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Third-Base Options For The O’s In 2010

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:57:52 +0000

With Melvin Mora’s time in Baltimore over, the O’s have a spot open at third-base next year. Despite his impressive showing in the AFL thus far, top prospect Josh Bell probably needs at least part of another season in the minors before he’s ready. With Ty Wigginton being an ...

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Breaking News? Adam Jones Wins Gold Glove?

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:31:54 +0000

Congratulations to Adam Jones for picking up his first Gold Glove this year (if the message on MySpace from Jonathan Jones, his older brother, is accurate; hat-tip to jerios55 at OriolesHangout for the link). “This Guy” wrote: “is happy 4 my lil bro Adam Jones; He just ...

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Baltimore Oriole Fans File for Free Agency

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:10:26 +0000

With the conclusion of the World Series, players with expired contracts were eligible to file for free agency. The list of free agents consists of some big names, including Jason Bay, Matt Holliday and John Lackey, as well as several others. The Baltimore Oriole fan base has also decided to try ...

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Long May You Run, Melvin Mora

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:00:23 +0000

More photos » by Gail Burton - AP (AP Photo/Gail Burton) Browse more photos » Contrary to many of my perhaps-forgotten comments in the last two years, I was a pretty big ...

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JJ Hardy No Longer A Potential O’s Acquisition

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:58:17 +0000

I discussed the possibility of the Orioles trading for JJ Hardy previously , and it looks like that potential move is off the table now as the Brewers have dealt him to the Twins for outfielder Carlos Gomez. Is that an offer the O’s could have or should have beaten? Quoting what I ...

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Reviewing Pre-Season Predicted Standings

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:15:42 +0000

The baseball season has ended, so it’s time to look back at how badly my pre-season predictions went. Making guesses about the future is hard: I got 3 out of the 4 AL playoff teams correct (though I had the Sox with the AL East title and the Yanks as the WIld Card team), but only 1 of the ...

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Aroldis Chapman in Baltimore?

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:17:25 +0000

Nice Clip of Chapman. Orioles fans can always have hope in the winter, before Angelos wrecks things again.

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Guthrie = Lackey?

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:04:00 +0000

In a column this morning, MASN sports writer Steve Melewski weighed in on the top starting pitcher in the free agent class of 2010, John Lackey. Melewski feels that Lackey is going to get a huge contract–which he is–but does not feel that he will be worth it for the Baltimore Orioles, even ...

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Top 10 prospects for 2010: Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:20:19 +0000

Get 2010's top 10 MLB prospects for Tampa Bay and Baltimore. Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .

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The Many Faces Of Jayson Werth

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 06:10:00 +0000

The season is officially over and I have been sitting on something for a few weeks. I have read numerous amounts of tweets on Twitter about how Jayson Werth looks like Edge from the WWE. It got me wondering, has it always looked like that or could this soul-patch, long hair look be something ...

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Man pleads guilty to stealing Ripken monument

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 05:18:14 +0000

BALTIMORE (AP)—One of four young men accused of stealing a monument to Baltimore Orioles great Cal Ripken has pleaded guilty to theft. Baltimore prosecutors say 19-year-old Jason Stoneburner of Essex received a two-year suspended jail term Wednesday and was ordered to pay restitution to the ...

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Mets were interested in Fiorentino once before..

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 01:04:00 +0000

Outfielder Jeff Fiorentino has opted for free agency instead of accepting assignment, in looking at his baseball reference page he looks like another Jesus Feliciano type of AAAA player. But Fiorentino was much more then that, in 2005 he was the #3 prospect in the Orioles system, he was 22 ...

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2009 O’s Retrospective: Cesar Izturis

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 23:34:01 +0000

In part twenty-one of my almost 50 part series “Better Know An Oriole” (otherwise known as 2009 Orioles Retrospective), I take a look at shortstop Cesar Izturis… THE FIGHTIN’ GOLD GLOVER! The Orioles 2008 shortstop situation was a disaster, and so to solidify the ...

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The End of an Era in Baltimore

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:06:00 +0000

It wasn't hard to see this day coming as the Baltimore Orioles have declined to pick up Melvin Mora's contract making him a free agent. It seems all but clear that Mora's tenth season with the Orioles was his last. Mora, from Venezuela, will turn 38 in 2010 and will hope to catch on with a ...

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Morning Notes: Chapman, Orioles, Floyd, Astros

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:55:05 +0000

According to the Detroit Free Press, the Tigers are still interested in Cuban super-prospect Aroldis Chapman, but it reamins unclear if the team has the money to get into a bidding war with the Red Sox and Yankees. After breaking down the clutchest players of 2009 for the whole MLB, Daniel ... ...

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The O’s Lose Three

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 03:46:58 +0000

The Orioles lost three players today, Rich Hill, Jeff Fiorentino, and Guillermo Rodriguez. All three decided to refuse an outright assignment to triple-A Norfolk, instead will file for free-agency. The Orioles decided not to put them on the 40 man roster, but elected to send them to Norfolk ...

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O’s Interest in Chapman

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 04:25:04 +0000

The Orioles are apparently pursuing 21 year old Cuban lefthander Arlodis Chapman. Orioles international scouting director John Stockstill met with Chapman and his agent last week. Stockstill came away from the meeting with the impression that Chapman has an interest in learning more about ...

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So Long, Farewell…

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 03:57:08 +0000

It was announced today that Rich Hill, Jeff Fiorentino, and Guillermo Rodriguez have all refused their minor league assignment and have therefor opted for free agency. As for Richie Rich, whether it is a sore shoulder or a torn labrum, good luck getting another shot. I wouldn’t hate to ...

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11/2-3 Happy Bdays

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:47:57 +0000

Happy birthday Mark May . Mark was an original member of the Hogs who played for the Skins from 81-90’. Mark played in 123 games with the Redskins and is a two-time Super Bowl Champion. Mark was a Pro Bowler in 88’ and is one of the 70 Greatest Redskins. Mark was a 1 st round pick out of ...

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Clutchiest Orioles of 2009

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:52:44 +0000

Following up on my post yesterday about the 2009 MLB Clutch Performer of the Year, I thought I’d take a look at how the Orioles fared in the clutch. Overall, the O’s were less than stellar with a -2.54 clutch rating (”a measurement of how much better or worse a player does ...

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