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Post by Nyi28nhl on Dec 31, 2010 21:15:57 GMT -5
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Post by MxT13 on Dec 31, 2010 22:11:10 GMT -5
Watch out for the O's under a full season of Buck Showalter. If their starting pitching is half-decent over the course of the year, their bullpen and their new-look offense should get them a lot of wins. On paper I think they have a legitimate chance at not only a .500 record, but an outside shot at contending for the wildcard come September.
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Post by Nyi28nhl on Jan 1, 2011 10:55:46 GMT -5
Watch out for the O's under a full season of Buck Showalter. If their starting pitching is half-decent over the course of the year, their bullpen and their new-look offense should get them a lot of wins. On paper I think they have a legitimate chance at not only a .500 record, but an outside shot at contending for the wildcard come September. Buck definitely had them playing well once he took over last season. I really don't think the O's have any kind of shot hanging with the Sox or Yanks, but I suppose that's why they play the games.
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Post by MxT13 on Jan 1, 2011 16:03:11 GMT -5
On paper they have just as much pop as the 2008 Rays did. The question is will the bullpen be as spectacular as the '08 Rays and will the rotation hold up.
I think this is shaping up to be the closest wild card race in a while. The Yankees, Orioles, Blue Jays, Rays, White Sox, Tigers, Angels, Rangers and A's are all painfully mediocre in their own way, and quite frankly this thing is as wide open as the NFC was this year.
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Post by BlackOps on Jan 1, 2011 18:54:58 GMT -5
I completely fail to see how the Orioles are going to be better than anyone but the Rays in that division, and I don't think I see that either. Too much of the Orioles' success hinges on whether or not their young pitchers can progress. I don't see it.
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Post by MxT13 on Jan 2, 2011 20:09:19 GMT -5
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ozzie
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Post by ozzie on Jan 6, 2011 10:08:28 GMT -5
That's gonna be weird seeing Derek Lee in an O's uniform......
The turnaround from when Showalter stepped in was amazing. I still don't see them as 1st or even 2nd in the division this year, but in a couple of years....watch out.
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