It’s been a rough stretch for the O’s, I’m hoping its not the end of the season mail it in run. But lucky, the Devil Rays are up next. That’s one team we’ve managed to own. That’s a good thing too, otherwise we’d be in the cellar.
Speaking of mailing it in, that’s what this post [...]

30-3

The Rangers embarrassed the O’s in the first of two games tonight. 30 unanswered runs. It’s a reccord night…literally. It’s been 110 years since this happened. Great….ugh.
Your list of offenders

Pitcher
IP
H
R
ER
BB
K
HR
NP-ST
ERA

Cabrera                                     5        9        6        6         1        4         2       96-62   5.10
Burres                     a meager 0.2      8       8         8         1        1         1        34-22   5.24
Bell                                            1.1       5       7         7         3        1         1        54-32   6.14
Shuey                                        2.0       7      9         [...]

Trembley named new manager

Some good news today, Dave Trembley was announced as full-time manager. The deal is a one year deal with an option for 2009. So far, I like Trembley and think this is a good move. I was soundly in the Girardi camp when the team was shmoozing him, but it looks like we’ll do fine [...]

I’m back

I’m moved in and got everything almost in order. I’ll start having fresh posts tomorrow. Guess what…I hate moving.

Bradford, Guthrie Struggle in Loss

The Orioles were able to overcome an abnormally-weak outing by Jeremy Guthrie (4 2/3 IP, nine hits, six runs, two walks, three strikeouts, and two homers) last night and even score a run against Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning to force a late tie. But on nine pitches, Chad Bradford undid all of the [...]

Orioles Host Late-Inning Party

Entering the weekend, the Orioles had lost 11 straight series to the Red Sox. But this weekend, the O’s staged two late-inning rallies (and put a scare in Boston during their only loss) to capture two of three from the Red Sox — who felt right at home with the legions of red-clad fans.
“I don’t [...]

Orioles Need Wieters

As Roch Kubatko points out, the O’s must sign Matt Wieters today. This deal has long-term off-the-field implications. The Baltimore Sun reports the sides are only $5 million apart, which is nickels when it comes to sports contracts.
As Roch writes:
But forget for a minute that my checking account will stay the same – nearly empty [...]

Orioles Throttle Yankees

The Orioles made sure the Yankees had no chance to mount a late-inning comeback during yesterday’s game. The Birds of Baltimore completely shut down the Bronx Bombers, allowing no runs and only two hits in a 12-0 thrashing of the Evil Empire Tuesday night.
The enigmatic Aubrey Huff led the way with a third-inning grand slam. [...]

Orioles Travel to Toronto

The Orioles (56-63) travel to Rogers Center to face the Blue Jays (61-59) this weekend. The O’s have won two straight games, have captured three of their last four series overall, and are 18-13 since the all-star break.
In Toronto, the Orioles face a team that they’ve struggled to beat. This year, they’re 4-5 against the [...]

I’m not surprised

Guess what…Jay Gibbons is done for the year.
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Gibbons has surgery Tuesday to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. Thus a vastly disappointing season comes to an end. I really thought that if he was healthy he’d prove his worth. Maybe if he did injury the shoulder in May, like he thinks, that may [...]