Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Chris Ray will be back
With the promotion of David Hernandez to the active O's roster today, the Orioles sent Ray to AAA Norfolk as the corresponding roster move. I had hoped that the Birds would have just released Walker out-right, but the move made was understandable. Ray himself said he...
As the Month ends, a review of May
On April 29th, I previewed the Month of May for the Orioles.http://baltimoresportsandlife.blogspot.com/2009/04/orioles-may-preview.htmlBased on that, lets review the stated goals, and where the O's stand as the Month ends.Goals & Thoughts for the Month The goal 1)...
Detroit comes to town for 4 games
The AL Central leading Detroit Tigers arrive in Baltimore to face the O's this weekend. Detroit is 26-19 overall, have won 7 of their last 10 games, and are11-12 on the road. After yesterdays comeback against Toronto, Baltimore has now won 5 oftheir last 6, and pulled...
MASN’s Oriole Blogger Night
Last night I was a guest of MASN for their 'Oriole Blogger Night.' I had the opportunity to meet a number of members of the MASN on-air staff including Gary Thorne, Buck Martinez, Jim Hunter, Rick Dempsey, Steve Melewski, and Roch Kubatko.Each one of them was...
WNST’s Drew Forrester says O’s fans hoodwinked, do you agree?
Yesterday morning on the WNST Comcast Morning Show with Drew Forrester, Mr.Forrester made the claim that O's fans have been hoodwinked. His argument stems from the idea that he believes it was wrong for the Orioles to basically admit that they could not compete in...
The dawn of a new day
Baltimore Orioles President of Baseball Operations Andy MacPhail announced last-night that Matt Wieters would be making his Major League Debut this Friday at home.With apologies to Phil Collins, every Oriole fan should have been able to feel it in the air last night -...
Projecting the 2010 OD staff is getting harder
There are so many things to be determined between now and Opening Day 2010, but you can start to see the questions emerging already. There are 3 guys that if they are still in the organization in April 2010, figure to be part of the 12 man staff - Guthrie, Hill, and...
Baltimore returns home for 7 games to end May
Starting with tomorrows 1:35 game vs Toronto, the Orioles will play the next 7 games at Camden Yards.These 7 games will take the O's through the end of May. The Orioles are currently 9-13 for the Month.Baltimore will enter this stretch at 18-26 overall, and 11-11 at...