"That's how you're gonna beat 'em, Butch. They keep underestimating you."
- Butch Coolidge (Pulp Fiction)
Dateline Chicago: O's Just the Second Team to Take Series From Cubs at Wrigley in 2008
The Cubs were matched up against the American League East this season, but didn’t draw the Yankees or the Red Sox. Turns out, he should’ve been worried about the Rays and the Orioles...
The Cubs (49-30) won two of three at Toronto but dropped five of six against the surprisingly good Rays and Orioles.
“I thought maybe we caught a break,” Piniella said. “But this was before we played Tampa Bay and Baltimore.”
They keep underestimating you Orioles. That's how you're going to beat them!
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Buster Olney talks with some Oriole players as they continue surprise this season. And he's honest enough to admit he only had this team winning 56 games this season.
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I wonder how long Sam Perlozzo will be able to hang on to his coaching gig in Seattle? Doesn't look like Perlozzo's sunny disposition is helping anything out there.
But Dave Trembley is certainly helping things in Baltimore. A good article about the Orioles skipper over at Pressbox Online.
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Win Share data on the Trade Tracker is updated now. The Tejada and Bedard deals continue to look great in the short term as well as the long term.
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I can't believe I didn't think of this earlier but the Orioles are eliciting some great reaction shots from the opposition. So here's today's Oriole-Inflicted Grimace of the Day:
This Jason Marquis grimace is courtesy of an Aubrey Huff double in the third inning of yesterday's game.
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Want to learn more about the newest Baby Birds? Nobody is doing it better than Camden Depot as they look at each draft pick the Orioles made in 2008. (Well, at least the first few picks...)
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Song of the Week: A sons from Canadian indie rockers Arcade Fire. This one's called Rebellion (Lies). Have great weekend and let's sweep the Nats!
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