by Chris Stoner | Jun 14, 2010 | Baltimore Orioles
I went back and looked at my Oriole entries since the season started, and I noticed the two phrases I have used most often have been:”The play has been pathetic,” and “The core going forward.”It is Flag Day, and the O’s are 29 games under...
by Chris Stoner | Jun 11, 2010 | Baltimore Orioles
With Arrieta making his Major League Debut last-night, the gang is all here – at-least for the O’s rotation. While the position players await the return of Reimold and promotion of Bell, the Orioles rotation now features each of the talented arms of...
by Chris Stoner | Jun 10, 2010 | Baltimore Orioles
Boston’s Victor Martinez will be a Free Agent this Winter, should the O’s have interest?Martinez – who turns 32 in December – has a .838 OPS for his career, including .852 in 2010.Historically the switch-hitter has hit equally well against both...
by Chris Stoner | Jun 9, 2010 | Baltimore Orioles
Was a solid start for Tillman tonight.I would have liked to have seen him pitch off his fastball a bit more, but he made a number of tough quality pitches. I liked that Samuel let him finish the 6th.If you saw Stasburg last-night, you saw the definition of the...
by Chris Stoner | Jun 9, 2010 | Baltimore Orioles
Jake Arrieta will make his Major League Debut tomorrow against the Yankees. While I am very excited that Arrieta’s time has arrived, I hope the corresponding move is not sending Bergesen back to AAA.I am really looking forward to seeing each of Bergesen, Berken,...
by Chris Stoner | Jun 7, 2010 | Baltimore Orioles, MLB Draft
With the 3rd overall pick in the 2010 MLB Draft, the O’s have selected HS SS Manny Machado. Probably unfairly, there are instantaneously positive and negative reviews of the selection to be found. Critiquing draft-selections within the moment is basically a...
