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Tidal Waves: Pitching Keeping The Tides Afloat
After the Tides split the first four games of the season, they came back home to Harbor Park for a seven-game homestand starting April…
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Small Sample Sizes To Believe In
The return of April baseball has begat the rebirth of By The Numbers. This week we try and weed through the myriad of “on-pace”…
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My Twenty At The Yard
There are few structures that mean as much to me as Oriole Park at Camden Yards. I didn’t go there a single time last…
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Despite Successful Appeal, Questions Linger Re: Braun’s PED Use
Ryan Braun has been exonerated! Well, not exactly. It’s like a suspected criminal getting a not guilty verdict but losing the civil trial, that…
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This Week In Baltimore Sports History: Brady Anderson, Sideburns, Born In Maryland
Okay, I can’t prove that Brady Anderson was born with his trademark ‘burns, but it seems scientifically sound. Anderson was born this week (Jan.…
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The Cartoon Bird, Retail Therapy, and Oriole Fandom
I don’t think it shocked anyone this morning when the Orioles announced changes to their 2012 uniform set, which predictably includes prominent placement of…
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Anti-Moneyball: The Story Of The 1998 Orioles
Moneyball, without overstating it, is the most important and impressive non-fiction book I’ve ever read. I even read it at a time when I…
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Near-Misses Often Skew Perception of Truly Great & Deeply Flawed Teams
It’s Friday, and I feel like I just got to school two hours late and am hoping no one notices. Zach, please don’t kill…
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“Weather” or Not to Play Depends on More than the Conditions
Please excuse the pun, I couldn’t help myself. It’s already getting cold here in Ann Arbor as they set up for College Gameday in…