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Duquette’s Words Leave No Doubt: He’s Preparing O’s for the Postseason

With the recent moves the Orioles have made, there seems to be one common denominator (other than the obvious one, good ballplayers). Dan Duquette and ...
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Duquette stays true to his word; could Morales be next?

Even though I am on record as saying I don’t think the Ubaldo Jimenez signing is a huge upgrade, it does prove a few things. ...
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Why I’m not sold on Ubaldo Jimenez…

The Orioles finally gave in to the fans and decided to spend money on a pitcher. With the signing of Ubaldo Jimenez to a four-year ...
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O’s better today than yesterday after adding Lough

I wish I could take credit for this tweet, but I can’t. Minutes after the Orioles traded DH/INF Danny Valencia to the Kansas City Royals ...
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Weeks could give O’s much-needed patience at the plate

Dan Duquette made a calculated risk Monday night when he decided to trade long-time Oriole Jim Johnson to the Oakland A’s. The trade for second ...
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What will second half bring for O’s rotation?

Wei-Yin Chen, Miguel Gonzalez, Chris Tillman, Jason Hammel, and Scott Feldman. For the next 66 games, those five names are the keys to the Baltimore ...
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Musings on the O’s as summer begins

The Orioles have faced some tough competition lately and this upcoming series against the Toronto Blue Jays will be no different. The saying in sports ...
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O’verview – two months into the season, Birds look strong

I was planning on writing about the starting pitching the other day, and discussing how Jason Hammel and Miguel Gonzalez look to be coming back ...
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Time for Birds to address second base

With the news of Brian Roberts going under the knife again, this time for a torn hamstring he injured the third game of the season, ...
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Nate McLouth is on fire

The man not only has an awesome walk-up song, but right now, Nate McLouth is providing a huge lift at the top of the lineup ...
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