This morning, O’s center fielder Adam Jones tweeted (no surprise there) a picture of his spring training cleats, and they are…well, they’re something to see. Have a look: SimplyAJ10: Rockin the Camos So, according to Adam, that design is supposed to be camouflage. I dunno, looks a bit pixelated to me…maybe camouflage that you would [...]
Baseball America has released their annual Top 100 Prospects list, and it features three players in the Baltimore Orioles’ organization. Pitcher Dylan Bundy comes in at #10, shortstop Manny Machado at #11, and infielder Jonathan Schoop at #82. BA had this to say about the prospects: Bundy – Major League ETA 2013. First goal: Beat [...]
The dream of all O’s fans has long been for owner Peter Angelos to sell the team. It’s widely agreed upon that the only way the Baltimore Orioles will EVER be respectable again is for sweeping change that starts at the very top of the organization. Well, one Washington, D.C. radio personality has apparently heard [...]
This morning, the Orioles traded pitcher Jeremy Guthrie to the Colorado Rockies. Guthrie was engaged in arbitration hearings with the club, where he had reportedly submitted a salary number of over $10 million. According to the same report, the O’s submitted a number of 7.25 million; rather than try to bridge the gap, they shipped [...]
We interrupt Steelers Hate Week to bring you some good news/bad news from the baseball team in town. First, the good. Last night, it was announced that two O’s – catcher Matt Wieters and right fielder Nick Markakis – won the Rawlings Gold Glove Awards at their respective positions. Wieters is the first Oriole catcher [...]
Honestly, I figured I was done with O’s posts for the season. The team could be making some big changes in the coming weeks, so the next O’s-related post I expected to write was of the “Andy MacPhail officially steps down” or “Buck Showalter is the new GM” variety. However, the team found themselves suddenly [...]
After seven consecutive losses to Evil Empire, Jr., the O’s finally pulled off a victory against the hated Red Sox on Tuesday night. Jeremy Guthrie went seven strong innings, allowing only two runs. He likely punched his ticket out of B’More with the trade deadline looming. If indeed this was Guthrie’s last hurrah in black [...]
In a related story, J.J. Hardy has been committed to a mental institution. Why a guy with Hardy’s skills, who could have tested the free agent waters after the season and likely signed a very lucrative contract with a team that has a chance to win this century would re-up with the Baltimore Orioles organization [...]
The Birds’ lone representative in last night’s Major League Baseball All Star Game, catcher Matt Wieters, went…well, full on “Oriole” during his first appearance in the Midsummer Classic. Entering the game in the bottom of the sixth, Wieters’ first inning behind the plate went off without a hitch as he caught Indians’ pitcher Chris Perez’s [...]
Like Joe Flacco’s wedding pictures, I realize I’m a few days late to the party on this one. Again, I was in Dewey Beach all weekend for Goob’s Bachelor Party, so I wasn’t able to post this immediately as I’d have liked to. Rest assured though, I was at the Starboard screaming my head off [...]
