Ex-O's in Washington; The Roundup

The Toronto Globe and Mail is reporting that the Blue Jays have made a minor league offer to Kevin Millar. The deal includes an invitation to Spring Training, with incentives if he were to make the team. Millar, 37, hit .234 with 20 HR for the Orioles last season. Millar is a very smart player, who is not just familiar with the AL East, but a proven leader in the clubhouse. This...

I?m in Ireland, and will be competing over the weekend at the Irish National Championships. I bet you didn?t realize that little known fact about me being Irish and all. In the summertime my freckles are more pronounced and I usually dye my hair a darker color from its natural reddish-blonde hue. I still can put down a Guinness with the best of them though! Truth be told, I probably...

"We are not pursuing Manny Ramirez." (Jim Bowden, via Nationals dot com, 2/3/2009) "We respect Manny Ramirez as one of the best hitters of our era. However, based on our plan on building a franchise, we have not and are not going to be making him an offer." (Jim Bowden, via Nationals Journal, ...

By Billy Collin Balester was a fourth round draft choice of the Montreal Expos (now Washington Nationals) in 2004. He has been ranked as one of the Nat’s best prospects since then, and he showed some of that promise in 2008. Balester made his major league debut on July 1 and held his ...

Manny Ramirez walked away from 25 milly last night. To play one season of baseball. If that blows your mind, then good, that’s the correct reaction. So, the 36-year-old remains a free agent, which means that The Nationals, after failing to nab any big name players this offseason, might be interested (via Nats Enquirer): The New [...]

If you have time on Wednesday evening, the ESPN Zone in Baltimore's Inner Harbor will celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day with a Q&A session featuring the following major female figures in the sports community: Katie Hoff – Olympic Swimming Medalist. She competed in six ...

The Cubs have officially traded Rich Hill to the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named later. The PTBNL will depend on how Hill does in 2009, but the trade must be completed within 6 months. the move carries little risk for the Orioles since what they eventually will give up to the Cubs depends largely on Hill?s success. The Cubs have opened a spot on their 40-man roster...

Philly fans are passionate, some of the most passionate fans in sports, maybe the most passionate. However, some men in blue shirts are trying to hold us down. That's right, the ushers at Citizens Bank Park are trying to silence your right to be a fan and voice your opinion. I'll tell you where I sit and exactly what happened, the Phillies already have my name and info...

The Baltimore Orioles have been a familiar destination for former members of the Chicago Cubs. Going back a few years Sammy Sosa started a trend and this season the Orioles added Felix Pie, Ronny Cedeno and today added former Cubs starter Rich Hill. Hill, 28, spent most of last season in the minors struggling with his [...]

As expected, the deal to move Rich Hill to the Baltimore Orioles has gone down for the very important player to be named later. Let's hope it's another Kevin Hart. The report is coming out of ESPN1000 and the Cubs version of Ken Rosenthal...Bruce Levine.

Not much going on today…[the Orioles signed Ty Wigginton] and that’s about it. We were down at the Steelers parade today (front row) and had a blast. Can’t wait to be back for the Pirates parade in November. 10 days until pitchers and catchers…

By Gary Two intriguing trades were consummated yesterday and both involved the Chicago Cubs. Additionally, one major free agent finally signed a contract. To kick the day off, the Chicago Cubs sent left handed pitcher Rich Hill to the Baltimore Orioles for the infamous player to be named ...

The Yankees got their pitchers, they got Teixeira and they are not getting Manny Ramirez, but what about solidifying the bench? Well if they don’t start soon there will be no bench options left. Two free agents that could have significantly improved the bench, Ty Wigginton and Javier Valentin, signed contracts yesterday with the Orioles and [...]

Hello again everyone, I hope your Super Bowl was fun and the team you picked or had in your office pool made you a lot of money. Since you will probably not share any of the money you may have won with me, let’s get on with my fantasy look at the Rays.  Before I actually do [...]

The Baltimore Orioles have officially announced that they have acquired Rich Hill in a trade with the Chicago Cubs. From the Baltimore Sun: In a move to add another option to a crowded but unproven rotation, the Orioles acquired left-handed starter Rich Hill from the Chicago Cubs today for a ...