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BALTIMORE: Steve Trachsel, P, DFA
Posted on June 10th, 2008 on Camden Chat
The inevitable has finally happened - Steve Trachsel has been designated for assignment, ostensibly for the purposes of giving him his outright...

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Rosenthal makes a deal!
Posted on June 9th, 2008 on Camden Chat
Ken Rosenthal has suggested a trade that I, quite frankly, hadn't ever considered: Brian Roberts for Rickie Weeks. This wouldn't be straight up, of course, as Rosenthal ...

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GameDay Thread: Orioles (31-30) at Blue Jays (32-32)
Posted on June 8th, 2008 on Camden Chat
Baltimore B. Roberts 2b  .276 N. Markakis rf  .292 M. Mora 3b  .243 A. Huff dh  .242 K. Millar 1b ...

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Gameday Thread: O’s (30-30) @ Blue Jays (32-31)
Posted on June 7th, 2008 on Camden Chat
.500! Must be a...peach of a hand. Game's at 1. Sadly the Jays won't wear those sharp throwbacks.   Today's Starting Pitchers GS IP ERA WHIP BAA HR BB K W-L Jeremy Guthrie - RH 13 83.0 3.58 1.23 .243 11 24 53 2-6 A.J. Burnett - RH 12 (13) 77.0 4.32 1.40 ...

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Gameday Thread: O’s (29-30) @ Blue Jays (32-30)
Posted on June 6th, 2008 on Camden Chat
  Today's Starting Pitchers GS IP ERA WHIP BAA HR BB K W-L Brian Burres - LH 11 (12) 64.2 4.87 1.47 .297 9 19 31 4-5 Shaun Marcum - RH 12 78.2 2.63 0...

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O’s 3, Twins 2: Shutdown Sherrill and the chase for a record
Posted on June 5th, 2008 on Camden Chat
via d.yimg.com With the O's win today, the team inched back toward .500, but more intriguingly, George Sherrill notched his 20th save on the season, good for second i...

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Adam Loewen, Reliever.
Posted on June 5th, 2008 on Camden Chat
Per Yahoo Sports , upon his return from the DL Adam Loewen will pitch in the bullpen for the rest of the season.  Reason cited? Because of his injury history, it'll be easier to monitor ...

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Gameday Thread: O’s (28-30) @ Twins (31-28)
Posted on June 5th, 2008 on Camden Chat
Game time is an absurd 1:10 on MASN. “I’m just trying to do things to help the team win,” Mauer said.  Isn't he so humble! It's like he doesn't know how good he is! What a guy! Wha...

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