But plenty more certainty was gained as a slate of nearly synchronized games played out. Nobody was eliminated. But a handful of traveling secretaries could hit “book” on hotel rooms and tell their pilots exactly where they should punch it in the team plane.

In a recent conversation with MLB.com, Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser answered a wide range of topics from his popularity with Orioles fans to the possibility of winning the Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award in the American League.