2011 Pre-Season Preview: AL East â€“ 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 clubhouseâ€¦ and he directed the team to a 34-23 finish after his arrival in Charm City â€“ the second-best […]

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2011 Pre-Season Preview: NL West â€“ Colorado Rockies

March 9, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment

Colorado Rockies (2010 record: 83-79) Notable additions: RHP Matt Lindstrom, INF Jose Lopez, C Jose Morales, INF/OF Ty Wiggington Notable subtractions: 2B Clint Barmes, RHP Octavio Dotel, SP Jeff Francis, 3B Melvin Mora, C Miguel Olivo The offense: Catcher: Chris Iannetta Infield: Todd Helton (1B), Eric Young Jr (2B), Troy Tulowitzki (SS) and Ian Stewart […]

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Bottoming Out in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

September 2, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

They should bottle Showalter’s elixir and sell it outside Camden Yarks. Â The Baltimore Orioles are showing signs of life in response to their new manager’s tonic after flat-lining for more than half of the 2010 season. The Orioles’ record since Showalter stepped into the dugout is 17 – 10. Â That is a .630 winning percentage […]

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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 […]

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