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Long May You Run, Melvin Mora

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:00:23 +0000

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The End of an Era in Baltimore

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:06:00 +0000

It wasn't hard to see this day coming as the Baltimore Orioles have declined to pick up Melvin Mora's contract making him a free agent. It seems all but clear that Mora's tenth season with the Orioles was his last. Mora, from Venezuela, will turn 38 in 2010 and will hope to catch on with a ...

FlagrantFan posted 9 days ago from passion4baseball.blogspot.com

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No option: Baltimore Orioles' 3B Melvin Mora to become free agent

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:28:00 +0000

The Orioles have declined their 2010 option on Melvin Mora, allowing Baltimore's longest-tenured player to become a free agent.

Faith and Fear in Flushing found this 9 days ago on sports.espn.go.com

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The Odd Career of Melvin Mora

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:19:06 +0000

So, when I read that the Baltimore Orioles were not going to pick up Melvin Mora ’s $8 million option I thought I’d check out whether or not this was a good decision. I didn’t even have to run the calculations to see that he’s not worth his option. And given his age, he ...

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No More Mora…..

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:26:43 +0000

Chad Moeller and Melvin Mora have had there 2010 options declined. Jeff Fiorentino, Chris Lambert, Jim Miller, and Guillermo Rodriguez were all outrighted to AAA Norfolk. These moves were all made to make room on the 40-man roster. These moves were expected. The Rule 5 draft is coming up soon ...

Bassett posted 10 days ago from rightoffrussell.com

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Orioles decline option on Mora

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:42:25 +0000

The Orioles have declined their $8 million option on Melvin Mora, allowing Baltimore's longest-tenured player to become eligible for free agency. Mora, 37, came to the Orioles in a 2000 trade with the New York Mets. He played 1,256 games for Baltimore, including 807 at third base - the second-most in franchise history behind Brooks Robinson. Mora's best season was 2004, when he hit .340 with 27 homers and 104 RBIs. He receives a $1 million buyout.

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2009 O’s Retrospective: Melvin Mora

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 17:24:34 +0000

In part nineteen of my almost 50 part series “Better Know An Orioles” (otherwise known as 2009 Orioles Retrospective), I take a look at third-baseman Melvin Mora… THE FIGHTIN’ BASEBALL TERM EXAMPLE ! Melvin had an unexpectedly great 2008, batting .285/.342/.483 ...

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Clutchiest Orioles of 2009

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:52:44 +0000

Following up on my post yesterday about the 2009 MLB Clutch Performer of the Year, I thought I’d take a look at how the Orioles fared in the clutch. Overall, the O’s were less than stellar with a -2.54 clutch rating (”a measurement of how much better or worse a player does ...

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Reinstate Melvin Mora

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:28:00 +0000

In February 1998, Al Leiter became a Met. He couldn't have been happier to join the team he said he rooted hard for during his childhood, which he once referred to as "the Mike Vail years". This is really exciting for me. I feel like a little kid. All it took was Wayne Huizenga ...

jasonfry posted 9 days ago from faithandfear.blogharbor.com

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