Jeremy Guthrie-possible deal?

Playing for the Baltimore Orioles is no picnic. The team has not made the postseason since 1997 and routinely loses over 90 games. They play in a division with the Yankees, Rays, and Red Sox-that's 54 games each year in which they are probably an underdog. The home fans, who once filled beautiful Camden Yards, have long since stopped coming. The team drew a million seven last year, but that is deceiving. When the Sox or Yanks are in town, many of the seats are filled by Boston or New York fans. How demoralizing it must be for the Oriole players to hear most of the crowd on their feet, cheering for the last strike of a win that will be for the opposition. Other days, the park is nearly empty. The O's top starter for the last four years has been Jeremy Guthrie. His stats at first do not look impressive. In 5 years in Baltimore, he is 47-65 with an ERA of 4.19. In both 09 and 11, he lost 17 games. But he does eat up innings-200 or more in each of the last three s...