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Neal Shaffer: Potential, energy and a win-win trade
Dan Duquette’s successes as Orioles general manager (or whatever his title) have, for me, been a surprise from the jump....
Neal Shaffer: A few thoughts on the win-now mentality
Not that we necessarily needed proof, but last weekend’s series against the Blue Jays served as a stark reminder to...
Neal Shaffer: All-Star voting indicates O’s gaining national prominence
Of all of the positive developments we’ve witnessed in Birdland over the past 18 months or so, the best one...
Neal Shaffer: Is it easier to talk O’s baseball now than when team was losing?
There’s only one item on the agenda today and it’s a pretty simple one. It takes the form of a...
Neal Shaffer: Don’t become what we’ve lamented
So we know that times are changing in Birdland. Winning doesn’t seem so weird. The Orioles no longer rank among...
Neal Shaffer: J. Johnson’s struggles illustrate why baseball should rethink closer role
Timely piece of work on Tuesday from SI’s Tom Verducci about struggling closers around MLB, with our own Jim Johnson...
Neal Shaffer: Was O’s frustrating skid a necessary evil?
Now that it’s over, thanks to Nate McLouth and his walk-off 10th-inning heroics, I feel comfortable stating the less-than-obvious: Thank...
Neal Shaffer: Embracing a dilemma at the season’s quarter-pole
The 40-game mark, the quarter pole, has traditionally been one of the first real mile markers of the baseball season....
Neal Shaffer: Bundy’s issue demonstrates O’s depth has improved
Let’s get this much out of the way early: Dylan Bundy is probably going to need surgery. Maybe not right...
Neal Shaffer: Confidence colors perspective as 2013 unfolds
Last Friday night, Adam Jones dropped an easy fly ball. He dropped that fly ball and it basically cost the...