised game is today... smack dab in the middle of your workday, 1:05 p.m.

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Well, I finally got home and clicked on the game. Tillman just struck out some Gnat to end the 7th.

The Sun wraps up recent baseball transactions. Roch gives us some comments Danny Cabrera made about facing the Orioles.

Biz Journal ran a story about a new partnership between Ripken Baseball and MLB that focuses on youth ball.

You should never, ever bet on baseball. That being said, here is an AL East preview from Doc's, a gambling site.

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Gotta show the OH some love - Tony Pente's wrap on today's victory over the Gnats.

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Roch gets the Pauley on Pauley scoop:

"It's always nice to be able to go out and have some success, especially early in the spring. Sometimes, you get to the point where you're still trying to feel for stuff, even at the end of spring. I feel like right now, things are in the right place and everything's working pretty well, so I'm pretty happy."

The Baltimore Sun wraps today's 6-2 victory over the Gnats. And here is SLAM!'s wrap.

MLB.com reports that Flat Breezy turned down an offer to pitch in the WBC.

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Roch reports that Adam Jones will be given the green light on the basepaths more often in the coming season. He will bat in front of two LH hitters and figures to be able to pick up a lot of cheap bags. David Ginsburg published a similar story at USA Today. The Sun even filed a story on Adam's three steals today.

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Roch features Brad Bergensen on his Saturday morning blog.

On an AL East note, I'm having trouble getting my head around just how serious A-Roid's hip injury is. First he had a cyst and then a torn labrum. Now I am reading Buster Olney and he's bringing up that the Yankees have insurance on the contract? Could A-Roid be done playing?