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The Baltimore Orioles are 42-49, which is good for 4th place in the American League East, and 5 games out of a wild card birth.

REALITY: The Baltimore Orioles have only won 32% of their last 40 games. Over the last 40 games the Orioles are 13-27. That is .325

REALITY: The Baltimore Orioles are defying new-age baseball stats. Well, the Orioles Are Doing it Again https://t.co/QtiNu2J0rL — Jeff Sullivan (@based_ball) May 10, 2017 PERCEPTION:

REALITY: Manny Machado and Dustin Pedroia kept their cool when the rest of their teams didn’t. Dustin Pedroia's full thoughts: pic.twitter.com/CD1m40xlKa — Brian MacPherson (@brianmacp)

REALITY: Baltimore has a crowded outfield, and even more waiting in the wings. PERCEPTION: Adam Jones, Hyun Soo Kim and Mark Trumbo were obviously going

Maybe you are new to the Eutaw Street Report. Let me explain this article a bit. I remember growing up reading the sports pages of

Reality: The AL East had three teams in the playoffs. Perception: Two of those teams, Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles, did not win a

Reality: The Baltimore Orioles have won more games than any other American League team since Buck Showalter became the Manager of the team. Buck Showalter

Reality: The Orioles have made the playoffs three times in the last five seasons. The Orioles have made the postseason three times in five years

Reality: Trey Mancini became the 3rd player in MLB history to hit a home run in each of his first three starts. Perception: Mancini has