My two week absence happened at the same time as the O’s yearly end of season season collapse. I’m glad I missed it. The first week of my absence was my yearly Ben’s week o’ fun. It didn’t start out as fun.
Me and my now former roommate Chris met up in Asheville for an Asheville [...]

I’ve been sidelined for the past 8 days with computer problems. Since the AT&T folk couldn’t come out until I was home, today was the first day I could get. I haven’t really even seen much of the O’s without the computer, but I’ve looked back alittle and things haven’t been too good.
-Gibbons and hGH [...]

Orioles Hit the Fan

The Orioles, who already had a minor league look to them, are being bitten with the injury bug — in a big way. Erik Bedard, still the MLB strikeout leader even though he hasn’t pitched since Aug. 26, will be out for the rest of the season. And, after suffering a strained left oblique yesterday, [...]

Traschel traded

It happened later rather than sooner, but the O’s sent Steve Trachsel to their favorite trade partner, the Chicago Cubs. The O’s got a great deal out of this one. For a 36 year old pitcher who pitches slower than grass grows, I didn’t expect much. The Orioles managed to get reliever Rocky Cherry and [...]