Every baseball fan, last year, watched the Baltimore Orioles be solely beaten by Raul Ibanez in the 2012 playoffs. The Orioles claimed a wildcard spot in the 2012 playoffs and knocked off the power packed Texas Rangers, stunning most of America. However, it is not 2012 anymore. The Bluejays now have a star-studded line-up, the Rays brought in new young talent, and the Orioles didn't change a thing. Many individuals thought that this offseason the Orioles were going after a huge name player; this never happened.
The thing is... The Orioles have the most balanced and talented line-up in MLB. Yes, this is a huge accusation I know. I have been to most of the 2012 homegames in Camden Yards and have watched every spring training game, meaning I have been studying the way the Orioles have been playing with this line-up.
Pitching. The pitching of the O's was not consistant during the 2012 season, mostly because of injury. If we ignore the injury factor the Orioles rotation is no-...
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PLAYERS:
Raul Ibanez,
Jason Hammel,
Wei-Yin Chen,
RA Dickey,
Chris Tillman,
Miguel Gonzalez,
Dylan Bundy,
Brian Matusz,
Jair Jurrjens,
Mark Reynolds,
Jim Thome,
Chris Davis,
Adam Jones,
Buck Showalter,
Brian Roberts,
Ryan Flaherty,
Jonathan Schoop,
JJ Hardy,
Matt Wieters,
Taylor Teagarden,
Nate McLouth,
Nolan Reimold,
Nick Markakis,
Wilson Betemit
TEAMS: Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox
TEAMS: Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox
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