Wieters should be playing

We knew the situation coming into the season. Wieters will stay down in AAA to get some at-bats, and to keep him under contract for an extra year, until May-june. But where do you say enough, and just let you top prospect play?
I say now. Vetern journeyman Gregg Zaun was signed for a 1 year [...]

Post-series recap: O’s vs Rangers-4/24-4/27

Game 1 Rangers 6- O’s 5        Game 2 Rangers 6- O’s 5          game 3 O’s 8- Rangers 5      game 4 Rangers 6- O’s 4   OUTCOME- Rangers win series, 3-1
It was an up and down series for the O’s, who lost 3 of the 4 games, but they stayed competitive throughout the series. It was a good [...]

post-series recap- O’s vs White sox- 4/21-4/23

Game 1 O’s 10- CWS 3         Game 2 CWS 8- O’S 2           Game 3 O’s 6- CWS 2         OUTCOME- O’s win series, 2-1
It was a great series at Camden Yards,as the O’s took on the high powered White Sox. After this series, the Orioles record stands at 8-8 and they are in 4th place in the [...]

Bergesen and Montanez impress in 2009 debuts

The Orioles finally called up some of their best prospects for Tuesdays game. The first was Brad Bergesen, who was called up in place of the injured Alfredo Simon, who is out for the year, and he will undergo Tommy John surgery . And then Lou Montanez replaced Ryan Freel after he went on the 15 day [...]

Should the Orioles look to the minors?

Right now, the Orioles are in a slump. They started off 6-2, but have dropped their last 5, making them 6-7 at the almost end of April. Their key players have been doing well, such as Roberts, Markakis, Jones, Huff, Scott, Guthrie, Uehara and Johnson. But they have many players who have been subpar as [...]

post-series report: O’s vs Rangers- 4/13-4/15

Game 1:  O’s 10- Rangers 9.       Game 2: O’s 7- Rangers 5.        Game 3: Rangers 19- O’s 6     OUTCOME- Orioles win series 2-1
Player of series- Adam Jones: .357 AVG, 2 HR’s, 7 RBI’s, 2 2B- Jones was on fire this series, hitting .357 in the series and bumping his early season average to .389 average. [...]

Post series report- O’s vs Rays: 4/10-4/12

Game 1: O’s 5  Rays 4.  Game 2: O’s 6  Rays 0.  Game 3: Rays 11 O’s 3.       OUTCOME- Orioles win series, 2-1
Player of the series- 3B Melvin Mora: .333 AVG, 1 HR, 7 RBI’s, 1 R- Mora had a hell of a series. He had all of his 7 rbi in the 1st two [...]

Post-series report 4/6-4/9: O’s vs Yankees

Game 1-  O’s 10 Yankees 5. Game 2- O’s 7 Yankees 5. Game 3- Yankees 11 O’s 2 . OUTCOME: Orioles win series 2-1.
Player of the series: Nick Markakis- .500 AVG, 1 HR, 5 RBI’s, 4 R’s. Markakis was a beast for the 1st 2 games, but went 0-3 in the last game. Beside that, he [...]

Post-game report: O’s vs Yankees 4/6

- Cesar Izturis ( with the Dodgers)
Opening day couldnt have turned out better. We beat the bronx bombers 10-5. And we shelled their 161 million dollar pitch C.C Sabathia and completely shut out their 180 million dollar 1B Mark Teixeira, who was greeted back to Baltimore with a chorus of boo’s, and he went 0-4. [...]

2009 Orioles opening day report

Today is the day. Opening day. The one everybody has been waiting for since spring training started. And i have to say, the Orioles look promising once again in 2009. They once again have found the right combinaton of young players and veterns. And you get to see another glimpse of the future as well. And [...]