Baseball Prospectus: Unfiltered (Free subscription) | yesterday
Among the many reasons to visit your local minor-league ballpark (the charm, the ridiculously cheap seats behind home plate, etc.) is the possibility of witnessing future greatness. Over the years, I have been fortunate enough to catch several big-league stars in action before most people had heard of them: Jay Buhner, Jake Peavy, Carlos Quentin, [...]
MLB (Free subscription) | yesterday
O's claim Tatum off waivers
Macho Row (Free subscription) | yesterday
On this day in 2006 Ryan Howard was crowned the National League MVP , beating out St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols. In 2006 Howard hit a franchise record 58 home runs, helping to drive in a career high 149 runs batted in. Howard also hit a career high .313, scored 104 runs, and hit a career high 182 hits. He was walked 181 times. In addition Howard was awarded a Silver Slugger and was...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | yesterday
Giants ace Tim Lincecum won the NL Cy Young Award on Thursday for the second straight year, emerging from one of the tightest votes in the history of the honor to become the first repeat winner since Randy Johnson .
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | yesterday
Let's round up some leftover Thursday links.... The Boston Globe's Amalie Benjamin spoke to Joe Urbon, Jason Bay's agent. Urbon suggested that discussion would continue with the Red Sox, but that interest in his client so far has been "extraordinary." Larry Stone of the Seattle Times warns Mariners fans not to get too excited about rumors of a three-way deal involving Brandon Morrow and the...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Team has payroll room, needs aplenty; MacPhail says club will be more active If the Orioles want to be buyers this winter, they're in a good spot to do it. "It's the fun part of the job. This is the time for us to go up and hit," Orioles president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail (above) said. ... "Numerically, I think we'll be more active dollar-wise than we were last year. We're...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
CommentsPeter. Excellent points made..I guess the key to the obvious shortfalls at 1st and 3rd is when will Snyder and Bell be ready to produce on a consistent basis at the MLB level. The consensus is that they won't even be ready to play in the bigs until '11 and then of course, there will likely be a period of adjustment until they can put up decent numbers. The worst case scenario is that one or...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Baseball's free-agent signing period begins Friday, and the Orioles have money to spend and holes to fill.
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Davey Johnson returns to the beltway area, this time instead of being a Manager for the Baltimore Orioles, Johnson joins the Washington Nationals front office. The Nationals named Davey Johnson, veteran of four major-league managerial jobs and a stint with the 2008 U.S. Olympic team, senior advisor to the general manager. The move, which had been [...]
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
DALLAS -- Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks is putting together a group of local investors, including Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach, for a bid that would enable him to keep majority ownership of the team.
MLB (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Corner infielders top O's shopping list
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Ex-Oriole Dave Johnson named advisor to Nationals Davey Johnson , the Orioles' former All-Star second baseman who was the last manager to lead the club to a winning season, has taken a job with the Washington Nationals. Johnson, 66, will be a senior advisor to general manager Mike Rizzo . In that capacity, he'll be a full-time member of the Nationals, working on special assignments for Rizzo. Johnson...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
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Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Friday is the start of free agency in Major League Baseball.It’s also NFL Prediction Friday at the bar, and I can’t break tradition, unless, of course, I am off and am too lazy to file a blog entry.And that’s not the case this week. So we’ll do our Ravens predictions – as usual – on Friday. Today, we are talking baseball.The Orioles need more talent, we all understand...
Birds and Birdhouses (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
This cute Baltimore Oriole is soft and fuzzy — and it sings! It is the state bird of Maryland.Baltimore Orioles are often found in wooded areas throughout the eastern United States and Canada. Males have a black head and wings with a bright orange belly. Orioles migrate to Mexico during the winter months. Their nests [...]
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