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Neal Shaffer: On the Orioles and expectations
Quick show of hands: Who thought we’d be here? The Orioles’ unexpected, unlikely and sublimely satisfying run to the postseason...
MASNsports.com sets O’s guest blogger lineup for first half of 2013
We’ve created quite the interesting discussion space here at MASNsports.com, a place where you come for news but also to...
Neal Shaffer: A burden, lifted
What do sports mean to a city, after all? Of what value is a team? What do we really gain...
Neal Shaffer: What if the Orioles miss the playoffs?
Today I come to raise a spectre. Not because I want to. Certainly not because anyone else wants me to...
Neal Shaffer: The 2012 Orioles season is a teaching moment
It’s funny how time moves. Even funnier how “normal” moves with it. Think of the last daunting task you undertook....
Neal Shaffer: Shifting expectations and keeping them in check
The Orioles have played themselves into a string of curious and unexpected situations this season. Possibly none more so, however,...
Neal Shaffer: For the Orioles, all bets are off
Owing to good luck and a fortuitous schedule, I have the honor of my regular turn in the MASN rotation...
Neal Shaffer: Why we shouldn’t be afraid to embrace Orioles Magic in 2012
It’s hard to watch the Orioles’ success this year and not hearken back to the well-worn phrase that we, as...
Neal Shaffer: Don’t look now, but O’s are redefining what’s possible
If you’ve read me over the course of the season either here or at The Loss Column, you’ve probably noticed...
Neal Shaffer: Dan Duquette’s non-move and what comes next
Of course Dan Duquette stood pat at the non-waiver trade deadline. Of course. What, after all, did you expect him...