Baltimore Orioles Baseball

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-osside0228,0,7320509.storyNow this was a joy to read. Wieters shows why it is not just his physical talents that make him the best prospect in baseball.

In the 2008 season, the Baltimore Orioles won 68 games.Based on the on-field additions and the improvement I expect in certain returning players... I am currently calling for this team to win 77 games in 2009.A 9 game improvement would be a tremendous season for the...

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_02_27_balmlb_flomlb_1 A previous Baltimore Sports and Life entry on Penn:http://baltimoresportsandlife.blogspot.com/2009/01/will-hayden-penn-make-team.html

http://mlbnetwork.mlb.com/network/schedule/"An In-Depth Look at the 2009 Team Featuring Player, Coach and GM Interviews; Expert Analysis on Personnel and Other Decisions for the Upcoming Regular Season"

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/schmuck/2009/02/orioles_zaun_on_koji.htmlInteresting comments from Zaun... not surprised to hear about Uehara being competitive.You do not achieve what Uehara has achieved without being competitive.You do not leave the comfort...

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-orioles0226,0,3367704.storyIzturis is 29 years old..He is an upgrade over what the O's put out at SS last year… and is fine as a 1 year stop-gap… I will also be fine if he is on the team next year as a utility player.He...

The Baltimore Sun's Peter Schmuck with two informative blogs from the O's 2nd Grapefruit League...

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/top-100-prospects/2009/267698.htmlNot shockingly, the O's have four players in this grouping:Wieters - 1stTillman - 21stMatusz - 25thArrieta - 67thWhat is interesting to think about, is what O's will appear on...