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On The Edge of Contention Orioles Enter The Dog Days of August

July 30, 2012
Tags: Close 2012 pennant races, Baltimore Orioles, Buck Showalter, Eddie Murray
The 2012 major league baseball season is certainly exciting and unpredictable if not always artistically pleasing. Clearly the age of the raging steroid users is over with home run totals way down and the dominance of pitching once again coming to the fore.

The late great Hall of Fame manager SPARKY ANDERSON once pithily explained the essence of baseball: "Without pitching you're nothing."  Read More 
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Wow! Thoughts on August Dog Days and Minor League Revival

August 31, 2010
Tags: Oriole Resurgence, Buck Showalter, Ray Miller, Johnny Oates, Pat O'Conner and Minor League Baseball, Red Sox Hanging In
August did not bring much relief from the stifling heat and humidity in New York City and environs. They were dog days indeed and thanks to a very interesting point noted by Larry Dierker the versatile former pitcher-broadcaster-author in one of his regular mlb.com commentaries, in ancient Egypt a dog was actually sacrificed  Read More 
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