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Gunnar's OPS the first half of the year: March: .642 April: .787 May: .629 June: .746 I want to believe he'll get healthy in the offseason and be back to his old self in 2027, but I don't think the wrist was the problem here...

Yankees should probably pitch around Hinds with first base open.

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They need a full new outfield, no? If you get two reliable bats, you can probably afford Cowser in center, but I'd feel better with him as a 4th outfielder... Can't trust TON to stay healthy... I don't think Beavers is a starter on a playoff caliber offense.

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Mike (if you're still GM a month from now) you've got a lot of work to do. This offense is putrid.

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Oh forgot to include bad defense in this post, silly me.

I was hoping they would claw and scrape their way back to .500, but let's be honest, it is definitely more fitting for the 2026 Orioles to get 2 games back of .500 just to lose the last couple games through poor situational offense and a shaky bullpen.

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Brandon Young. Hell of a season.

THAT'S NOT PULLING THE BALL IN THE AIR AT ALL!

I like that stroke from Christian Franklin. I'm guessing the Orioles player development org HATES it.

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Gunnar with a sharp line drive there... he might be turning the corner!

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lol Pete we were hoping he'd get to 40 by the end of the year - he might hit 45!

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Yeah the season is over, but Narvaez is supposedly here until something like 2030. Run out a damn groundball, bud.

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The fuck was that from Narvaez? He actually didn't get to first base there? Did he collapse coming out of the box?

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OH OKAY THE GAMES DON'T MATTER SO NOW YOU'RE FUN AGAIN OKAY ORIOLES.

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The true 2026 Orioles way would have been to just need to win one against the Yankees who have nothing to play for to make the postseason and be unable to do so, but alas...

It was a fun 15 hours or so though wasn't it?

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The Royals are desperately trying to keep the Orioles alive for another day.

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Those splitters just awoke some joy deep inside my soul.

(I am so excited to watch a fully healthy Felix in 2027)

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I thought this game was being played in the eastern time zone, but it looks like it's... Mountain Time 😎

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AGAIN?! IT HAPPENED AGAIN?!

Ben Fuld @bfuld.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Me in March: "I truly think Gunnar Henderson has the ability to end the year with a higher OPS than Vladdy Jr.!"

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Alt: Monkey Paw Curl gif.

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Feels like a good hitting development team would be able to fix whatever mechanical issue is going on here because we know he has the physical tools and ability to do what he did in 2024...

I mean barrell in the coloquial sense not the official advanced stat...

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This stuff all seems problematic though... He's just not been barrelling balls up this year.

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This is why I delete all my posts every few weeks... to leave my April/May beliefs about Brandon Young a secret 😂

Happy belated "🐻‍❄️!!!!!!" to those, like me, who fell asleep before he hit his 40th last night.