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GameThread: Orioles @ Pirates, 7:05 p.m.

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brad Bergesen throws from an indoor mound as rain fell at Ed Smith Stadium during baseball spring training in Sarasota, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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11 days ago: Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brad Bergesen throws from an indoor mound as rain fell at Ed Smith Stadium during baseball spring training in Sarasota, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

I know that wins and losses don't matter in Spring Training but I would really like to see a win tonight. I mean, you know. Winning is more fun than losing, even when it's not necessarily the goal of a spring training game. 

Brad Bergesen makes his spring debut tonight, finally fully recovered from his unfortunate commercial filming mishap. He'll be on the first start schedule of 2 innings/30 pitches and I'm happy to see him. With the uncertainty around Brian Bob and Reimold it's nice to have him healthy and ready to go.  Bergy's opponent on the mound for the Pirates will be Zach Duke (again). 

Tonight's game is being broadcast on MLB Network and MLB.tv. I've been in a fight with Comcast since Sunday because MLB Network isn't showing up as authorized on my TV. I keep talking to them, they keep telling me that they've fixed it, and it keeps not being there. I guess I'll give it one more go and hopefully I'll have figured it out by the time the game starts. 

Here are your lineups courtesy of Jen Langosch. Looky who's getting another start at 1B:

Orioles Pirates
Felix Pie - LF Andrew McCutchen - CF
Cesar Izturis - SS Bobby Crosby - SS
Adam Jones - CF Garrett Jones - DH
Miguel Tejada - 3B Ryan Doumit - C
Matt Wieters - C Ryan Church - RF
Luke Scott - 1B Brandon Moss - LF
Ty Wigginton - DH Pedro Alvarez - 3B
Lou Montanez - RF Steve Pearce - 1B
Justin Turner - 2B Ramon Vazquez - 2B

Let's Go O's!

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Potential Minor League Callups

Baltimore Orioles' Josh Bell follows through on the first of his two home runs, this one in the third inning of a spring training baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, March 3, 2010, in Sarasota, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

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7 days ago: Baltimore Orioles' Josh Bell follows through on the first of his two home runs, this one in the third inning of a spring training baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, March 3, 2010, in Sarasota, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

Note by Stacey: Please notice this wasn't written by me. James F wrote the minor league section of our SBNation.com preview but only a portion of it was printed. The extended version of the article includes details and stats that I think would be of more interest to serious Orioles fans and not the overall baseball audience for which preview was intended. Below is James' entire article, I think you'll enjoy it. I learned a lot. 

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In 2009, nine different players made their big league debut for the Orioles (Matt Wieters, Brad Bergesen, Chris Tillman, Nolan Reimold, Brian Matusz, David Hernandez, Jason Berken, Justin Turner and Koji Uehara).  In 2010, the Orioles should be more established at the big league level, and fewer new names should appear on the back of Baltimore uniforms.  But there are still several players in the Orioles' system who could end up seeing the big leagues for the first time this season, with the potential for some significant impact on our roster going forward.  Here is a look at some Orioles prospects most likely to make their Orioles debut in 2010:

Jake Arrieta, RHP - To start off, let's look at the name which is the closest to a sure thing to see major league time this season.  Arrieta's name is familiar to most O's fans at this point, having been the third in the Orioles' "Big Three" of pitching prospects along with Matusz and Tillman that was relentlessly hyped last offseason (his name was probably already familiar to Luke Scott because he shares it with a popular line of high-end shotguns).  Already 24 years old, Arrieta is older than both Matusz and Tillman and is the only one of the three yet to see major league time, yet has the hardest fastball of the group, topping out at 96 and sitting in the 92-94 range.  He complements his four-seamer with a slider and a change-up.

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Wednesday Bird Droppings

Ripken Says His Desire to Manage Baseball Is Growing - Bloomberg.com
Cal Ripken is getting the itch to get back in the game. He's always said he wanted to wait until his kids grow up and it looks like they're almost there. -Stacey

Orioles' Ernie Tyler plans comeback despite family wishes - baltimoresun.com
"As of now, I'm planning to be out there if I can get my legs back in shape," he said this week. "As you can see, I still have legs." Ernie Tyler is the man, people. -duck

Players have no hard feelings on contract renewals - baltimoresun.com
Maybe it's just me, but I don't understand why people think that players will be upset by getting renewed. That's baseball, as the saying goes. It happens all the time. -Stacey

Dempsey's Army takes a look at Matt Hobgood
Heath from DA spent some time in Spring Training last week. He took some videos of 2009 first round draft pick Matt Hobgood and liked what he saw. -Stacey

Orioles worry that Roberts might not be ready for Opening Day - baltimoresun.com
"Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail acknowledged that the club is concerned that second baseman Brian Roberts might not be ready for the start of the season." This isn't good., -duck

Brian Matusz, Matt Wieters lead Orioles' youth movement - Joe Lemire - SI.com
SI's spring training postcard from Sarasota. -duck

The Associated Press: Niemann, Longoria lead Rays over Orioles
Really, really short game story of yesterday's debacle. -duck

Orioles share tips at baseball clinic | Section Sports | HeraldTribune.com
I'm a sucker for stories of MLB players and kids, especially with cute pictures attached. -duck

Remember Matt Wieters? He's on the newest Sports Illustrated - Big League Stew - MLB Blog - Yahoo! Sports
Yahoo! Sports reminds us why Matt Wieters is on the SI cover. -duck

Highly drafted catchers who can hit and play defense come - SI Vault
Here's the SI cover story on Matt Wieters. I'm waiting until my issue comes in the mail tomorrow, but you can read it now. -duck

Q&A with MLB Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. - MLB - SI.com
Cal Ripken spoke to SI, and got exactly one Orioles-related question. -duck

Roundup - No. 1 Pick Strasburg Has Strong Spring Debut for Nationals - NYTimes.com
Stephen Strasburg didn't suck for two innings yesterday. -duck

Baseball: Twins' Joe Nathan has elbow-ligament tear - San Jose Mercury News
The closer could miss all of this season and possibly 2011, too. Damn. -duck

THIS DAY IN CAMDEN CHAT HISTORY:

2006: Way to go, guys (Team USA win over South Africa in WBC), SC listed three members of the Orioles Top 40 of all time (No. 12 - Bobby Grich,  No. 13 - Rafael Palmeiro (2006), and  No. 35 - Mike Boddicker)

2007: Cards blank O's, 4-0

2008: SC compiles the Community Projection '08: Ramon Hernandez , yurizanow gives the Best Orioles-related news I've heard in awhile (rumors of O's dumping Jay Gibbons), Dave at Bottomfeeder Baseball wants to know did Anyone else see this? (B-Rob trade rumors) and jobe led a discussion OT: The Wire Finale (Spoiler Alert).  

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Another quick poll: T-Shirt cost

As has been mentioned recently, we're looking at making some kickass Camden Chat T-Shirts which will allow our loyal arrogant orioles fans members to proclaim their undying devotion to us, and also to spot each other at OPACY. 

After reviewing the current results of the poll on designs, and seeing a lot of differing opinions (with well over 200 votes cast), we are thinking of eschewing the traditional method, which is to mass-produce a 2-3 designs in an effort to get a lower cost. 

Instead, we're leaning towards a more customized internet model which would lead to a slightly higher cost per shirt, but would allow us to offer a much larger number of designs. In fact, as long as we don't have a problem with content, you could even request custom designs (within reason....we'll still exercise some control over what's said on a CC shirt). So instead of giving only 2 or 3 options, we could give more like 10 or 15, and those designs could have some local customization and also be applied to different types of apparel (ladies' shirts, onesies, etc).

We're not in this to make a big profit, so we'll do our best to keep costs as low as possible. That said, we still have to make some decisions regarding how complex the basic template designs would be. A shirt with a one-color design is cheaper than a shirt with two+ colors (whereas two colors, such as black AND white, can look much better, especially if it's an orange shirt); a shirt with a design only on the front is cheaper than a front-back design (which allows a lot more creativity); and so forth.

In other words, a few extra bucks can mean a much cooler shirt.

Bearing all this in mind, we'd love a little guidance. Please take the following poll and give us an idea about the lengths to which you'd deplete your bank account in order to wear your CC love on your sleeve (Sleeve! Get it?). 

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How much would you be comfortable spending on a snappy Camden Chat T-Shirt?

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O's VP Andy MacPhail admitted he's exploring options outside the current roster in case Brian Roberts isn't ready to go for Opening Day.

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Matt Wieters graces the cover of Sports Illustrated, meaning that (for this week) SI shall be known as "The Bible".

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GameThread: Rays @ Orioles, 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore Orioles infielder Robert Andino, left, tosses to second in a fielding drill as he joined pitchers and catchers who worked out at Ed Smith Stadium during baseball spring training in Sarasota, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010.  (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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18 days ago: Baltimore Orioles infielder Robert Andino, left, tosses to second in a fielding drill as he joined pitchers and catchers who worked out at Ed Smith Stadium during baseball spring training in Sarasota, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

The Rays and O's meet for the third time this spring in only their 7th game. In a year or two when the Orioles are really good and the Rays are really good, sports writers will get all excited about their spring match ups and how it could foreshadow their bitter rivalry during the season. Or something.

Chris Tillman starts for the Orioles; Jeff Niemann for the Rays. Tillman was perfect his last time out, retiring all six batters he faced and striking out three. Niemann has made one appearance this spring, also against the Orioles. In two innings he allowed just one hit, a home run to Felix Pie.

Relievers on deck for the Orioles today are Cla Meredith, Dennis Sarfate, and Alberto Castillo. Scheduled for the Rays: Jeremy Hellickson, Carlos Hernandez, and Randy Choate.

The game will be broadcast on 105.7 The Fan and XM176. If you're near a TV you can watch Stephen Strasburg's Nationals debut on MASN.

Your lineups, courtesy of Britt Ghiroli:

Rays Orioles
Sean Rodriguez - SS Robert Andino - 2B
Carl Crawford - LF Nolan Reimold - LF
Evan Longoria - 3B Nick Markakis - RF
Carlos Peña - 1B Garrett Atkins - 1B
B.J. Upton - DH Ty Wigginton - 3B
Matt Joyce - RF Rhyne Hughes - DH
Dioner Navarro - C Chad Moeller - C
Reid Brignac - 2B Matt Angle - CF
Fernando Perez - CF Pedro Florimon - SS

Let's Go O's!

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The Orioles renewed the contracts of the 0-3 years players. Peter Schmuck notes the terse language used in the release indicates the players didn't reach agreement with the club on what their numbers would be, so the club unilaterally assigned salaries in line with the MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement.

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Date Opp Broadcast
3-Mar 1:05  TBR 105.7, XM177
4-Mar 1:05  @TBR None
5-Mar 7:05  PIT 105.7, WPGB-104.7
6-Mar 1:05  @DET 97.1FM/1270AM
7-Mar 1:05  BOS MLBN, MASN, 105.7, WEEI-850, XM176
8-Mar 1:05  MIN 105.7XM176
9-Mar 1:05  TBR 105.7, XM176
10-Mar 7:05  @PIT MLBN, FSNP, WPGB-104.7
11-Mar 7:05  @MIN KSTP-1500
12-Mar 1:05  FLA None
13-Mar 1:05  @NYY WWOR, WCBS-880
14-Mar 1:05  vs PHI WPHT-1210, XM177
15-Mar 1:05  @BOS None
16-Mar 1:05  @MIN KSTP-1500, XM176
17-Mar 1:05  TOR 105.7, XM176
18-Mar 1:05 @TOR None
19-Mar 7:05  @PHI WPHT-1210, XM183
20-Mar 1:05 @BOS NESN, WEEI-850
20-Mar, 1:05 vsPIT WPGB-104.7
21-Mar 1:05 @PHI MLBN, CSN-P, WPHT-1210
23-Mar 1:05 @FLA 105.7, WAXY-790
24-Mar 1:05 @STL FSM, 105.7
25-Mar 1:05 NYY MASN
26-Mar 7:05 MIN KSTP-1500
27-Mar 1:05 BOS WEEI-850
28-Mar 1:05 @TOR FAN-590
29-Mar 7:05 NYY MASN, 105.7
30-Mar 1:05  DET 105.7
31-Mar 1:05 BOS MASN, 105.7
1-Apr 1:05 @TBR Sun Sports
2-Apr 1:05  @NYY ESPN, YES, 105.7
3-Apr 1:05  NYM WFAN-660
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