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Friday Bird Droppings

Jim Rogash

Well, I feel like for the last few weeks, the Orioles have been faced with situations where in a normal year, their hopes should have been dashed. This has been no normal year and with a handful of games left, the Birds are still in the hunt. Being two games back of Tampa coming into a four game series with them, it's hard to see a path to the postseason without a series win.

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