Bruce Chen’s Joke of the Day

….must have been his pitching.
I am quitting the Bruce Chen fan club.

COREY!!!!

How’s that trade for Corey Patterson looking now?
2-4 last night with 2 HR and a SB, 18th of the year…and there was this catch.
Top of the ninth
2 out
1 runner on
and the ball carries…carries….carries…and Patterson makes the catch and saves the day.
Chris Ray gets save number 14, but I wish he’d go a few outings without [...]

I feel for you, Leo.

“There is an overall lack of passion on this pitching staff.”
Who said this?
Leo Mazzone did Results can take time. But I think soon we should some results.
Bedard
This season: 5-4 5.67
Last season: 6-8 4.00
Lopez
This season: 2 7 7.16
Last season: 15 12 4.90
Cabrera
This season: 2 2 5.23 [...]

Sam Shows Some Fire!

Didn’t see the game and didn’t see the play. But good for Sam.
Must have worked, the bats came back to life. O’s win 7-6.
Chris Ray pitches 2 innings for the save, after LaTroy Hawkins didn’t record an out in the 8th.
Much needed day off tomorrow and the O’s are back East and back in my [...]

Jay Gibbons can not get a break

Did Jay Gibbons try to catch a ball or wrestle an alligator? What a rotten week for the guy. His Mom dies unexpectedly. He now has a Left hip flexor, a Right shoulder strain, and Back spasms from diving for a catch that ended up being an inside the park homerun. He hope [...]

Tim McCarver is the Master of the Obvious

“Fundamentals are a fundamental part of playing baseball.”- Tim McCarver
My mind has just exploded.
I don’t know what to say…even by McCarver standards this is a new low.
That’s like saying “Food is an important part of eatting.”
Pause
I’m not happy that the FOX Game of the Week is back.
I can not express my distane for Joe Buck [...]

My heart bleeds for Carlos Zambrano

No hitter into the 7th…Jacque Jones drops out 3, and Dempester melts down in the ninth inning.
I pity Cubbie Nation.

Rodrigo 2 hits M’s!

WOW. Where did this guy come from? Rodrigo Lopez knocked ‘em dead in Seattle. After a dismal start and many (myself included) saying a trip to the bullpen should be in order, Lopez rebounded with 7 and a third innings of 2 hit baseball, striking out 4 and walking one.
Rodrigo threw only 88 pitches-63 for [...]

Roberts Returns!!!!!

Brian Roberts is BACK!!!!
Ed Rodgers goes back to Ottawa. Welcome back Brian!

Jorge Julio TRADED!!!
As biased as I am about Julio, after a train wreck of a start, he’s had a good stretch since. I like the trade for the Mets. El Duque is a good pitcher. Not a good season so [...]

My Apologies John Halama

I was not looking forward to John Halama’s first start. I’ll be honest, I thought it’d be a disaster. Another one in the loss column….but I was wrong.
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Halama (W, 3-1) 5.0 4 2 2 2 2 [...]