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Andrew Stetka: Baseball fandom is difficult

Andrew Stetka: Baseball fandom is difficult
Being a baseball fan is very hard. If you are devoted to a specific team in the way many readers of this website are devoted to the Orioles, it can be even harder. This is something I've written about in length over the years, but it deserves to be repeated. Especially after what we just saw. You live and die with every game and react to every play. That couldn't have been more on display this weekend in New York City, as the O's battled the Yankees. Over the past three days, the Orioles...
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Opposite dugout: Sale, tensions headline four-game series in Boston

Opposite dugout: Sale, tensions headline four-game series in Boston
Manager: John Farrell (5th season) Record: 13-11 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: CF Andrew Benintendi (.333/.392/.478 with 14 RBIs), RF Mookie Betts (.293/.363/.439 with 11 RBIs), 3B Xander Bogaerts (.315/.375/.356), LHP Chris Sale (1-2, 1.17 ERA, 0.77 WHIP), RHP Craig Kimbrel (1.59 ERA with 8 saves) Season series vs. Orioles: 2-3 Pitching probables: May 1: RHP Dylan Bundy vs. RHP Rick Porcello, 7:10 p.m., MASN May 2: RHP Alec Asher vs. LHP Chris Sale, 7:10 p.m., MASN May 3: RHP Kevin Gausman...
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Zach Wilt: Checking in on the O's at the 20-game mark

Zach Wilt: Checking in on the O's at the 20-game mark
I'll be honest, in baseball terms 20 is a pretty arbitrary number. Sure, it's nice and even, but it's just 12.3 percent of the way through the baseball season. In fact, if the Orioles weren't off yesterday, we probably all would have completely ignored the 20-game milestone and moved on without thinking twice about. But they were off, they're beginning a new series today, and 20 games seems like a great time to take a moment and reflect on what we've seen from our O's so far. The Birds...
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Bobby Blanco

Opposite dugout: Yankees coming around as complete team to challenge O's

Opposite dugout: Yankees coming around as complete team to challenge O's
Manager: Joe Girardi (10th season) Record: 13-7 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: 2B Starlin Castro (.346/.386/.538 with 4 HR, 14 RBIs), 3B Chase Headley (.329/.420/.543), RF Aaron Judge (.988 OPS with 7 HR, 15 RBIs), LHP CC Sabathia (2-1, 2.70 ERA), LHP Aroldis Chapman (1.23 ERA, 5 saves) Season series vs. Orioles: 1-2 Pitching probables: April 28: RHP Kevin Gausman vs. LHP CC Sabathia, 7:05 p.m., MASN April 29: RHP Ubaldo Jiménez vs. RHP Michael Pineda, 1:05 p.m., MASN April 30: LHP Wade...
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CareFirst Fan Challenge with Adam Jones returns featuring signature dishes

CareFirst Fan Challenge with Adam Jones returns featuring signature dishes
It's that time of year again: time for Orioles fans to put their cooking skills to the test and go head-to-head with Adam Jones in the CareFirst Fan Challenge. This year, the challenge is simple. We're asking fans and Jones to bring their signature dishes to the table. Your best vs. his best. One on one. Mano a mano. So what's your go-to? Are you a grill master? The sultan of sandwiches? Ace of appetizers? Duke of desserts? Whatever it is, tweet us @masnOrioles with pictures, videos,...
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Josh Land

Yard Work: Episode 3

Yard Work: Episode 3
Hey, O's fans. Welcome to the latest edition of Yard Work. On this week's episode... Following their first road trip of the season, the Orioles returned home for a quick six-game homestand against American League East foes Boston and Tampa Bay. Of course, despite the fact the Birds took two out of three vs. the Red Sox, the biggest news seemed to be last Friday's incident between Manny Machado and Dustin Pedroia, not to be outdone by Sunday's drama between Machado and Red Sox reliever Matt...
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Dillon Atkinson: It's early, but Adam Jones looks like a new player

Dillon Atkinson: It's early, but Adam Jones looks like a new player
When you think of Orioles center fielder Adam Jones in his prime, what comes to mind? If you asked me, I'd bring up the obvious observations: 25-plus home-run hitter, .280-plus batting average, low on-base skills, free swinger and an all-around above average defender in center field. Oftentimes as Orioles fans, we took the good with the bad. Jones has been known as a frustrating hitter in two-strike counts, as fans would always point out, "Here comes the 1-2 slider in the dirt, and we know...
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Andrew Stetka: A few thoughts on baseball's unwritten rules

Andrew Stetka: A few thoughts on baseball's unwritten rules
Baseball is stupid. It's a game that I love dearly and that I follow obsessively, but it's quite stupid sometimes. Maybe that's more of a referendum on me than anything else. Why would I pay so much attention and spend so much of my life on something that's stupid? I honestly don't have a good answer for that. Perhaps it's because baseball's stupidity only rears its ugly head occasionally, like this weekend in Baltimore. Grown men playing a game can seem silly to many people. Grown men...
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Pete Kerzel

Opposite dugout: Injury-plagued Rays hoping pitching eventually catches up to offense

Opposite dugout: Injury-plagued Rays hoping pitching eventually catches up to offense
Manager: Kevin Cash (3rd season) Record: 10-10 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: RF Steven Souza Jr. (.347/.424/.613 with 4 HR, 17 RBIs), 1B Logan Morrison (4 HR, 12 RBIs), 3B Evan Longoria (3 HR, 12 RBIs), RHP Erasmo Ramírez (2-0, 3.07 ERA), RHP Chris Archer (2-0, 3.20), RHP Alex Colomé (0.00 ERA, 4 saves) Season series vs. Orioles: First meeting (6-13 in 2016) Pitching probables: April 24: RHP Chris Archer vs. RHP Ubaldo Jiménez, 7:05 p.m., MASN April 25: RHP Erasmo Ramírez vs....
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Five tips for preventing sports-related injuries (via Johns Hopkins Medicine)

Five tips for preventing sports-related injuries (via Johns Hopkins Medicine)
Many people are heading outdoors to ramp up their exercise programs. But before you or your young athlete start playing, it's important to learn how you can prevent sports-related injuries. "Sports injuries generally occur for two different reasons: trauma and overuse," says Dr. Andrew Cosgarea, an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine expert. "And while traumatic sports injuries are usually obvious, dramatic scenes, like when we see a player fall down clutching their knee," continues...
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Zach Wilt: O's lucky to have Brach with Britton sidelined

Zach Wilt: O's lucky to have Brach with Britton sidelined
Zach Britton was one of the most dominant players in baseball in 2016. Not that I'm telling you something you didn't already know. The guy had a season for the record books, converting 47 saves without blowing a single one. His stuff - and by stuff, I mean his sinker, because he threw it 91.97 percent of the time - was so nasty that hitters were limited to a stingy .162 batting average. They knew it was coming and there wasn't anything they could do about it. Like many Orioles fans, when I...
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Opposite dugout: Betts, Red Sox hoping for another offensive outburst at Camden Yards

Opposite dugout: Betts, Red Sox hoping for another offensive outburst at Camden Yards
Manager: John Farrell (5th season) Record: 10-6 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: 1B Mitch Moreland (.344/.420/.574 with 8 RBIs), RF Mookie Betts (.340/.407/.472 with 8 RBIs), LF Andrew Benintendi (.317/.397/.429 with 10 RBIs), LHP Drew Pomeranz (1-0, 1.16 WHIP), RHP Craig Kimbrel (2.00 ERA with 6 saves) Season series vs. Orioles: 1-1 Pitching probables: April 21: LHP Drew Pomeranz vs. RHP Dylan Bundy, 7:05 p.m., MASN2 April 22: RHP Steven Wright vs. LHP Jayson Aquino, 7:05 p.m., MASN2 April 23:...
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Dillon Atkinson: With Mancini's emergence, Showalter may have to get creative

Dillon Atkinson: With Mancini's emergence, Showalter may have to get creative
Orioles converted-outfielder Trey Mancini has gotten off to a tremendous start at the plate, slashing .348/.400/.913 with four home runs in 25 plate appearances. He has been used in a platoon role to start against left-handed pitchers - which has worked out well for him with playing time, considering the American League East is filled with left-handed starters - and also has gotten one start against a right-handed knuckleballer, who he hit two longballs off of. Since his quick emergence to...
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Yard Work: Episode 2

Yard Work: Episode 2
Hey, O's fans! Welcome to the latest episode of Yard Work. In this week's episode ... The Birds are off to another hot start to the season, posting an 8-3 mark heading into their three-game series in Cincinnati. That record is tops in the majors, and looks like a good omen to open the year. What's been the biggest key for the Orioles so far? Steve Melewski and I will discuss. It was a heavy news week off the diamond, as closer Zach Britton was placed on the disabled list with a strain in...
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Andrew Stetka: O's pitching staff bound to be tested

Andrew Stetka: O's pitching staff bound to be tested
Things look pretty rosy at the moment for the Orioles, having taken three of four from the Blue Jays in Toronto and sitting atop the American League East at 8-3. The Birds even enjoyed the spoils of four straight strong performances from starting pitchers over the weekend in Canada. Though if the front office's recent actions are any indication, big tests are ahead for this pitching staff. In the past month or so, the O's have acquired a bunch of pitchers you've never heard of. They've also...
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Opposite dugout: Resurgent Reds have surprised in early going

Opposite dugout: Resurgent Reds have surprised in early going
Manager: Bryan Price (4th season) Record: 8-5 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: SS Zack Cozart (.432, 7 RBIs), 3B Eugenio Suárez (.384, 3 HR, 10 RBIs), LF Adam Duvall (3 HR, 7 RBIs), CF Billy Hamilton (5 SB), 1B Joey Votto (3 HR, 6 RBIs), LHP Amir Garrett (2-0, 1.42 ERA), RHP Raisel Iglesias (1.17 ERA, 3 saves) Season series vs. Orioles: First meeting (0-3 in 2014) Pitching probables: April 18: RHP Kevin Gausman vs. RHP Bronson Arroyo, 7:10 p.m., MASN April 19: RHP Ubaldo Jiménez vs. LHP...
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Zach Wilt: Manny Machado will be just fine

Zach Wilt: Manny Machado will be just fine
There were a lot of bold predictions made about Manny Machado entering the 2017 season. I went big, proclaiming that this year Machado would be crowned the American League's Most Valuable Player. It just seemed like the natural next step for one of the game's premier young talents. Machado finished fifth in AL MVP voting last season, and finished fourth in 2015. He continues to amaze us all with his seemingly daily highlight-reel defensive plays and has added a bit of pop to his bat over the...
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Opposite dugout: Blue Jays still searching for longballs, rotation rhythm

Opposite dugout: Blue Jays still searching for longballs, rotation rhythm
Manager: John Gibbons (10th season) Record: 1-7 Last 10 games: 1-7 Who to watch: 3B Josh Donaldson (.308/.438/.577 with 2 HR), DH Kendrys Morales (.250 with 6 RBIs), SS Troy Tulowitzki (1 HR, 9 RBIs), RHP Aaron Sanchez (1.29 ERA), RHP Joe Biagini (1.42 ERA in 6 1/3 IP) Season series vs. Orioles: 0-2 Pitching probables: April 13: RHP Kevin Gausman vs. LHP Francisco Liriano, 7:07 p.m., MASN April 14: LHP Wade Miley vs. RHP Aaron Sanchez, 7:07 p.m., MASN2 April 15: RHP Alec Asher vs. RHP Marco...
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Yard Work: Episode 1

Yard Work: Episode 1
Hey, Orioles fans! Welcome to the season debut of Yard Work. If you followed along last season, thanks for tuning in. And if you're new to the podcast this year, MASNsports.com Orioles beat writer Steve Melewski will be joined by MASN editor Brian Eller to bring you Orioles news and insights each Wednesday throughout the season. We're already a week into the season, and for the Birds, it's another successful start. The Orioles sit atop the American League East through six games while hitters...
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Dillon Atkinson: How do the 2014 long-term contracts look now?

Dillon Atkinson: How do the 2014 long-term contracts look now?
The Orioles have two players on the current roster who signed long-term deals with the club back in 2014: Right-hander Ubaldo Jiménez inked a four-year, $50 million deal with the Orioles prior to the beginning of the 2014 campaign, and shortstop J.J. Hardy signed a three-year, $40 million extension with the club in the middle of the 2014 American League Championship Series. The contracts for both Jiménez and Hardy expire at the end of this season, unless Hardy's $14 million option for...
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