by John Perrotto | Jan 24, 2018 | Major League Baseball
For the 20th consecutive year, I dropped my Hall of Fame ballot in the mailbox in advance of the Jan. 1 deadline. It is an honor I don’t take for granted, even after two decades, and I spend plenty of time putting in due diligence before making my selections.Voting...
by Bob Harkins | Dec 9, 2017 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
Legend has it that a reporter once asked Lefty O’Doul what he thought Ty Cobb would hit if he were playing at that time.“Oh, about .320,” O’Doul was said to have replied.Asked why only .320, O’Doul said: “Well, you have to remember the man is almost 70.”The story is...
by Bob Harkins | Nov 12, 2017 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a proposed plan the Baltimore Orioles could follow this offseason, with the assumed goal of contending for one more season before Manny Machado, Zach Britton, Adam Jones and Brad Brach hit free agency.But with the Houston Astros having...
by Chris Stoner | Oct 17, 2017 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
Today on NBC Sports / Hardball Talk; Craig Calcaterra relayed a Tracy Ringolsby article from Baseball America which spoke about possible expansion and radical realignment within Major League Baseball. Per Calcaterra, “Ringolsby stated that there is a...
by Bob Harkins | Mar 6, 2017 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
5 reasons for Orioles fans to watch the World Baseball ClassicThe long slow drudgery of winter is coming to an end. We know this because balls are popping gloves and bats are swinging with the Baltimore Orioles down in Sarasota, Fla.But as we prepare eagerly for the...
by Michael Weber | Dec 30, 2016 | Major League Baseball
Three years ago I wrote about the Hall of Fame quagmire as well as included my hypothetical ballot. The primary issue the Hall faced at the time was a significant logjam of qualified candidates, 15 in my estimation that were deserving for the potential class of 2014....
