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A few eagle-eyed MASN viewers have written to ask about the puzzle-piece lapel pin worn by color analyst Jim Palmer during recent broadcasts. In this edition of his MASNsports.com blog, Palmer explains the special significance of the accessory. It's for autism awareness. My stepson is autistic - actually, Aspergers, which is supposedly a higher functioning form of the autism spectrum - and they're trying to ... read more
Because he's a MASN broadcaster, Hall of Famer Jim Palmer is often found in the home and visiting clubhouses at Camden Yards. In this edition of his MASNsports.com blog, Palmer explains what he's doing when he chats up pitchers and players - from visiting clubs or the O's - before games. I used to be young. It's hard to believe, but I see Orioles and ... read more
When you're trying to figure out what's wrong with a pitcher, the most important thing is who the pitcher is - what kind of experience he has, what kind of stuff he has, what kind of windup he has, emotionally what he's made out of. There are so many things that go into pitching that it's just hard to really look at somebody, unless you ... read more
When Zach Britton was going to pitch in the first spring training game MASN did, I stopped at the minor league complex in Sarasota and talked to Dave Schmidt, the Orioles' coordinator of Sarasota operations and a former minor league pitching coordinator. Dave had seen Britton throughout and said that even when he was struggling, he figured it out at all different levels. In his ... read more
What we're seeing is the Orioles are winning games that last year they would have lost. The starting pitching has a lot to do with it. The hitting has been there on occasion when they needed a bunch of runs. All in all, the buzz is back and this should be a better team. How good they're going to be is, as long as we ... read more
