Tag Archives: Baltimore Orioles

Irony To Close Out First Half

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Stan

As the Orioles starting pitching scuffles, it seems that the one guy that could have given them some innings this year was Kevin Millwood. True, he had a pretty dismal season last year going just 4-16 w/ a 5.10 ERA. … Continue reading →

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Interesting Conjecture

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Stan

At today’s State of the Orioles chat with fans at Camden Yards, O’s GM Andy MacPhail deftly ducked a question from a fan about his status after this season. Perhaps ducking is too harsh a word in accurately describing how … Continue reading →

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3 Days in Pittsburgh # 9

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Stan

Pirates and O’s to square off in 40 minutes @ 12:35. Britton vs Correia Bucs will bat like this: Tabata (lf) Harrison (3b) McCutcheon (cf) Walker (2b) Diaz (rf) Jones (1b) Wood (ss) McKenry (c) Correia (p) My prediction- despite … Continue reading →

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With The Exception of Roberts

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Stan

Starting tonight, in a very important match-up with the Blue Jays, Manager Buck Showalter may finally have pretty much the line-up you can expect to see pretty much all the time. The one exception to what Showalter would want is … Continue reading →

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O’s As Hover Craft

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Stan

The O’s are just about to start a 6 game home stand against the Tampa Bay Rays (3) and the Seattle Mariners (3). After that the Birds will make a return trip to Tampa/St Pete (3) and Boston (2). Eleven … Continue reading →

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A Thorny Question

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Stan

The other night, I chided MASN play-by-play meister Gary Thorne for his explanation about Chicago’s nick-name of The Windy City. But, today I am here to tell you he has earned back any lack of respect I may have had. … Continue reading →

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Has Indifference Intersected with Hard Times

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Stan

Looking at a lot of green seats out here tonight at OPACY. The kind of green seats that do not translate to green in the O’s coffers. After the two game Yankees series, which drew a total of just a … Continue reading →

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Lightning Strikes

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Stan

Hard to say which was worse, the 39,000+ on Saturday night being almost exclusively Yankees fans or, only 25,000+ showing up on Easter Sunday to see what used to be appointment viewing in Baltimore, in person. Buck Showalter addressed a … Continue reading →

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Battle of Two Teams Off the Beaten Track

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Stan

Greetings From Sarasota: Day 2 O’s at Bradenton tonight features Brad Bergeson vs Paul Maholm. Game time is 7:05…overcast, little breezy and a chill in the air. No complaints though, after I’ve heard what’s going on today in B-more. Tonight’s … Continue reading →

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