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Garrett Olson joined a very small group of pitchers tonight. He allowed a home run to Tony Pena. Shawn Chacon, Jose Contreras and Jamie Moyer accomplished the feat in the past. Since the start of the 2006 season, Pena has the fourth lowest slugging percentage of any player with at least 700 plate appearances, .321. I'm actually surprised it's that high.
about 11 hours ago
duck
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Zrebiec/Roch: O's looking at Eckstein
Seeking to fill what has become the team's most glaring deficiency, the Orioles have engaged in talks with the Toronto Blue Jays regarding shortstop David Eckstein, according to industry sources.
Eckstein, 33, is hitting .273 with one home run and 18 RBIs in 198 at-bats. However, he has become expendable on a roster that includes infielders Marco Scutaro, John McDonald and Joe Inglett, who has seen his role increase with regular second baseman Aaron Hill injured.
Because of the glut of middle infielders, the Blue Jays' asking price for Eckstein isn't expected to be too high.
I WILL FIGHT YOU IN PUBLIC, ANDY MACPHAIL
about 18 hours ago
SC
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Austin Surhoff Makes Semis in Men's 200 IM
Ryan Lochte was back in the pool again to capture the top spot in 1:59.49..... in 16th is Austin Surhoff (2:02.60), son of B.J., of baseball's Baltimore Orioles among others.
SWIMNEWS ONLINE - B.J. Surhoff's kid makes the semis in U.S. Olympic Trials for 200 IM
Good for Austin, B.J. and the Surhoff family. Swim fast in the semis, Austin!
1 day ago
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PECOTA added all of this up, coupled it with the fact that the Rays' talent core was young and still on the upswing, and concluded that the club was liable to win somewhere between 88 and 90 ballgames in 2008. Not even the Rays themselves were entirely convinced by this forecast. The team executives I spoke with this winter expected -- or hoped -- to go .500 this year, perhaps making a serious run at the playoffs in 2009.
But a quick run through their offseason checklist reveals that sometimes the best-laid plans go even better than expected:
BP: Unconventional Wisdom: The Rays Flip the Switch
Nate Silver, at it again.
1 day ago
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Daniel Cabrera Is the New Sidney Ponson
Both guys are evil temptresses, registering in the high 90s and hurling the odd brilliant game in which they go the distance, exhibit control and stalk off the mound looking like the pitcher you believe they can be. Their shared problem, of course, is what’s between the ears. As a result, they get hit too hard, walk too many guys and repeatedly fail to live up to expectations.
Take a peak at their five-year numbers, and you can see that the results are similar (Cabrera’s are career to-date, Ponson’s his first five years)
1 day ago
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If you're looking for an explanation for Baltimore's surprising start, the bullpen is a pretty good place to focus. Orioles relievers are 15-13 with a 3.28 ERA, compared to 24-35 and 5.71 last season. After going 13-31 in one-run games a year ago, the O's are 17-12 this season.
ESPN - Highlighting the biggest overachievers of '08
We're #2! We're #2!
1 day ago
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Highlights of the Orioles 5-2 win over the Kansas City Royals Wednesday.
1 day ago
IHeartMASN
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Brian Matusz pitching breakdown
Pretty thorough breakdown of our first round draft pick, Brian Matusz from Drivelinemechanics.com. Now lets just hope we can sign him to a contract before August 15th.
1 day ago
jobe
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Danny C and Diamond Dave sharing a moment.
1 day ago
Stacey
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A man claiming to be a Red Sox fan called a Tampa area radio station yesterday morning, complaining about the rude behavior he'd encountered the night before at Tropicana Field. Rays fans took one look at the Dustin Pedroia jersey he was wearing, the man said, and taunted him when the Sox lost.
If only this could be Baltimore....
1 day ago
drj
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