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The Orioles Clinched A Playoff Berth For The First Time Since 1997 So Of Course There Was A Fire On The Team FlightThe Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3 Sunday afternoon before beginning a season-ending series with the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday. They hoped to clinch a playoff spot in front of their fans at Camden Yards while watching game one of a day-night double header between the Angels and Rangers...

This Comebacker That Francisco Liriano Caught Between His Legs Could've Turned Out BadlyThere were any number of bad, horrible things that this Eric Hosmer comebacker could've caused to Francisco Liriano's lower half—never mind the shard of bat that came flying in his general direction—but no harm, no foul. Hosmer got his revenge later with a walkoff single in the ninth, but Liriano wa...

You Survived The Rapture. So Now What? If you're reading this on the East Coast, that means we survived The Rapture which Harold Camping pegged for 6 p.m. in each time zone....