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Orioles fans host second annual School of Roch Night

Orioles fans host second annual School of Roch Night
Every morning, Orioles fans log onto MASNsports.com and check out Roch Kubatko's School of Roch blog for the latest news and notes. As readers ask questions about the roster changes, talk about the previous night's game or even compete to be the first comment on the post, more than just good baseball discussion is generated. The blog has also developed friendships and a sense of a camaraderie among commenters. In 2014, Orioles fan Scott Fahs, known by username CardiacScott on MASNsports.com,...
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Matthew Taylor: Orioles are what their record says they are

Matthew Taylor: Orioles are what their record says they are
It's dangerous to apply football wisdom to baseball. Nevertheless, with the Baltimore Ravens having played their first preseason game on Thursday night in this, ahem, football town, now is as good a time as any to do so. Finish ordering that Bryn Renner jersey at NFL.com, and let's talk some baseball. NFL Hall of Fame Coach Bill Parcells famously said, "You are what your record says you are." That quote came to mind repeatedly this week as I watched the Orioles struggle through a 4-5 West...
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Zach Wilt: Some good news for the Orioles

Zach Wilt: Some good news for the Orioles
Throughout the summer, there are days when I can't wait to sit down at the keyboard to share my thoughts on the Orioles and days in which I wish I had a bit more time to wait until the story turned positive. There's nothing more fun than blogging about your favorite baseball team when they're hitting extra-inning game-winning grand slams on the road, like I did this time last week. It's a bit more difficult after they've been no-hit and have just concluded an important road trip with just...
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Domenic Valada: Wild card teams can channel momentum for postseason run

Domenic Valada: Wild card teams can channel momentum for postseason run
First off, while I recognize that it departs from my self-proclaimed status as a "baseball purist," let me preface this by saying that I really love how MLB approaches the postseason now. Some people still clamor for the old system of having two divisions and thus the two division champions going to the LCS series. If you feel that way, I can respect that. However, the fact is that over the years, some really good and deserving teams missed going to the postseason due to that system. So, the...
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Pete Kerzel

Opposite dugout: A's out of AL West race, playing out the string

Opposite dugout: A's out of AL West race, playing out the string
Manager: Bob Melvin (5th year) Record: 51-65 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: CF Billy Burns (.296, 23 SB), RF Josh Reddick (.282 with 13 HR, 60 RBIs), 3B Brett Lawrie (10 HR, 45 RBIs), C Steven Vogt (15 HR, 60 RBIs), RHP Sonny Gray (12-4, 2.06 ERA) Season series vs. Orioles: 1-2 Pitching probables: Aug. 14: TBA vs. RHP Ubaldo Jimenez, 7:05 p.m., MASN Aug. 15: RHP Chris Bassitt vs. RHP Miguel Gonzalez, 7:05 p.m., MASN Aug. 16: RHP Kendall Graveman vs. LHP Wei-Yin Chen, 1:35 p.m., MASN Aug. 17:...
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Matt Kremnitzer: O's likely forced to hold steady during Miguel Gonzalez's rough stretch

Matt Kremnitzer: O's likely forced to hold steady during Miguel Gonzalez's rough stretch
How bad does a starting pitcher have to perform before he gets removed from the rotation? For the last couple of months, Miguel Gonzalez seems to be pushing those boundaries. He was up to his usual tricks the first couple months of the season, but he's been off his game since late June. In the middle of that month, Gonzalez was placed on the disabled list with a right groin injury. Since his return outing on June 25, things have not gone well. In nine starts (46 1/3 innings), he has posted an...
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Andrew Stetka: Recent DFAs tell strange story for Orioles

Andrew Stetka: Recent DFAs tell strange story for Orioles
The Orioles have gone about constructing and molding their roster in quite a different way this season. For a team that's chasing the Blue Jays and Yankees for the American League East crown, it has looked especially strange. There are a total of eight players from the opening day roster no longer with the team. That number jumps to nine if you include Ryan Webb, who was designated for assignment just before the team's first game. That's over 35 percent of the roster cast off before...
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Bobby Blanco

Opposite dugout: Even with Cruz, Mariners don't have consistency or pitching to compete

Opposite dugout: Even with Cruz, Mariners don't have consistency or pitching to compete
Manager: Lloyd McClendon (2nd season) Record: 52-60 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: RF/DH Nelson Cruz (.325/.391/.607 with 33 HR, 69 RBIs), 3B Kyle Seager (.265/.323/.434 with 16 HR, 44 RBIs), 2B Robinson Cano (.266/.312/.419 with 12 HR, 50 RBIs), RHP Taijuna Walker (8-7, 4.67 ERA), RHP Carson Smith (13 holds, 12 saves, 2.76 ERA) Season series vs. Orioles: 1-2 Pitching probables: Aug. 10: LHP Wei-Yin Chen vs. LHP Vidal Nuno, 10:10 p.m., MASN2 Aug. 11: RHP Chris Tillman vs. RHP Taijuan Walker,...
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Opposite dugout: Star power of Trout and Pujols has Angels poised for another postseason run

Opposite dugout: Star power of Trout and Pujols has Angels poised for another postseason run
Manager: Mike Scioscia (16th season) Record: 57-50 Last 10 games: 3-7 Who to watch: CF Mike Trout (.303/.394/.611 with 32 HR, 68 RBIs, 6.7 WAR), RF Kole Calhoun (.277/.330/.438 with 15 HR, 59 RBIs), 1B Albert Pujols (.257/.316/.519 with 30 HR, 66 RBIs), RHP Garrett Richards (11-8, 3.46 ERA), RHP Houston Street (26 saves, 2.66 ERA) Season series vs. Orioles: 2-1 Pitching probables: Aug. 7: RHP Kevin Gausman vs. LHP Andrew Heaney, 10:05 p.m., MASN2 Aug. 8: RHP Ubaldo Jimenez vs. RHP Garrett...
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Josh Land

Zach Wilt: How has Chris Davis rebounded?

Zach Wilt: How has Chris Davis rebounded?
As the Orioles entered the 2015 season, one of the major questions they faced centered around Chris Davis. Following his MVP-caliber 2013 season, in which he led baseball with 53 homers and 138 RBIs, Davis hit just 26 homers and drove in 72 in 2014. He played in 127 games while dealing with an oblique injury and finished the season with a 25-game suspension for a positive Adderall test. The offseason brought a number of questions as free agency loomed. Who is the real Chris Davis? Was he the...
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Matt Kremnitzer: What's gone wrong for Travis Snider?

Matt Kremnitzer: What's gone wrong for Travis Snider?
When the Orioles traded for Travis Snider before the season, I was optimistic about the move. Some options on the free agent market, like Nori Aoki and Colby Rasmus, made sense. The O's showed more interest in Rasmus than Aoki for some reason, but they opted to go in a different direction altogether. In Snider, the O's thought they were picking up a corner outfield bat with decent power, who was also under team control through 2016. Unfortunately, things have not worked out as planned this...
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Andrew Stetka: Gausman's importance never higher to O's

Andrew Stetka: Gausman's importance never higher to O's
It'd be insane for anyone to claim that the fate of a contending team relies on one player over the next two months, and that's especially the case if that player only takes the field every five days, but I can't help but shake the feeling that Kevin Gausman is of the utmost importance to the Orioles down the stretch. That may be a lot of pressure to put on a 24-year-old, who only has 31 career starts under his belt, but being inserted into the rotation on a full-time basis right now carries...
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Opposite dugout: Not completely out of playoff race, Athletics need consistency to make late push

Opposite dugout: Not completely out of playoff race, Athletics need consistency to make late push
Manager: Bob Melvin (5th season) Record: 47-59 Last 10 games: 3-7 Who to watch: RF Josh Reddick (.283/.334/.459 with 13 HR, 58 RBIs), C Stephen Vogt (.262/.343/.443 with 14 HR, 58 RBIs), CF Billy Burns (.298/.336/.385 with 19 RBIs), 3B Brett Lawrie (.275 with 42 RBIs), RHP Jesse Chavez (3.53 ERA in 114 2/3 IP) Season series vs. Orioles: First meeting (4-2 in 2014) Pitching probables: Aug. 3: RHP Tyler Wilson vs. RHP Jesse Chavez, 10:05 p.m., MASN2 Aug. 4: RHP Miguel Gonzalez vs. RHP Chris...
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Pete Kerzel

Delmarva's Cam Kneeland making the most of his opportunity

Delmarva's Cam Kneeland making the most of his opportunity
SALISBURY, Md. - It's three hours before the Single-A Delmarva Shorebirds entertain the Charleston RiverDogs in a doubleheader at Perdue Stadium, and there's precious little activity that would suggest that a pair of seven-inning games are on the docket. Most of the Shorebirds are escaping the sweltering 88-degree heat by seeking refuge in the air-conditioned clubhouse, though a few guys clad in shorts are whizzing a Nerf Vortex football in left field, oblivious to the blazing sun. Beneath...
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Matthew Taylor: Orioles' homers, young and old

Matthew Taylor: Orioles' homers, young and old
Alex Rodriguez made headlines this week by becoming only the fourth player in baseball history to have homered both as a teenager and after turning 40. The others to have done it are Ty Cobb, Rusty Staub and Gary Sheffield. Surely you know that if I mention Alex Rodriguez in an Orioles blog post, there has to be a favorable connection to the hometown team. And there is. Brooks Robinson was roughly a month shy of joining the group of players listed above in the pre-20/40+ home run club....
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Zach Wilt: Comparing 2015 Orioles' position to the Royals' in 2014

Zach Wilt: Comparing 2015 Orioles' position to the Royals' in 2014
In the National Football League, the idea of parity is constantly preached. "Any given Sunday" is the mantra of the league that claims to be the most fair of any of the professional sports. A last place team a season ago can make the postseason 12 months later, and all it takes to win the Super Bowl is a hot stretch over a few games at the right time. That mentality is part of the reason that the game has become the most popular sport in our country. Maybe baseball should promote itself in...
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Domenic Vadala: Nick Markakis' return to Camden Yards a "Baltimore moment"

Domenic Vadala: Nick Markakis' return to Camden Yards a "Baltimore moment"
I, along with much of Birdland, had been anticipating July 27 for some time. Like most cities, Baltimore celebrates and appreciates its sports heroes. Over time we've seen many athletes play here only to leave and return in other uniforms, such as Eddie Murray, Bill Ripken, and even Rafael Palmeiro - albeit in a different manner given that he wasn't drafted here and brought into the big leagues with the Orioles. And we saw the same thing with Nick Markakis the other night when he came in as a...
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Matt Kremnitzer: O's offense could use Hardy's power

Matt Kremnitzer: O's offense could use Hardy's power
Whether or not the Orioles end up making a major acquisition before the trade deadline, one of the most frustrating parts of this season has been the lack of production from position players who have previously demonstrated the ability to play well. Steve Pearce, Travis Snider, Delmon Young, and Alejandro De Aza are far from stars, but when used correctly, they have been able to contribute. Perhaps the expectations were too high for many of the O's role players. Despite his timely walk-off...
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Opposite dugout: Tigers are in unfamiliar territory as trade deadline nears (updated)

Opposite dugout: Tigers are in unfamiliar territory as trade deadline nears (updated)
Manager: Brad Ausmus (2nd season) Record: 49-52 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: SS Jose Iglesias (.313, 10 SB), LF Yoenis Cespedes (.289 with 17 HR, 58 RBIs), RF J.D. Martinez (.286 with 27 HR, 63 RBIs), 2B Ian Kinsler (.280, 44 RBIs), RHP Joakin Soria (23 saves, 1.03 WHIP) Season series vs. Orioles: 1-2 Pitching probables: July 30: RHP Alfredo Simon vs. RHP Miguel Gonzalez, 7:05 p.m., MASN July 31: RHP Buck Farmer vs. LHP Wei-Yin Chen, 7:05 p.m. MASN2 Aug. 1: RHP Anibal Sanchez vs. RHP Kevin...
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Andrew Stetka: Development woes create clear path for Orioles

Andrew Stetka: Development woes create clear path for Orioles
This week's non-waiver trade deadline is unlike any in years for the Orioles. Not only do the O's have the clear distinction of not really knowing where they sit on the buy/sell fence, but there's also a certain weight of importance with this deadline because of key pending free agents. Some people you talk to are fully on the sell train, while others believe this team has a real chance to defend its American League East crown. I don't dismiss that this team can be competitive down the...
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