Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Grapefruit League Action Game 3 Takeaways
The O's fell to 1-2 in the Grapefruit League; with a 5-3 loss to the Pirates last night in Sarasota. Game 3 March 5th: Adam Jones homered, Tejada doubled, and Atkins had 2 hits - including a double. While that was good to see, my takeaway from the game though has...
Notes from 2 days of Grapefruit League Action
The Baltimore Orioles have started their Spring-training schedule, splitting a pair of Grapefruit League games with the Tampa Rays these past two-days. Game 1 March 3rd: 1) There have been a number of good comments this Spring about Guthrie, and how he looks more...
Looking at the O’s 2010 Season: Part 1
With each passing day, the anticipated start of the Orioles 2010 season increases. Below is a sampling of the some of the Thoughts / Questions / and Opinions that are on my-mind as we move towards April 6th and Opening Day. 1) The importance of this season can not be...
Kam Mickolio already effecting the Opening Day Roster
MASN's Roch Kubatko has selected Mickolio has his breakout player of camp:http://masnsports.com/2010/02/notes-from-todays-workout.htmlKubtako quoted Trembley as stating,"He moved out of Montana this winter, he lived in Norfolk, he came to Florida early, he was down in...
O’s Optimism should not be tempered
This blog is is a counter to Peter Schmuck's 2/14 article for The Baltimore Sun, titled 'Optimism for Orioles should be tempered.'http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bal-sp.schmuck14feb14002024,0,4043585.columnWhile Mr. Schmuck acknowledges the O's are improved, I...
A few questions with Mr. Lee MacPhail IV, Director of Pro Scouting for The Baltimore Orioles
Lee MacPhail IV is the Professional Scouting Director for the Baltimore Orioles. His great-grandfather Larry MacPhail worked as the Chief Executive of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, and the New York Yankees. His grandfather Lee MacPhail was General Manager of...
O’s sign Will Ohman, will he make the roster?
I stated a few weeks ago that I thought the O's could sign Will Ohman:http://baltimoresportsandlife.blogspot.com/2010/01/projecting-orioles-opening-day-roster.htmlIt was announced yesterday, that the Orioles had signed Ohman to a Minor League deal. Even though I...
Bedard back to Seattle; Thoughts on existing rotation
The U.S.S. Mariner and Dave Cameron have reported that Bedard has confirmed a deal to return to Seattle.http://ussmariner.com/2010/02/05/bedard-confirms-deal/I read this situation wrong, as I thought a return to the Orioles was going to happen. Roch Kubatko and MASN...