Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Brandon Snyder has gotten hot at AAA
1st-base prospect Brandon Snyder is getting hot at the right time for AAA Norfolk. Snyder dug himself a huge whole to dig out of as his OPS is still under .700, his walk to k ratio is still not great, and he has only 11 XBH's in his 140 AAA at-bats. However, with 14...
Opening Day 2010?
With the trade of Sherrill, could this be the O's team on Opening Day 2010?Guthrie, Bergesen, Hernandez, Tillman, ArrietaJohnsonUeharaAlbersRayPerez / Random LeftyBass / SarfateBerken / Meredith / MickolioRoberts 2ndJones CFMarkakis RFWieters CReimold LFScott DHBell...
George Sherrill has been traded to the LA Dodgers
George 'Flat Breezy' Sherrill has been traded to the LA Dodgers for an apparent package of 3rd-baseman Josh Bell & RHP Steven Johnson .This is another example of the dividends that continue to be received from the trade of Eric Bedard.Bell is currently in AA, and...
Adam Jones 2009 vs Adam Jones 2008
Adam Jones is 60% through his 2nd-full season in the Majors. The improvement in his play is obvious to see.In 2008, Jones played in 132 games. He had 477 at-bats, with a .711 OPS. This included 129 hits, 61 runs, 21 doubles, 7 triples, 9 homers, 57 rbi, 23 walks, and...
A review of Chris Tillman’s 1st start
Chris Tillman made his Major League debut last night. Tillman went 4.2 innings, allowing 7 hits, 3er, 3 homers, 1 bb, with 2 k's. A total of 93 pitches, with 58 strikes. It was not a thing of beauty, but it was a glimpse into why his future is so bright. The 21...
40 starts in 2009 for Hendrickson, Eaton, Berken, and Hill
At least 25% of the O's total 2009 games will have been started by that 4some. If in 2010 Tillman, and Arrieta give you 300 combined innings, at a 4.75 era - the O's will be vastly improved.
My opinion of Trembley
In-general, most Managers do very little for me.I can say that Dave Trembley falls into that category for me. I am mostly ambivalent.What I am not ambivalent about, is Organizational consistency. That means something.For 20 years there has been a revolving door with...
Make the opposing argument
On local radio, and on message-boards, there is a lot of discussion on the O's season and what it means.There 3 basic opinions stated:1) Development is occurring.2) The O's are horrible, with no direction.3) Ambivalence.I think it would be interesting to see people...