Baltimore Orioles Baseball
O’s fall to Seattle and King Felix 4-1
The Baltimore Orioles lost to the Seattle Mariners, and their prized 23 year-old pitcher Felix Hernandez Wednesday night at Oriole Park. Hernandez had his full allottment of pitches working tonight, and again showed why he is one of the best in baseball. The O's had...
AA Bowie splits a double-header
AA Bowie split a double-header tonight against Connecticut. The Baysox won the first-game 4-3. Troy Patton had the start, and pitched 5 innings of the 7 inning game. In his 5 innings of work, Patton allowed 5 hits, 2er, 4 walks, with 3 k's. For the year, he is now...
O’s 3rd round pick – Tyler Townsend, 1B FIU
With their 3rd round pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the O's selected Florida International First-baseman Tyler Townsend. Townsend had an .858 Slugging % this year, with 24 homers, and 16 doubles in 212...
Baltimore Sports and Life Mid-Season Ranking of the Orioles Top Prospects; to include Hobgood and Givens
Baltimore Sports and Life recently compiled a mid-season ranking of the O's prospects, which you can find here:http://baltimoresportsandlife.blogspot.com/2009/05/baltimore-sports-and-life-mid-season.htmlThat post was more detailed, as I included their ages, league,...
O’s 2nd Round Pick is SS Mychel Givens
In the 2nd round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft, the Baltimore Orioles selected SS Mychel Givens. I am extremely excited by this selection. Givens was looked at as both a P, and a SS by many teams. A great number of teams were infatuated by his 96-97 MPH...
Youth + Home-cooking = End of the losing streak
The Baltimore Orioles came into tonights game vs Seattle, having lost 5 consecutive games. That losing-streak was ended, as Brad Bergesen, and Nolan Reimold combined to help the O's win the first-game of the home-stand. Bergesen went 8 innings, allowing 5 hits, 0 er,...
MASN’s Steve Melewski interviews Orioles Scouting Director Joe Jordan
MASN's Steve Melewski has posted an interview he conducted with O's Scouting Director Joe Jordan, on the selection of Matt Hobgood. http://masnsports.com/2009/06/joe-jordans-comments-on-pickin.htmlJordan says that Hobgood is physically ready, that he was not a money...
The O’s select HS RHP Matt Hobgood with the 5th overall pick
With the 5th overall pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, the Baltimore Orioles selected HS Right-handed pitcher Matt Hobgood.Here are some profiles on...