Baltimore Orioles Baseball
AL East by Depth Chart
Baltimore:Guthrie, Hill, Bergesen, Berken, HernandezSherrillJohnsonAlbersWalkerBaezHendricksonBassRoberts 2ndJones CFMarkakis RFHuff 1stMora 3rdScott DHWieters CReimold LFIzturis SSWigginton, Zaun, Andino, PieDL - Uehara, SarfateBoston:Beckett, Matsuzaka, Lester,...
The Orioles June Preview
Baltimore is 23-26, with 2 games remaining in the Month of May. The Orioles are 16-11 at OPACY, and 7-15 on the road. The O's are currently 5.5 games back of New York in the American League East. The O's have 26 games scheduled in June: @ Seattle: June 1st - June 3rd@...
Matt Wieters – There is no reason to tone down the hype
A popular comment around town the last few days has been, to tone the hype on Matt Wieters.Everyone understands he is going to be very good, but people are understandably cautious before proclaiming Wieters the next Johnny Bench.To me, there is no real reason to turn...
Hernandez wins his ML Debut; O’s win their 6th out of 7
Baltimore improved to 22-26 overall tonight, and 15-11 at OPACY, as David Hernandez won his Major League debut. Hernandez went 5.2 innings, 5 hits, 1 er, 4 bb's, with 3 k's. Luke Scott homered twice, and Reimold homered for the 3rd straight day. Hernandez struggled...
Matt Albers has made a positive impact since he returned
Matt Albers has made a positive impact to the Orioles bullpen since being recalled from AAA Norfolk. Albers rejoined the team on the 22nd, and has made 4 outings, including tonight:5/22 - 1.1 innings, 0 hits, 0 er, 1 k5/23 - 1 inning, 0 hits, 0 er, 1 k5/26 - 2...
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...