Archive for the 'Orioles' Category

On March 18, 2010, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament will begin. In honor of this event, Richard looks back on the handful of players who saw time in the big leagues of both baseball and basketball.

With all the focus on the big free agents and trades this offseason, here’s a look at what teams in the bottom half of baseball’s payroll structure are up to.

After a surprisingly productive 2009, what can we realistically expect from Nolan Reimold in 2010?

Adam Jones made big strides in 2009, but what is he capable of in 2010?

A look at the new book about one of the greatest managers not elected to Cooperstown – Paul Richards.

I’ve lived without HBO for the past decade, so I’m just now watching “The Wire” on DVD. Great show, as everyone has said, even if it does cause people to get a really skewed impression of Baltimore, which is an underrated city in my experience. Of course, there is crime there: The full-sized statue of […]

It seems like everyone — myself included — has come to rest in the same place with respect to the Orioles: bad team now, but a bright future, so Orioles fans should not despair. Russ Smith of Splice Today isn’t having any of it. He has his reasons. The least significant for purposes of baseball […]

Aubrey Huff, that is, in exchange for right-handed pitcher Brett Jacobson. According to Morosi, “In a statement, Tigers president/general manager Dave Dombrowski said he liked Huff’s versatility and ‘ability to play numerous positions.’” Does DH and 1B — the only positions he’s played all year — count as “numerous?” Sure, he played a bit of […]

The Orioles, like my mother in law, will now winter in Sarasota: The Orioles ended one era and began another on Wednesday, when they learned that their deal to relocate to Sarasota from Fort Lauderdale had been approved. The Orioles had agreed on Tuesday to a 30-year lease with Sarasota County that calls for more […]

On May 21, 1962, the Baltimore Orioles signed Robin Roberts. It seemed to be the marriage of a player on his last legs with a franchise in need of any body capable of taking the field. Instead, it would launch a second wind for the long-time Phillie.