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Don’t Tell Bill Welke Spring Training Doesn’t Count

Posted by Drew Fairservice under Baltimore Orioles, Riffin' And GIFfin' on Mar 14, 2013

Spring Training doesn’t count for anything. It doesn’t. It is practice. Warm up for the long regular season. Training. Reherseal.

In the spirit of preparing for the regular season, here is third base umpire Bill Welke getting into mid-July “Ump Show” form. What might seem like a harmless move by Orioles catcher Luis Exposito, stopping a slow rolling baseball with his catching mask, is actually an INFRACTION OF THE RULES.

Welke catches this heinous act from his third base perch and immediately signals the runner on third base, Wil Myers, home; punishing Exposito for his indiscretions.

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2013 Baltimore Orioles: You Definitely Do Not Live Twice

Posted by Travis Reitsma under Baltimore Orioles, Preview on Mar 04, 2013

Minnesota Twins v Baltimore Orioles

2012 Record: 93-69, 2nd AL East
2012 Pythagorean Record: 82-80
Impact Player: CF Adam Jones
Impact Pitcher: LHP Wei-Yin Chen
Top Prospect: RHP Dylan Bundy

Significant Acquisitions: IF Alexi Casilla, 3B/1B Danny Valencia, LHP Daniel Schlereth, OF Trayvon Robinson

Significant Departures: 1B/3B Mark Reynolds, LHP Joe Saunders, IF Roberto Andino, OF Endy Chavez, DH Jim Thome, DH Nick Johnson, LHP Randy Wolf

The Baltimore Orioles had one of the most remarkable seasons in recent memory. After 14 years of losing and coming off a 69-93 season with a top-heavy-but-thin farm system, Baltimore and their new General Manager Dan Duquette appeared to be in for a long re-rebuilding project. Then, that elusive vagabond Lady Luck decided the Orioles were due for a little good fortune.

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Dylan Bundy Pitched Today and He Did This

Posted by Drew Fairservice under Baltimore Orioles, Dylan Bundy, Riffin' And GIFfin' on Feb 27, 2013

Dylan Bundy is no stranger to long-time readers of Getting Blanked. He is no stranger to prospect watchers, who rank Bundy among the top five prospects in all of baseball.

After Bundy pitched two innings of relief against the Yankees today, allowing one walk and one hit. He is now no stranger to the intrepid YES viewers who managed to hang on into the third inning of a blowout Spring Training game.

More than anything, Dylan Bundy is no stranger to Juan Rivera. Rivera might be a broken-down shell of his former self (which wasn’t that great to begin with) but he knows a knee-buckler when he sees/is frozen by one. And, judging by this gif and his knees, Juan Rivera will not soon forget Dylan Bundy.

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39 Ways to Die

Posted by Drew Fairservice under #YOLOrioles, Analysis, Baltimore Orioles on Feb 12, 2013

New York Yankees v Baltimore Orioles

Sometimes, simpler is better. Sometimes, mathematically gymnastics are required to extract good from evil and separate the informational wheat from the noisy chaff. Joe Lemire of SI.com has a great article today, on a simple measure for a different type of win expectancy: batters faced.

Lemire leans on the work and experience of former Orioles pitching coach and current director of pitching development Rick Peterson in unveiling the mystical properties of the number 39 – as in 39 total batters faced for a pitching team is often the difference between winning and losing.

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Earl Weaver Dies At Age 82

Posted by Darren Kritzer under Baltimore Orioles, Earl Weaver on Jan 19, 2013

Former Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver has died at the age of 82.

The Hall of Fame manager spent his entire 17-year managerial career with the Baltimore Orioles (1968-82, 1985-86), compiling a 1,480-1,060 record. Weaver won four American League East titles, four American League pennants and won the World Series in 1970. His only losing season came in 1986.

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Baltimore Puts the Cart Before the Horse

Posted by Drew Fairservice under Baltimore Orioles, Buck Showalter, Matt Wieters on Jan 17, 2013

News came down yesterday that the miracle Baltimore Orioles opted to extend the contract of manager Buck Showalter. And extend it they did, locking up their field genius for, um, six years? He’s in place until 2018? Okay then!

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Orioles Bring Back Nate McLouth; Bay to Seattle

Posted by Darren Kritzer under Baltimore Orioles, Nate McLouth, News And Notes on Dec 05, 2012

Day three of the Winter Meetings are well underway in Nashville, and after two quiet days, the same trend is continuing today, unless you count Jeff Keppinger to the Chicago White Sox as big news.

Really, to the surprise of almost no one, the Baltimore Orioles have decided to bring back their spark plug, Nate McLouth, on a one year deal for a reported $2 million (I’m kidding here folks about the spark plug comment). Last season, McLouth posted a .268/.342/.435 line for the Orioles after being released earlier in the season by the Pirates. With the former 25th round pick by Pittsburgh in 2000 now ready to patrol left field in 2013, it’s fair to assume the end of the Josh Hamilton to Baltimore rumours.

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