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This story is part of ESPN The Magazines Oct. 31 NBA Preview Issue. Subscribe today!Baltimore OriolesOverall: 15 Title track: 55 Ownership: 68 Coaching: 3 Players: 26 Fan relations: 36 Affordability: 14 Stadium experience: 7 Bang for the buck: 15 Change from last year: +8How bout dem Os, hon? After peaking last year with their highest overall number in Ultimate Standings history, the Birds soared even higher this time around. They cracked our top 20 for the first time and outranked every MLB team that didnt win a World Series last year or have a name that rhymes with Schmexas Schmangers.Whats goodBritton Gate notwithstanding (see: wild-card game), Bmore loves it some Buck Showalter (ranked third overall and best in MLB). After he led a left-for-dead squad to the postseason, the 60-year-old skipper -- whose quick wit, Southern drawl and stream-of-consciousness chatter have turned his postgame pressers into must-see TV -- is a favorite to win his fourth Manager of the Year award, which would tie Hall of Famers Bobby Cox and Tony La Russa for most ever. Despite hosting just 26,819 fans per game (among playoff teams, only Cleveland drew worse), Camden Yards (seventh overall in stadium experience) gets mad love, which confirms that whatever attendance issues the Os had this year, the park wasnt the problem.Whats badIts hard to find fault with an organization thats so on the Ultimate up-and-up, but hey, proprietor Peter Angelos is always a candidate. Although he got better marks (ownership is up 24 spots) for dropping more than $200 million in the offseason to retain Chris Davis, Darren ODay and Matt Wieters, hes still in the bottom half of his peer group because he taxed fans for it (game-day cost is up 13.3 percent, third highest in MLB), told them about it too late (releasing season-ticket prices in February?) and still refuses to pay for the one thing that matters most (pitching).Whats newThe Orioles fan relations ranking jumped 12 spots this year, but you wouldnt know it by looking at the stadium. During a crucial September series against the division rival Red Sox, Camden Yards averaged fewer than 22,000 fans per game, driving home the reality that folks just arent Bird watching like they used to -- at least not in person. As for TV, thats a different story. According to Forbes, the Os ratings ranked fourth in MLB and were up 36 percent over the 2015 season. Clearly, fans are feeling their fine-feathered club (No. 15 overall and fourth in MLB). Now, the Orioles need to figure out how to get them to feel firsthand.Next: St. Louis Cardinals?| Full rankings Buy Swell Bottles Nz . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. Swell Bottle Ombre . Pirlo limped out of Sundays 1-0 win over Udinese after just 13 minutes. Juventus says Pirlo underwent tests on Monday which revealed he has "a second-degree lesion to the collateral medial ligament in his right knee. http://www.swellbottlesnz.com/swell-bottle-nz-sale.html . Once again Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) and I (@LynchOnSports) go head to head in our picks. Last weekend at UFC Fight Night 32 my #TeamLynch got the best of #TeamJC by a score of 9-6. Let us know which side youre on for UFC 167 use the hashtag #TeamLynch or #TeamJC on Twitter. sWell Bottle Stockists . -- Josh Sterk scored once and set up two more as the Oshawa Generals edged the visiting Belleville Bulls 3-2 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. SWell Marble Water Bottle . Third-seeded Murray had the easiest path to victory on New Years Eve, barely breaking a sweat during his 6-0, 6-0 win over 2,129th-ranked Qatari wildcard recipient Mousa Shanan Zayed. Todd Goldstein is yet to reflect on an AFL season in which he relinquished an All Australian spot, preferring to focus on finishing it off with a flag.Goldsteins ruck battle with Sam Jacobs will have a big say in deciding Saturday nights elimination final at Adelaide Oval, where North Melbourne are gunning for a huge upset victory.Goldstein has enjoyed a productive year, averaging 36.7 hitouts and regularly featuring among Norths best.But the 28-year-old hasnt consistently hit the same highs as 2015, when he earned 18 Brownlow votes and a maiden All Australian call-up.Goldstein notably struggled in the middle third of the season, when he kept playing while recovering from a restrictive knee injury.The last month has definitely been a lot better. Ive started to move a lot better and do a lot of things right, Goldstein told AAP.Its been nice to mentally have a bit of a break with the bye, nice to freshen up.So Im feeling pretty good and ready to go.Im not worrying too much about the year that has gone, its more about what I need to do this week against Sam.Goldstein bettered Jacobs twice this year, especially in Round 1 when he was arguably best on ground in Norths 10-point win.But he knows it will be a tough ask on the weekend.Its always hard. We play our games pretty similaar, Goldstein said.dddddddddddd.We both get along well and enjoy coming up against each other.Regarding his All Australian omission, which arguably may not have come if not for Max Gawns magnificent breakthrough season, Goldstein was all class.Its a great effort by Max. Hes probably been the most improved played in the competition, he said.Credit to him and Im pretty happy for him.Ill have 8-10 weeks of reflection after the season, thats when I can worry about what I can do better in 2017. For now its about getting the body and mind ready for finals.Some of Goldsteins best work has come in September - most memorably a match-saving mark against Geelong that prolonged Norths season in 2014.Goldstein suggested the Kangaroos would draw on their recent record in finals and play without fear of consequences in Adelaide.Thats the North Melbourne way and what we did so well in the first nine rounds, Goldstein said, referencing Norths record-breaking undefeated start to the season.Weve lost a bit of confidence since then but we know what we do works. You dont reach two prelims by accident.Were pretty confident if we play our way well be successful again. ' ' '