Powerless Mets Playing Old-Fashioned Baseball

After the Nationals parted ways with Frank Robinson after the 2006 season, I personally called Stan Kasten to throw out a name that may not have been on his lista?"Jim Riggleman. Stan said that Jim was already on his short list, but as we know the Nationals got Manny Acta so it was great [...]

BALTIMORE | It's fun to be a member of the Baltimore Orioles again. An influx of youth has created a sense of optimism within a franchise that hasn't had a winning season since 1997. While the arrival of former No. 1 draft pick Matt Wieters on Friday created national buzz in Baltimore, the rebirth of the Orioles began several weeks earlier. That's when the team began...

Hill vs Washburn, 7:10 pm. So, as you probably know, the Orioles have this center fielder who is having a pretty good season. Unless he falls apart in June, there’s a pretty decent chance that Adam Jones will make his first All-Star team this summer at the ripe old age of 23. He’s one [...]-- This post came from: U.S.S. Mariner, and is copyright by the authors. This...

Adam Jones came back to Seattle today with an entourage -- two burly guys standing by his locker in the visiting clubhouse at Safeco Field wearing Orioles' jerseys with "Jones" on the back. OK, it was his brother and cousin, come up from San Diego to visit Adam -- who actually seems quite unaffected by the giant step into stardom he has taken this season. "I'...

Ichiro Suzuki has extended his hitting streak to 26 games, breaking his 2007 record of most consecutive games with a hit and setting the new standard in Seattle Mariners territory.

Faced with losing two spring training teams, the Pima County Sports and Tourism Authority was expected to send a proposal this week to the Baltimore Orioles about the possibility of moving their spring training site from Fort Lauderdale to Tucson. The Orioles are also looking at Sarasota and Fort Myers as potential spring training sites.

BALTIMORE | Aubrey Huff remembers Edwin Jackson in 2006 when both played for Tampa Bay. After Jackson pitched eight innings of two-hit ball to lead the Detroit Tigers over the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 on Sunday, Huff determined the right-hander bears little resemblance to his teammate of two years ago. "He wasn't even close to that. He definitely has developed probably some...

By Jonathan Shock June 1, 2009 – Safeco Field, Seattle, WA Final Score: Baltimore Orioles 1 – Seattle Mariners 0 The Mariners are really struggling offensively. Despite Ichiro extending his hit streak to 25 games, the M’s are averaging just 3.87 runs per game. The last time the Mariners were that anemic, was before I was born. 1983, when they averaged just 3.44 runs...

Adam Jones comes back to haunt the Mariners. Also, our first look at phenom catcher Matt Wieters. BALTIMORE Brian Roberts 2B Adam Jones CF Nick Markakis RF Aubrey Huff 1B Melvin Mora 3B Luke Scott DH Matt Wieters C Nolan Reimold LF Cesar Izturis SS Rich Hill LHP MARINERS Ichiro RF Yuniesky Betancourt SS Adrian Beltre 3B Mike Sweeney DH Russ Branyan 1B Jose Lopez 2b Wladimir Balentien...

I JUST REALIZED I INADVERTENTLY DID ALL MY GAME UPDATES IN THE ADAM JONES THREAD INSTEAD OF THE GAME THREAD. OH, WELL. I'LL MOVE THEM OVER HERE NOW (AT 11:30 P.M.). UPDATE 9:02 P.M. (MIDDLE OF EIGHTH) : Pretty nifty 3-6-3 double-play turned by Branyan to end the inning. He made a smothering stop of a smash by Mora to start it, scrambled back to the bag for the relay and made...

On Friday I donned native garb and went to walk among the infidel in Baltimore. It was a special occasion - the arrival of Matt Wieters. Maybe you heard something about it.Once I got accustomed to the weird accents and garish orange garb of the natives, I realized something: I was having approximately a million times more fun than I ever did at a Nats game. Approximately.It'...