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Dumping Johnson is a Bad Move

The Baltimore Orioles traded their saves leader, Jim Johnson, to the Oakland Athletics for minor league infielder Jemile Weeks and a player to be named ...
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This and That – O’s musings after a late win in Boston

Is the Orioles Magic Back? The “Orioles Magic” hasn’t really shown its face this season, but last night, we finally saw some it. The best ...
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Any room left for optimism?

After another late-inning loss last night, the Orioles finished up their road trip with a 3-6 record. They are now just 8 games over .500 ...
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Catching “Lightning in a Bottle”

Last year, “Orioles Magic” was in full swing. The team that no one from outside Baltimore thought could win proved everyone wrong when they just ...
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First “half” analysis – not as bad as some want to believe

Do you remember how much fun we had last season? Nearly all “experts” predicted the lowly Orioles would finish dead last for the umpteenth time. ...
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These O’s are a force to be reckoned with

How ’bout dem O’s, hon! I don’t know about you, but man, this team is fun to watch! It wasn’t long ago that some Orioles ...
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Have you backed off the ledge yet?

It was only 11 days ago that I wrote “The Sky Is Not Falling.” That was immediately after a six-game losing streak that had a ...
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The Sky is NOT Falling!

If you talk to the fans… or at least the ones on social media and the callers to Sports Talk radio… you’d think the Orioles ...
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Has it really only been nine games?

It’s hard to believe that we are only nine games into the 2013 baseball season. The roller coaster that the Orioles have been on to ...
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Hope springs eternal – and this time, it feels real

Each year, spring arrives and cities are filled with excitement and optimism for what could be for the upcoming baseball season. Every year, players and ...
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