by Chris Stoner | Oct 24, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
When the World Series ends, and the off-season truly begins, the preparations for the 2010 season will be in full-swing. During the past couple of months, I have argued with myself several-times about the merits of 1st, and 3rd base for the Orioles being handed to...
by Chris Stoner | Oct 24, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
I would like to see The Orioles hire B.J. Surhoff as their Bench Coach, and Rick Sutcliffe as a roving Minor League Instructor. My reasoning for wanting them to rejoin the organization, has less to do with them being former Orioles, vs. the type of players they proved...
by Chris Stoner | Oct 21, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
Brandon Snyder and Josh Bell only have 37 combined at-bats in the Arizona Fall League, so you can only read so much into their numbers. A limited sample-size, is a limited sample-size after-all. That said, they are both producing, and that beats the alternative. In...
by Chris Stoner | Oct 7, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles, Q&As / Podcasts
ABC has a new show titled ‘Flash Forward’, where the basic-premise is that everyone on Earth passes-out at exactly the same-time, and sees a glimpse of their future 6 months from now.Recently, I asked members of the local-media that follow the Baltimore Orioles, to...
by Chris Stoner | Oct 2, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
Last week I argued that Trembley should be retained, unless the organization was prepared to hire a veteran manager who had experienced past-success. http://baltimoresportsandlife.blogspot.com/2009/09/orioles-should-bring-back-trembley.htmlTonight, it has been...
by Chris Stoner | Sep 29, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
One move I want to see almost immediately after this season ends, is the announcement that Uehara will be inserted as the 2010 closer. I know that a basic tenant of Andy MacPhail’s overall philosophy is that you do not make moves until you absolutely have to,...
