by Chris Stoner | Mar 17, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
Brian Roberts had a great at-bat, working out of an 0-2 hole to JC Romero, and singling up the middle. It was the type of at-bat, that screams post-season esque baseball…. he then had a very important steal of 2nd base.Watching the US team explode after the...
by Chris Stoner | Mar 9, 2009 | Major League Baseball
http://itmightbedangerous.blogspot.com/2009/03/pre-arbitration-players.htmlAn extremely informative piece from Mr. DePodesta, the former LA GM. DePodesta is probably best known for his time as the Asst. GM to Billy Beane in Oakland. Currently, Mr. DePodesta is the...
by Chris Stoner | Mar 8, 2009 | Major League Baseball
If you are a baseball fan, you have to love the WBC…. this event is only going to continue to grow… but the passion is found everywhere… except here in the States. I caught some of the Korea/Japan game in Tokyo yesterday, and the scene was amazing...
by Chris Stoner | Mar 5, 2009 | Major League Baseball
On Opening Day, when Mark Teixeira is announced as a New York Yankee… he is going to be booed unmercifully by the Oriole Park faithful.If I get tickets, and am in the crowd, I will be booing as loud as anyone.If I do not get tickets, I will probably be booing at my...
by Chris Stoner | Feb 17, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-guthrie-world-baseball-classic-217,0,5598498.storyCount me as at least one fan of the WBC.Even with a number of stars sitting out, there are powerhouse teams to be found in the US, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico,...
by Chris Stoner | Jan 8, 2009 | Major League Baseball
Here would be my Top 10 qualifications to run an organization… not in any particular order..1) See the entire picture, pursue improvements in Scouting and Player Development2) Be able to work in a matrixed organization, dealing with multiple relationships… up...
