No reasonable observer would have predicted that during spring training. Many Major League Baseball experts predicted the Orioles would lose 100 games or more. Such assessments made sense based on a roster filled with inexperienced players of questionable ability.
President of Baseball Operations Andy MacPhail traded away the team's best starting pitcher (Erik Bedard) and best hitter (Miguel Tejada) during the off-season. While those moves made sense for the future, they seemed to compromise the Orioles' chance of being...
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