2010 Baltimore Orioles

[FlaccoFlicker]

[color="#FF8C00"]Luke Scott named 2010 Oriole Most Valuable Player[/color]

http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20101002&content_id=15334420&vkey=pr_bal&fext=.jsp&c_id=bal

[quote]Entering tonight's game Scott, 32, was 6th in the American League in slugging percentage (.538) and on-base plus slugging (.904) and was 14th in the league in home runs with a career-high and team-leading 27. He also leads the Orioles in slugging percentage and ranks second on the club in RBI (71).[/quote]

[ravens__]

He fully deserves it, no doubt.

[BohBalmerOsbohs]

luke was Unleashed when Buck got here, BUT close one with wiggy

[Guest Maryland1]

[b][font="Verdana"][size="2"][color="#0000ff"]Detroit Tigers (80-81) [/color]@ [/size][/font][/b][b][font="Verdana"][size="2"][color="#ff8c00"]Baltimore Orioles (66-95)
[/color][/size][/font][/b][font="Verdana"][size="2"][b]10/02/10
[/b]Game 3 of 4-game series.
Final series of the season.

[/size][/font][b][font="Verdana"][size="2"]FINAL
[/size][/font][/b][font="Verdana"][size="2"][b][color="#ff8c00"]BAL 2
[/color][color="#0000ff"]DET 1
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[/size][/font][font="Verdana"][size="2"][i]The [b][color="#0000ff"][color="#ff8c00"]Orioles[/color] [/color][/b]are in the [b][color="#ff0000"]WIN[/color][/b] column!

[/i]3 hits, 1 errors [/size][/font][b]
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[font="Verdana"][size="2"][b]WP: [color="#ff8c00"]Brian Matusz (10-12): [/color][/b]6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, [color="#ff0000"]9 SO[/color], 1 HR, 4.30 ERA (100 pitches, 61 strikes).
[b]SV: [/b][/size][/font][font="Verdana"][size="2"][b][color="#ff8c00"]Koji Uehara (13) [/color]
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[color="#ff8c00"][b]Brian Matusz[/b][/color] - Career-high [color="#ff0000"]9[/color] Ks. 6th straight victory ties career high. 6-0 in last 8 starts.

[b][color="#ff8c00"]Orioles[/color][/b] win game 3 and the 4-game series.
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[Guest Maryland1]

[color="#ff8c00"][font="Verdana"][size="2"][color="#000000"]The third paragraph posted is comforting to hear. My feelings exactly.[/color]

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[b]Orioles exploring renovations to Camden Yards
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[color="#000000"][/color]By Jeff Zrebiec Baltimore Sun
[/color][color="#000000"]9:27 a.m. EDT, September 30, 2010

[/color][/size][/font][font="Verdana"][size="2"][color="#000000"][b]Excerpts:
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[font="Verdana"][size="2"]...discussions have included potentially adding restaurants or bars in the stadium that will allow fans to dine or drink while still watching the action on the field. Many of the newer stadiums,...

"We're not planning to do anything radical — just some tweaks. We don't want to lose any of our prime seating, and we don't want to lose any of the picturesque quality that makes Camden Yards stand out.

[color="#ff8c00"][b]Camden Yards[/b] [/color]is held as the standard-bearer for a lot of the newer ballparks. A big part of the attraction is how the stadium has stayed true to its classic ballpark roots, something that Oriole fans have long appreciated while resisting significant change to the facility. Smith said that the team is very mindful of that while discussing any major changes to the ballpark.

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[FlaccoFlicker]

The rotation has a .064 era during this set of starts.
Nice win tonight a lot of plusses for aug thru sept going to be a fun off season.
Matusz made a great final claim for ALROTY

[Ed_Reed20]

Just when you think one guy is the ace of the staff, another puts together a relatively dominating performance.

[KyKobra]

Who thinks next season we could break an even season?

[FlaccoFlicker]

[quote name='KyKobra' timestamp='1286125102' post='494699']
Who thinks next season we could break an even season?
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it's possible

[ravens__]

It will be a loong offseason.. I'm hoping next year we pick up from where we left off.

[JO_75]

So Showalter started out 4-0 and finishes up 34-23 since he took over.

Now question if Showalter was 34-23 from mid-season on, what would 34-23 translate to if it was a full 162 game season?

66-94 Final Record interesting.

[FlaccoFlicker]

[quote name='JO_75' timestamp='1286140243' post='496507']
So Showalter started out 4-0 and finishes up 34-23 since he took over.

Now question if Showalter was 34-23 from mid-season on, what would 34-23 translate to if it was a full 162 game season?
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Roughly if you use this pace 34 wins for every 57 games we coulda been on pace for 102-103 wins in a full season if we played like that from start to finish

[JO_75]

[quote name='FlaccoFlicker' timestamp='1286140462' post='496520']
Roughly if you use this pace 34 wins for every 57 games we coulda been on pace for 102-103 wins in a full season if we played like that from start to finish
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Damn.... can you say Playoffs!

If we can at least challenge for a AL Wild Card spot next year I'll be happy, anything after that will be a Bonus

[FlaccoFlicker]

[quote name='JO_75' timestamp='1286141076' post='496556']
Damn.... can you say Playoffs!

If we can at least challenge for a AL Wild Card spot next year I'll be happy, anything after that will be a Bonus
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Id just be happy bringing us back to .500 and maybe a third place finish,but if we can become the Rays I'm all for it.Now if we can just keep the Jays in the yard lol

[JO_75]

[quote name='FlaccoFlicker' timestamp='1286141199' post='496568']
Id just be happy bringing us back to .500 and maybe a third place finish,but if we can become the Rays I'm all for it.Now if we can just keep the Jays in the yard lol
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Yeah that's true lol maybe I should have said .500 lol. If the O's can make a good off-season acquisition, either trading for Prince Fielder, or picking up a top FA Hitter, we may be a good team next year.

Well we'll see if we can stop the Rays early as our first regular season game is on the road in Tampa with a 3 game series, than the Home Opener opens up a series against Detroit.

[FerrariFan87]

I'll take 3/4 to end the year. Now, Angelos needs to open up his wallet and bring in the 2 big boppers we need in the middle of the lineup to protect Nicky and Co.

[FlaccoFlicker]

Carlos Pena would look good in orange and black

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='FlaccoFlicker' timestamp='1286147689' post='496868']
Carlos Pena would look good in orange and black
[/quote]

He would. I wonder if he'd come here though.

I'm hoping for someone like Berkman or Konerko.

[FlaccoFlicker]

[quote name='Ed_Reed20' timestamp='1286147994' post='496885']
He would. I wonder if he'd come here though.

I'm hoping for someone like Berkman or Konerko.
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I am hearing from Britt Ghiroli that some players have said they are more interested to come to Bmore because of Buck.

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='FlaccoFlicker' timestamp='1286148080' post='496892']
I am hearing from Britt Ghiroli that some players have said they are more interested to come to Bmore because of Buck.
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I hope that's true.

[FlaccoFlicker]

Adam Dunn would be nice to.I will miss Wiggy tho.

[Guest Maryland1]

[font="Verdana"][size="2"]Many thanks to Buck Showalter and the Orioles for a great performance for the past two months. They all have much to be proud of and really make many of us look forward to spring training and the 2011 season.[/size][/font]

[FlaccoFlicker]

[quote name='Maryland1' timestamp='1286148377' post='496903']
[font="Verdana"][size="2"]Many thanks to Buck Showalter and the Orioles for a great performance for the past two months. They all have much to be proud of and really make many of us look forward to spring training and the 2011 season.[/size][/font]
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well said M1.

[Guest Maryland1]

[font="Verdana"][size="2"]Thank you. It was fun and exciting watching the games again and our outfield crew with their group victory jump.[/size][/font]

[Guest Maryland1]

[font="Verdana"][size="2"][b][size="3"]MacPhail bitterly disappointed with Orioles' 2010 season, focused on improving in offseason
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[b]'We're not ruling anything out,' president of baseball operations says of team's offseason efforts
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[/size][/font][size="2"][font="Verdana"]By Jeff Zrebiec, The Baltimore Sun
3:04 p.m. EDT, October 2, 2010
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[/size][font="Verdana"][size="2"]Still, MacPhail remains bitterly disappointed with the 2010 season, which ends Sunday. In what was supposed to a year when the team emerged from the rebuilding process and started significantly improving on its win total, it will finish with 95 or more losses for the second straight season and for the fourth time during 13 consecutive years of losing.

While MacPhail called the club's strong finish encouraging, he has to evaluate the season as a whole, and the fact remains that for three-quarters of the 2010 campaign, the Orioles had the worst record in baseball.

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[FlaccoFlicker]

wow Brian Matusz led this team in strikouts with 143 and second in wins with 10(only 1 behind Guthrie)

[Ed_Reed20]

I'm glad MacPhail is bitter about the season. It should be spur him to make aggressive(and hopefully successful) moves in the off-season.

[FlaccoFlicker]

Started the 2011 thread,check it out O's fans.I will be having polls reguraly lol

[lowrider]

I understand the season was tough. And I'm not going to sit here and admit that this year was the happiest for me. But when you look at our record after Buck started coaching, there is hope for us next year. Hopefully we can keep Scott or pickup another big bat in the lineup.

next year should be a lot better

[Guest Maryland1]

[font="Verdana"][size="2"]What a huge turnaround by the [color="#ff8c00"][b]Orioles[/b][/color] pitching staff during the final two months under Showalter:

Starting rotation: 57 games, 36 quality starts, 25-17 record, 3.16 ERA.
Entire staff combined: 34-23, 3.54 ERA.

Prior to August 3rd: AL-worst 5.18 ERA in the 105 starts.

Source: Baltimore Sun ([/size][/font][url="http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-rotation-1006-20101005,0,659923.story"][font="Verdana"][size="2"]http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-rotation-1006-20101005,0,659923.story[/size][/font][/url])