Baltimore Orioles Baseball
The Baltimore Sun looks at Izturis
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...
Encouraging news from the Grapefruit League
The Baltimore Sun's Peter Schmuck with two informative blogs from the O's 2nd Grapefruit League...
Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects Released
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...
A few questions with Mr. Tom Tango – Co-Author ‘The Book Playing the Percentages in Baseball’
Mr. Tango is one of Baseball’s most respected sabermetric analysts.He is the Co-Author of, “The Book – Playing the Percentages in Baseball.”Additional information on The Book can be found at: http://www.insidethebook.com/Mr. Tango’s personal website can be found at:...
A few questions with Mr. Rich Lederer – Baseball Analysts
Mr. Lederer operates the website –Baseball Analysts – which you can find here:http://baseballanalysts.com/The critically acclaimed web-site was launched in June 2003, and is extremely thought-provoking.Mr. Lederer’s father, George, served as the Dodgers initial...
The Hard Ball Times on the O’s quest for Respectability
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/the-quest-for-respectability-2009-edition/"Baltimore OriolesKey gains: Mark Hendrickson (3 WS), Cesar Izturis (8 WS), Koji Uehara, Ty Wigginton (15 WS), Gregg Zaun (8 WS), Felix Pie (2 WS), Rich Hill (1 WS), Ryan Freel (4...
FanGraphs on Roberts Extension
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/roberts-remains-an-oriole/
MASN’s Kubatko with an interesting interview with Zaun
http://masnsports.com/2009/02/zaun-talks-pitching.htmlA lot of good information from Zaun here.... even when Wieters ascends to the Majors, and Zaun's playing time becomes limited... Zaun can have a large impact on this team, with the knowledge he will provide to...