POLL RESULTS
Readers are rather optimistic in their assessment of this year's Orioles. Of the 3,225 votes in last week's poll, nearly half said the team would finish around or above the .500 mark with 80 or more wins. The results:
69 or fewer wins: 9 percent (290 votes)
70-74 wins: 19.4 percent (625 votes)
75-79 wins: 25.1 percent (809 votes)
80-85 wins: 34.4 percent (1,109 votes)
86-90 wins: 8.5 percent (274 votes)
91 or more wins: 3.7 percent (118 votes)
Poll position
Which homegrown Oriole will end up with the best overall big league career?
Daniel Cabrera
Adam Loewen
Nick Markakis
Brian Roberts
Vote at baltimoresun. com/baseball
Hack of the week
Last week's question: Which team will win the 2007 World Series and why?
The Red Sox. With the additions of (J.D.) Drew and (Daisuke) Matsuzaka, and with (Jonathan) Papelbon back as the closer, this is a formidable team without peer in either league.
- Patrick R. Lynch, Baltimore
Take your hacks
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This week's question: Which current major leaguer would you pay to see play and why?