by Jonathan Bernhardt | Nov 4, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
The long and short of it is that the Orioles need to re-sign 1B Chris Davis, and barring a massive drop in his market value, such a contract would almost certainly be the biggest free agent outlay in franchise history. But if the rest of the league is sane, and if...
by Gary Armida | Oct 21, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
One of the most used terms in today’s sports vernacular is “The Process”. Often mistaken for coach-speak, the term actually has more value than its overuse may indicate. Organizations with a clear process tend to do better for the long term. Otherwise, organizations...
by Jonathan Bernhardt | Oct 16, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
The media executives, one imagines, are of mixed feelings.On the one hand, Toronto and Kansas City in the American League Championship Series is traditionally underwhelming, from a ratings perspective. They didn’t want both Texas teams to make it — after all, an...
by Gary Armida | Oct 12, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
One of the synonyms for the word tradition is “unwritten law”. That seems to go quite nicely with baseball. The word “tradition” is almost synonymous with baseball. Major League Baseball is the one sport that centers its marketing around its history. It sells people...
by Jonathan Bernhardt | Sep 25, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
The time has come for the Orioles to make hard choices — but the first choice they make may not be especially hard, nor may it even be much of a choice.If recent reports from ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick and FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal are true, it is time for the...
by Jonathan Bernhardt | Jul 31, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
So ends the most exciting trade deadline in years, and with it, the Orioles’ realistic shot at the AL East division title.Perhaps that’s a bit presumptive. After all, there is a lot of baseball left to play, and there’s still time for both the Yankees and the Blue...
