msn.foxsports.com - 28 days ago
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The Orioles have declined their $8 million option on Melvin Mora, allowing Baltimore's longest-tenured player to become eligible for free agency.
Mora, 37, came to the Orioles in a 2000 trade with the New York Mets. He played 1,256 games for Baltimore, including 807 at third base - the second-most in franchise history behind Brooks Robinson.
Mora's best season was 2004, when he hit .340 with 27 homers and 104 RBIs. He receives a $1 million buyout.
The Odd Career of Melvin Mora
sabernomics.com 26 days ago — So, when I read that the Baltimore Orioles were not going to pick up Melvin Mora ’s $8 million option I thought I’d check out whether or not this was a good decision. I didn’t even have to run the calculations to see that ...
2009 O’s Retrospective: Melvin Mora
camdencrazies.com 26 days ago — In part nineteen of my almost 50 part series “Better Know An Orioles” (otherwise known as 2009 Orioles Retrospective), I take a look at third-baseman Melvin Mora… THE FIGHTIN’ BASEBALL TERM EXAMPLE !
Melvin had an unexpectedly great 2008, batting .285/.342/.483 ...
Passion Of Baltimore Sports Fans
baltimore.sportsthenandnow.com 30 days ago —
The Passion Of The Baltimore Orioles fans.
Throughout the city of Baltimore, you can see the passion on all the fans of the Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Ravens, and all the other sports in Baltimore. Every step you make through the city when the Ravens are playing you ...
Mora preparing to leave Orioles ‘with my head up’
baltimoresun.com 9/25/2009 — Career with team likely to end when season does
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When he joined the Orioles in July 2000, Melvin Mora was one of 14 unfamiliar commodities received in the club's now infamous trade-deadline fire sale ...
No More Mora…..
rightoffrussell.com 29 days ago — Chad Moeller and Melvin Mora have had there 2010 options declined. Jeff Fiorentino, Chris Lambert, Jim Miller, and Guillermo Rodriguez were all outrighted to AAA Norfolk. These moves were all made to make room on the 40-man roster.
These moves were expected. The Rule 5 draft is coming up soon ...
Blog Spotlight: Orioles Card "O" The Day
camdenchat.com 10/27/2009 —
Just one of the 28,000 baseball cards owned by Brotz13.
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This week's blog spotlight is a double feature of sites ...
So long Mora… We will see you later
rightoffrussell.com 10/6/2009 — Just a few months ago, most of the Oriole nation was pretty pissed off at Melvin Mora for his public attacks on Dave Trembley for his lack of playing time. We were all frustrated with his numbers or lack there of. We were frustrated watching better bats sit on the bench.
Now the season is ...
Long May You Run, Melvin Mora
camdenchat.com 20 days ago —
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Orioles Really Scored In Sherill Trade
tylersarticles.blogspot.com 17 days ago — Now that the offseason is upon is, top prospects lists are starting to surface. On Monday, Baseball Prospectus prospect guru Kevin Goldstein began with his annual organizational Top 11 lists. Goldstein, the former Baseball America scribe, kicked off the series with the Baltimore Orioles . Two of ...
A Championship-Caliber 2010 Mets Team —
Bleacher Report - MLB 10/27/2009
After going through a horrific, injury-plagued 2009 campaign, the New York Mets head in this winter's Hot Stove with many questions and seemingly too few answers.
Everyone's knee-jerk response to solving their issues revolve around signing a ...
This time, Bombers —
NY Post: Sports 30 days ago
Jimmy Rollins is entitled to his voice, and to his swagger, and to his braggadocio. As the Mets have discovered relentlessly across the last three years, the talk he talks is outpaced only by the walk he walks. When he says the Phillies are the team ...
Hale now on third for Mets —
NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 30 days ago
Chip Hale is expected to be named the Mets' new third base coach after the World Series. Hale, 44, spent the past three seasons in that role with the Diamondbacks after six years in that organization as a minor-league manager.
