Kevin Millar

k Teixeira or anyone else to play first base next season, they should under no circumstance re-sign Kevin Millar, who I’m starting to think of as the very poor man’s Jeff Conine.  Millar is known as a leader in the clubhouse and he’s an easy guy to like as a fan, but that hardly makes him a viable option as the team’s starting first baseman in 2009.  While his patience at the plate has allowed him to accumulate 68 walks – not a terrible deficit from his 87 strikeouts – Millar has hit just .239 and slugged a measly .405, numbers that a defensive-minded shortstop or catcher should be putting up.  Not only that, but Millar’s offensive numbers have been declining over the last few years.  While he has driven in more runs this season than each of the last two, his batting average, on-base-percentage, and slugging percentage have dropped steadily during his three seasons with the Birds.

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Wow last night's game was pretty eventful. First of all, the Orioles held off a ninth-inning rally to beat the Yankees 7-6 last night, extending New York's losing streak to three consecutive games. This is also the Orioles' first series win since July 24-26 against the Cubbies.

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(Adam Jones after his grand slam in the sixth. John Dunn for The New York Times) 

The game just kept getting better after my update last night! The Orioles crushed the Yankees 13-4 thanks to a powerhouse offense (every Oriole got a hit last night) and a solid start from Jeremy Guthrie. The Orioles set a season high for runs and matched its top hit total with 17.

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Orioles are off to a hot start! There has been some dangerous base-running: Brian Roberts got thrown out by a mile at home, but Mora went first to third on Luke Scott's single and both were safe. Then Millar got a three-run home run to make it 3-0. Ramon Hernandez stepped up to the plate and his 1000th career hit was a solo shot out of Yankee Stadium! Awesome. And props to starter Jeremy Guthrie who retired the first six Yankees.

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I read about this before yesterday's game. Besides the fact that playing baseball in 90-degree weather in a thong is probably one of the most uncomfortable things ever, I think it's awesome. And no not because I want to get my hands on the undergarments of Brian Roberts or Nick Markakis. But, because it builds morale.

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