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My holiday wish list for the Orioles
I celebrate Christmas -- in fact, I love it . Sure, I go broke every year buying crap for family, my girlfriend, and my friends (and, uh, gifts from me to me, let's be honest), but it's a good time. Children laughing, people passing, meeting smile after smile. (For the record, Dean Martin's version of "Silver Bells" that is on Christmas with The Rat Pack is my favorite Christmas song ever ...
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Quick Hits: X-Mas Coming Our Way, Orioles Rundown...
Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond — Not much is going on in baseball, as it is the Christmas holiday, and I have been trying to scour the news, but there's not a lot out there. At this point, my wish as an Orioles fans is just to see the team come up with a viable plan to not only rebuild, but to have a core of players who remain in the Black & Orange for years to come. We need to get rid of what Mark Suchy of WNST calls the Holy Trinity -- Millar, Huff, Gibbons. Yes, it will be fair easier said than done considering their value right now. Also, you can add Payton on the list too. I have not heard much from the Bedard front as of late, and it looks like ...

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