August 4th, 2005 
As mentioned in this comment, Rafael Palmeiro has been suspended for 10 days for testing positive for steroid use. Palmeiro had testified to Congress back in March that he has “never used steroids. Period.” Yet, the news was announced Monday, and the Orioles are now without their star first baseman. It couldn’t have come at a worse time, too, as the O’s have lost their last eight games straight, and the last thirteen out of fourteen. I’ve been hoping that Raffy would open up more about the situation and what all of the facts are, but he has remained silent, except for a statement that was released claiming that the ingestion of the illegal substance was “unintentional.” Now, Congress members are requesting the documents related to the failed drug test, possibly in an effort to see if Palmeiro committed perjury when he testified. I’m still holding out to see what Palmeiro’s side of the story is, but it’s hard not to be disappointed, especially since Raffy seemed to be one of the “good” guys, and a champion of the game.
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July 27th, 2005 
I’ve been following the Orioles games over the past few weeks, tuning in occassionally to see if they’ve regained that spark that they had throughout the first part of the season, and I’ve been extremely disappointed in what I’ve seen. The O’s are a completely different team now, struggling to compete with any team they play, even against teams that are struggling in their division. So I had to make a list (to let out my frustration) of why the Orioles are doing so poorly, and why they won’t make it to the postseason:
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July 15th, 2005
I know, I’m in the middle of a “boycott“. I have MLB’s Gameday up, so that I can periodically peek in on the O’s game tonight (they’re playing away against Seattle), and I happened to notice that Rafael Palmeiro was at bat, and that he still hadn’t had a hit yet in tonight’s game. Earlier, I had seen a banner on the official Orioles web site announcing that Palmeiro was 1 hit shy of 3,000 hits, which is quite a milestone in Major League Baseball.
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June 29th, 2005 
That’s right, I was on the road again the past few days! This time, I traveled home to see the family and play in a best-ball golf tournament with my brother and a couple of friends. Unfortunately, we left a few shots out on the course (I didn’t contribute anywhere near what I expected to), but we were still able to pull out a fourth place ranking out of the 36 teams that were competing.
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June 28th, 2005
I can’t take it anymore. Actually, my nerves and health can’t take it. I’m too into rooting for the Orioles, and they have really been stinking it up lately. So I’m boycotting watching them. I still wish them success this season, but I will not tune in to anymore games until they’ve won 5 games in a row (I’ll obviously have to pay attention to the scores/standings). Their next 5-game winning streak (if it even happens) will allow me to come back to watching them. The way I see it, if they’re able to roll off 5 wins, they’ll be right back in the hunt and each little game won’t matter as much. Boston has now pushed their lead in the division to 2.5 games, and the Yankees beat the O’s tonight, 6-4, to bring them one game closer (3 back from the O’s).
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June 25th, 2005
I wasn’t going to write anything about this game, since it’s not being broadcast in my area, but I happened to catch the end of the game online through MLB.com’s Gameday. I wish I hadn’t seen any of it. I hate having to follow games through Gameday, because the updates are slow, and you end up staring at the screen during exciting innings waiting for some text to display to tell you what happened next. I don’t know why TBS didn’t cover the damn game today, they seem to have covered every other stinking Braves game this season. I can’t believe I get blacked out when Harrisonburg (30 minutes north) carries the station that covers the O’s on the weekend. I’m quite the frustrated fan. Anyway…
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June 25th, 2005 
ESPN’s SportsCenter is coming to the Shenandoah Valley! From July 22nd through the 24th, SportsCenter will be airing live from the Byers Street Bistro in Staunton as part of their “SportsCenter Across America” summer tour. They will cover the 4th annual Thunder in the Valley Foosball Spectacular that’s held at the Bistro.
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June 24th, 2005
Boy it sure has been tough being an O’s fan lately. The Orioles have stalled as of late, which has allowed the Red Sox to move within a half game of the lead in the division. Tonight, though, it’s going to be tough to watch for a different reason.
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