Andy MacPhail decides against seppuku. For now…
Well, those good feelings didn’t last too long. Fresh off of a 3 game sweep of the Boston Red Sox, the Baltimore Orioles go into The House That Avarice Built and get swept by the New York Yankees. We...
View ArticleThe First Card Falls…
The first head has rolled, all the way to Norfolk, VA. In a move that surprised almost no one, it was Nolan Reimold. I am still expecting Luke Scott to get the boot unless his recent hitting reversal...
View ArticleCold Hard Truth on a Hot Summer’s Day
In a move that surprised no one in any way except for how long it took, the Orioles have fired Dave Trembley, replacing him with Juan Samuel on an interim basis. While the writing has been on the wall...
View ArticleThe Choices of a New Millennium…
While going out to get lunch today I had 105.7 The Fan, specifically the Bruce Cunningham Show. Mark Zinno was talking about the Orioles and their recent draft picks, specifically the last 10 (since...
View ArticleOrioles 2010 Theme Song Contest
The losses continue to pile up and the frustration continues to mount for fans in “Birdland”. I would join them, but it is too muggy under there in the summer At this point, there isn’t much else to...
View ArticleHandicapping the race
I have been loathe to come back here and post anything. You see, the team started winning a few games. The starting pitching wasn’t great, but the bullpen was excellent, and the hitting was timely....
View ArticleMidterm Selections
The 2nd half starts tonight for about half of the teams (14, in case you were wondering), and Friday for the rest of them (including the Birds). So now is as good of a time as any to arbitrarily...
View ArticleSpoiled Rotten?
We are 11 games into the Buck Showalter era, and the changes are obvious. This is no longer a team playing because they have to, they are a team playing because they WANT to. (By the way, did you dig...
View ArticleO’s Add Vlad?
In an off-season full of roster turnover, the O’s appear to have made one last significant move, signing Vladimir Guerrero to a one-year contract. The deal hasn’t been confirmed yet, but if it goes...
View ArticleO’s Outlook: Infield
“Change” has filtered down from the White House to Baltimore this spring, and nowhere is that change more evident than in the Orioles infield. Andy MacPhail went out and acquired three new starters,...
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