birdswatcher.com - 6/11/2009
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In this year’s three-day MLB Draft, the Orioles made news, some of it very good for locals, with the selection of Mike Flacco, and some very unexpected, like the selection of Matt Hobgood with the fifth overall pick. There were also some local Maryland products taken. This post will ...
Baltimore Orioles: Outline Of A Firesale
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 6/17/2009 — For the Baltimore Orioles, 2009 represents two things: more of the same and hope. More of the same : the Orioles are in last place and WILL/should be sellers at the trading deadline once again. Hope : Where to begin here? Well, Matt Wieters has ...
MLB Draft
rightoffrussell.com 6/8/2009 — The Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft takes place tomorrow and who the Orioles are zeroing in on remains unknown. The Orioles hold the 5th pick in the draft. The last 2 years the Orioles have drafted 5th and 4th respectively and in both of those years it seemed there were only a ...
Baltimore Orioles Midseason Report: Seeing Past the Ugliness
baseballreflections.com 6/27/2009 — From the very beginning, the goal of the 2009 season for the Baltimore Orioles has been to be respectable on the field while continuing behind the scenes to develop the pieces needed to eventually lead the Orioles back to contention in the American League East.
With the season ...
O’s Draft Recap: Day One
rightoffrussell.com 6/10/2009 —
As expected the Orioles went with a high school arm in the first round of the of the MLB draft, but selecting Matt Hobgood from Norco HS in California was a bit of a surprise. Leading up to the draft, many had expected that the Orioles had zeroed in on Zach Wheeler, a high school arm ...
Despite Short-Term Pain, Baltimore Orioles Must Stay With Long-Term Plan
sportsscribes.net 5/21/2009 —
As I watch the New York Yankees erupt for another night of offensive fireworks against the Baltimore Orioles under-whelming pitching staff, I’m tempted to pound out a column imploring team president Andy MacPhail to forget about his plan and go find some pitching NOW.
Draft options abound for Orioles -
baltimoresun.com 6/3/2009 — SEATTLE — - Orioles director of amateur scouting Joe Jordan said Tuesday that the club is still considering "seven to nine players" for selection with the fifth overall pick in the first-year player draft June 9. Jordan acknowledged that the Orioles' ...
Will the Orioles Ever Win?
sportfeen.blogspot.com 5/29/2009 — it has been 12 years since the Baltimore Orioles have had a winning season. They have suffered through losing season after losing season due to poor talent evaluation and a cheap owner. The Orioles finally have some young talent in the majors with Matt Wieters, Nick Markakis and Adam Jones. Even ...
The Orioles Fail at Spelling
slanchreport.com 6/10/2009 —
There must be something in the water in the Washington DC/Baltimore area; first there was the disaster when the Nationals went out to play in uniforms with their name misspelled , and now the Orioles suffer from a similar error. The team’s Twitter feed may not be of the utmost ...
Another Reminder of How Much I Hate the Yankees
baltimore.sportsthenandnow.com 7/25/2009 — As a lifelong Baltimore Orioles fan it goes without saying that I HATE THE NEW YORK YANKEES!
While Yankee fans now pretty much dismiss the Orioles as a pesky little hang-nail, at one time that hate was quite mutual as the Orioles were often the only thing standing between New York and an ...
What's Going On with Jeremy Guthrie? —
Bleacher Report - MLB
Jeremy Guthrie was the Orioles' most consistent pitcher during his first two seasons at the club. After posting a solid 3.63 ERA in 30 starts during the 2008 season, he cemented himself as the Orioles' ace and, perhaps more important in the long ...
