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vansmack

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Re: Orioles....part 2?
« Reply #1080 on: January 06, 2017, 04:48:21 pm »
O's will reportedly save $4M.

Yes, $2m this year and $2M next year assuming they weren't going to exercise his option.  Or, to put that into perspective, ~1.3% of their existing 2017 payroll, otherwise known as a rounding error. 
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
« Reply #1081 on: January 06, 2017, 08:49:50 pm »
The Mariners grabbed Jarrod Dyson from KC to replace Smith for a young starter, so they played their hand.  Better D and speed for a shot at a comeback season for Gallardo.
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
« Reply #1082 on: January 20, 2017, 12:02:07 am »
Trumbo hitting trumbombs in Baltimore for 3 years, $37.5 million. 

O's saved money by him not signing the first deal.
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« Reply #1083 on: January 23, 2017, 10:37:55 am »
Who else will be at fanfest on Saturday? I'm going with my Mom. Will probably just stand in the MASN line for a picture with Zach Britton, hit up the stadium tour dugout, and then go to lunch. It's gotten so crazy there!

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« Reply #1084 on: January 23, 2017, 10:47:42 am »
Swim meet Saturday for me.  I have 2 tickets to FF if anyone is interested.  The clubhouse/dugout tour is cool.  The mob of people and the crazy long lines not so much.

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Re: Orioles....part 2?
« Reply #1085 on: January 23, 2017, 11:26:27 am »
There was no one there 5 years ago. Crazy how times have changed!

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Re: Orioles....part 2?
« Reply #1086 on: February 01, 2017, 05:46:17 pm »
Johnny Giavotella?

vansmack

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Re: Orioles....part 2?
« Reply #1087 on: February 01, 2017, 06:45:06 pm »
Johnny Giavotella?

Well, let's start with the easy stuff:

You get say this, just like this, all season long. 

It will become a knee jerk reaction and a fun distraction from the fact that:

He can't hit and doesn't get on base.

Though his fielding has gotten better, he can't really field and can only play second base.

For about a month or two he was a real spark plug - plays hard as hell every night.  But as the rest of the league figured him out and he failed to adjust, it just became more and more obvious that he's not MLB quality.

He's so average, that the Angels are willing to give Danny Espinosa a serious try.
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shemptiness

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Re: Orioles....part 2?
« Reply #1088 on: February 02, 2017, 05:39:55 pm »
Doubt that he'll unseat Flaherty.  Most likely he'll be minor league injury insurance.

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Re: Orioles....part 2?
« Reply #1089 on: February 14, 2017, 05:43:28 pm »

vansmack

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Re: Orioles....part 2?
« Reply #1090 on: February 14, 2017, 07:30:46 pm »
Ominous

A shoulder is always better than an elbow....
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« Reply #1091 on: February 14, 2017, 10:22:24 pm »
Ominous

A shoulder is always better than an elbow....
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for a pitcher  I think for sure....I have no idea about position players...

they should just give him a lot of time....but it sounds like he's damaged goods...

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Re: Orioles....part 2?
« Reply #1092 on: February 15, 2017, 10:45:01 am »
Getting your MLB.tv auto-renewal email is the new "pitchers and catchers report."
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Re: Orioles....part 2?
« Reply #1093 on: February 15, 2017, 11:58:38 am »
Do you do this for local games? Can you watch on your playstation?

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« Reply #1094 on: February 15, 2017, 12:03:47 pm »
Do you do this for local games? Can you watch on your playstation?

There were local team blackouts last year but I read they are going away this year BUT it requires you to have a cable subscription. So you cannot cut cable and get your Orioles without MASN if that's what you want to do unless you want to run through a proxy/vpn to conceal that you are in the Baltimore area. It will work on a PlayStation.

This is really more for total baseball nuts (Smackie) or people who live outside of their favorite teams local area (me). Unless picking up a lot of non-Nats/Os games appeals to you, I don't see why you'd get it.

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