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4-18-09 Orioles at Red Sox - Game 2

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Brazil Os Fan AA

Brazil Os Fan

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"They say everything can be replaced

They say every distance is not near

So I remember every face

Of every man who put me here

I see my light come shinin'

From the west down to the east

Any day now, any day now

I shall be released

They say every man needs protection

They say that every man must fall

Yet I swear I see my reflection

Somewhere so high above this wall

I see my light come shinin'

From the west down to the east

Any day now, any day now

I shall be released

Now yonder stands a man in this lonely crowd

A man who swears he's not to blame

And all day long I hear him shouting so loud

Just crying out that he was framed

I see my light come shinin'

From the west down to the east

Any day now, any day now

I shall be released "

Adam Eaton sings to Andy and Trembley!!!!!

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Old#5fan Hangout Grand Counsel

Old#5fan

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What's an ace? :scratchchinhmm:

Beckett versus Eaton. A microcosm as to what is wrong with the Orioles. My thread got deleted without a reason, but I was merely asking when will the Orioles ever be able to realistically compete with Boston?

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Lester Freamon Major Leaguer

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Beckett versus Eaton. A microcosm as to what is wrong with the Orioles. My thread got deleted without a reason, but I was merely asking when will the Orioles ever be able to realistically compete with Boston?

Well, I can try to answer this question.

Our offense is pretty good and will remain that way for a good while - barring injuries of course. Once our young pitching gets established in the majors - for some this will happen this year, for others next year - and we'll still have a few arms behind the 2010 group - we'll have a solid all around team.

At that point, I believe, with the philosophy that McPhail has in place, we'll be able to dip into the free agent market for impact offensive players, and who knows maybe even a pitcher here and there. I really think that we have a pretty good pitching factory going in our minors and once some of them start rolling off the assembly line you'll start to see an organization that can do pretty well year in and year out. Something like what we think the Rays have in Tampa, but with the potential to spend a bit more in the FA market.

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