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Peeking out From Under the Covers
Posted on 15 Sep 2010 by Ron Burr.
I have been missing for a couple of weeks. Sorry about that. Sometimes, family takes precedence over baseball (of course, if the Orioles had been playing all season like they have for the past 40 games, the story here might have been a little different). I have been metaphorically holding my breath over the last couple of weeks, because every time I looked at the schedule I saw what I looke...
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Spoiled Rotten?
Posted on 14 Aug 2010 by Ron Burr.
We are 11 games into the Buck Showalter era, and the changes are obvious. This is no longer a team playing because they have to, they are a team playing because they WANT to. (By the way, did you dig the Creamsicle uniforms last night as much as I did? Evoking memories of these guys… Back when these guys were kind of decent is never a bad thing. Also, I love how the throwbacks were ...
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Feeling a New Emotion
Posted on 11 Aug 2010 by Ron Burr.
It has been 12 days since the Orioles hired Buck Showalter, 9 days since his introductory press conference, and 8 games with him at the helm. All of those numbers are noteworthy, but none more so than the number 1. One loss. And that one loss wasn't exactly a blowout. Let's really break it down, here… 7 straight quality starts (minimum 6 innings, maximum 3 earned runs) before las...
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Buck’s Bon Mots
Posted on 6 Aug 2010 by Ron Burr.
Whenever he gives us something worthy of noting, we will be quoting Buck Showalter. Last night, while referring to Torii Hunter's 3 run HR in the top of the 8th that tied the game, Buck dropped the following pearl of wisdom… This is part of playing in the American League. There are some big, strong, hairy guys here who can hit it where the grass doesn't grow. That's part of playing in t...
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The BIG Day
Posted on 2 Aug 2010 by Ron Burr.
I am at work right now (let's hear it for bosses of small companies that like to sleep in late on Mondays, allowing employees to do a bit of corporate slacking!!!), so I will not be able to cover the big Buck Showalter press conference live, which would be my preference. But I will be covering it today, either during my lunch break, or when I get home tonight. So tune in later for a look at...
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Someone Upstairs Is Listening – AND A Brand New Feature…
Posted on 29 Jul 2010 by Ron Burr.
So yesterday I make a complaint about the Orioles not being able to sign the guy who would be perfect to run this team and teach these young players the how's and why's of being successful,, and today they go and sign the guy! Behold the power of snark! No, S-N-A-R-K...oh, never mind... So Showalter will begin managing the club on Tuesday the 3rd when the O's kick off a 7 game home stand aga...
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We Are (Uneasy) Family
Posted on 28 Jul 2010 by Ron Burr.
I have officially run out of things to say about this team. The young players are playing below expectations, NONE of the veterans brought in have been worth the ink used to sign the contracts they are playing for, and the front office can't seem to figure out how to sign the perfect managerial candidate for this team, leaving him out there (after raising his profile) while jobs in Chicago, F...
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Midterm Selections
Posted on 15 Jul 2010 by Ron Burr.
The 2nd half starts tonight for about half of the teams (14, in case you were wondering), and Friday for the rest of them (including the Birds). So now is as good of a time as any to arbitrarily assign grades to the team. Unlike some other graders (like Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun and his grades), I am going to go by area other than individual player, then expand in the comments below...
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Handicapping the race
Posted on 1 Jul 2010 by Ron Burr.
I have been loathe to come back here and post anything. You see, the team started winning a few games. The starting pitching wasn't great, but the bullpen was excellent, and the hitting was timely. Runners in scoring position were being driven in, hitters were working the counts and making good choices, even with 2 outs! And since the last time the Orioles won 3 in a row while sweeping ...
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Just in the Nick of Time
Posted on 17 Jun 2010 by Ron Burr.
All of us are frustrated. Fans are sick of the losing. Reporters (and bloggers) are tired of trying to find things to talk about in regards to the team. It becomes a cacophony of apathy (which would be an EXCELLENT band name if anyone is looking for such a thing) all around. And then someone speaks up and everyone takes notice. Nick Markakis is not known as verbose. In fact, he is as mu...
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Orioles 2010 Theme Song Contest
Posted on 16 Jun 2010 by Ron Burr.
The losses continue to pile up and the frustration continues to mount for fans in “Birdland”. I would join them, but it is too muggy under there in the summer At this point, there isn't much else to say about the team that hasn't already been beaten like a dead horse riding a rented mule. The manager's search goes on, the young players continue to struggle without veteran leadersh...
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The Choices of a New Millennium…
Posted on 7 Jun 2010 by Ron Burr.
While going out to get lunch today I had 105.7 The Fan, specifically the Bruce Cunningham Show. Mark Zinno was talking about the Orioles and their recent draft picks, specifically the last 10 (since they had 2 1st round picks in 2001 it only goes back 9 years). Here is the list… 2009 – Matt Hobgood – RHP – Norco HS 2008 – Brian Matusz – LHP – Univ....
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