http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/11/nick-markakis-is-good-to-go-for-spring-training/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:21:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/11/nick-markakis-is-good-to-go-for-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-425336 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:12:47 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=286400#comment-425336 Think about it this way: Nicky could have been the difference in clinching the AL East in the final weeks of the regular season had he played, giving the team additional rest and forcing the Yanks into the wildcard game against Texas, and with Yanks struggling bats at the time, who knows if they would’ve even made it to the next round. Meanwhile the O’s would’ve had home field advantage for the ALDS, which I think would’ve sent them into the ALCS and who knows from there…

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/11/nick-markakis-is-good-to-go-for-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-425301 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:28:30 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=286400#comment-425301 Im not sure it would have mattered. Detroit i think was always taking the AL.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/11/nick-markakis-is-good-to-go-for-spring-training/comment-page-1/#comment-425296 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:24:18 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=286400#comment-425296 Still wondering what could have been, had he been with the O’s in NY. The fact that it was not only CC who knocked him out, but also got the win in game 5 was quite frustrating from this fan’s perspective.

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