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Bad? Yes. Lowly? No.
I’ve seen a few passing references to “the lowly Orioles” in the last week or so. Our own David Chalk did it. Sports Illustrated did it this week. A few others have done it. I’ve followed this team for...
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Sad, buttonless Cormier
Mediocre Rays reliever Lance Cormier pitched a third of an inning against Baltimore Thursday night, walking two batters who scored on a three-run homer by Nolan Riemold. But the real story was – or, in...
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Lou “Cha Cha” Montanez makes the best of a tough situation
Back in late April, when we were all still young and before the stink of 13 lost seasons hung around the Orioles like a dead man’s gym socks, the O’s looked to their triple-A team for an outfielder....
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Stand back. There’s going to be some splatter.
Orioles poobah Andy MacPhail is just about at the end of his tether. Over the past couple days, the typically silent MacPhail has let fans know that he’s not happy with the start of the 2010 season....
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OK, you can stay.
When the Orioles sent Nolan Reimold to triple-A this week, it kind of looked like he might not be the only demotion. Plenty of O’s are struggling at the plate. And our old pal Luke Scott – gun-totin’,...
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Vladimir Guerrero: the Nestle’s Crunch bar Baltimore craves
Despite persistent rumors to the contrary, the Orioles insist they’re not interested in Vladimir Guerrero. The non-interest has yielded earth-shaking non-news headlines like “Orioles not interested in...
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I Saw Mo’s Last Save.
I was at Yankee Stadium Monday and saw what probably was Mariano Rivera’s final save. And lemme tellya, there aren’t many people who can say that. At most, the gigantic new Stadium held half its...
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The Devil and Daniel Duquette
DEVIL: Well, Dan, I hope you’re enjoying this. DAN DUQUETTE: Quiet, please. I’m watching Delmarva vs. Hickory. DEVIL: Sure, Dan. Eat it up. Savor it. DAN: Jeez, Devil. Why you gotta hang around here,...
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It’s Just a Flesh Wound
There was a scene in some Monty Python movie or another where a two guys in suits of armor are about to have a swordfight. One guy gets his arm lopped off, blood spurting out of the hole in his armor....
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Whither Swisher
Don’t you wish baseball held its winter meetings at Dollywood? I mean, if they’re gonna be in Nashville, have ‘em someplace … y’know Nashville! smitty, Dollywood’s, like, 200 miles from Nashville. You...
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