A Conversation with Dan Duqeutte
April 17, 2013 by Joel Poiley · 1 Comment
It’s completely fine with the Baltimore Orioles if national pundits and soothsayers again pick them to finish close to the bottom of the always competitive American League East. They believed this time last season they were much better than the 100-loss aggregation most predicted, and they took that quiet confidence into a season that eventuated […]
Tanner Murphy: Trying to Catch on with the Baltimore Orioles
April 4, 2013 by Andrew Martin · 1 Comment
The Baltimore Orioles may appear to be set at catcher for the foreseeable future with Matt Wieters behind the plate, but in baseball it’s never a good idea to plan too far ahead. Like any smart team, Baltimore continues to cultivate catching prospects, with Tanner Murphy being one of the young players they are most […]
2011 Pre-Season Preview: AL East – Baltimore Orioles
March 29, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment
Orioles RF Nick Markakis Baltimore Orioles (2010 record: 66-96) Two words: Buck Showalter. His hiring has meant instant credibility for a moribund franchise. He brought energy, intensity, knowledge and savvy to the baseball diamond and the clubhouse… and he directed the team to a 34-23 finish after his arrival in Charm City – the second-best […]
AL East Positional Analysis And Ranking: Catcher
February 2, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment
Over the next two weeks, I’ll examine the relative strengths and weaknesses of the teams in the AL East, on a position-by-position basis. The players at each position will be ranked in relation to their peers withing the division, with each team being assigned points based on where their player ranks in comparison to the […]
Something Rotten in the State of Maryland
August 1, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
Mike Rizzo traded Matt Capps and Cristian Guzman for prospects and kept Adam Dunn. Â His team and his fans are both happy and the team is playing hungry again. Â Andy MacPhail failed to move Luke Scott or Ty Wiggington but hired Buck Showalter to make sense of it all. Â Still, something in Baltimore just doesn’t […]
Cuban Relaxation
May 19, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
Cuba and Puerto Rico are never as close as when Pudge and Livan Hernandez are Nationals battery mates. Â Rockies’ manager Jim Tracy said watching the two seasoned pros, “It’s like they are playing catch in the park.” Â They are two of the most senior players in the game and still two of the most fun […]
After Years of Fighting Injuries, Randy Williams Is Having an Unblemished Spring
March 26, 2010 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
If Randy Williams turns out to be so fortunate as to spend all of 2010 with the Chicago White Sox, it will be his first such major league campaign, and he will turn 35 before fall. Williams certainly is off to a great start in following up on the second half of last season when […]
