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Wieters Called-Up for Friday’s Game!
May 26, 2009 by
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He’s finally coming…multiple readers have emailed that Orioles president Andy MacPhail said on MASN that top prospect Matt Wieters will debut Friday in Baltimore against Dontrelle Willis and the Tigers. Wieters, 23, posted a .285/.367/.482 line in Triple A. He slugged...
Eaton Released?
May 26, 2009 by
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The No. 24 locker is conspicuous by its absence in the visiting clubhouse at Nationals Park.
Adam Eaton no longer is with the Orioles. An announcement should be coming shortly that he’s been released.
We believe that the Orioles have recalled Matt Albers from Triple-A Norfolk...
Open Starting Spot. Adam Jones Is A Beast.
May 26, 2009 by
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With Eaton’s release made official, the Orioles called up Matt Albers from Triple-A. This creates an open spot in the rotation, like Michael wrote about earlier. The question though, is who will fill it. It seems like the coaching staff doesn’t have much faith in...
Ouch. And Some Good News
May 26, 2009 by
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So as you probably already know, today the Orioles lost 8-5. To the Nationals. I repeat, the Nationals. Chris Ray sucked, yet again. I think that he has great stuff, but if you can’t throw strikes and then have to throw fastballs, you’re gonna get killed. It really...
BirdsWatcher Podcast: Tonight At 9:00pm EST
May 21, 2009 by
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BirdsWatcher is broadcasting live tonight from 9:00-9:30pm EST. We will be discussing a broad range of Orioles topics and rumors. You can also call into the show at anytime to voice your opinions, or if you have any other comments to make. Hopefully, we can work out any bugs, if any...
Scott Update
May 21, 2009 by
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Scott hit off a tee yesterday and didn’t feel any pain in his left shoulder, but he still has some stiffness that he’s working out due to the inflammation, which confirms that the Orioles made the right call in placing him on the disabled list. Scott said he has full range...
BirdWatcher Podcast: Thursday 9-10pm EST
May 19, 2009 by
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We are finally kicking off the BirdsWatcher podcast this week. I am surprised that the show is going live so soon, but this is only the beginning. I plan on having 3 stages to improve the podcast over the next year, and this is only stage one. As time goes on, I hope to bring [...]
Off Day. More Draft News
May 18, 2009 by
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Yesterday was a crap loss. Tomorrow is the start of a Yankees series, the first that the Orioles have played in the new Yankee Stadium. I’m planning to go to the game on Wednesday, as a sort-of post college year gift for myself. We’ll be wearing our O’s gear...
Programming Note
May 18, 2009 by
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I would like to make a quick announcement that I will be going on vacation for two weeks. I probably won’t be able to get online much, but I will be leaving the blog in good hands with Joe. Around mid week I will make a post about the live podcast that’s coming up, but [...]
A Win and Injury News
May 16, 2009 by
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Orioles 3, Royals 2
As an O’s fan, you have to love these kinds of games. Your pitcher goes 6 (or 5.2) innings, and the bullpen is flawless. For 11 years, pitching has mostly been the problem. When you get a great start from a guy like Rich Hill who needs to be big if this [...]
On The Farm: 5/14/09
May 15, 2009 by
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Woah. I went and looked at my daily prospect report, and there were some really incredible performances. Chris Waters continued to shine in Norfolk, and Matt Wieters is just on fire!
Top Hitting Performances:
Matt Wieters, C, Norfolk: 2-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI. WIETERS WATCH!!!! The greatest...
Game Notes: Orioles Vs Royals
May 15, 2009 by
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Tonight was a great comeback win to raise the confidence of the team. I can’t think of a better ballpark for us to start a streak in. After tonight’s game we won 15 of 18 against Kansas City and 43-15 against the Royals since 2001. We can only hope to keep the momentum moving as [...]
Sarfate Career Ending Injury?
May 14, 2009 by
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Orioles reliever Dennis Sarfate might learn Friday that his season, and potentially his career, could be in jeopardy, but suddenly baseball isn’t his main concern.
“Really, the last couple days I’ve been kind of hanging out with my daughter, taking her for walks,...
Give Pie A Longer Chance
May 14, 2009 by
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Felix Pie is a very interesting prospect in our organization, if you want to call him a prospect any longer. I really like Pie, his attitude, and his off-field demeanor. He has a lot of talent in him, but its taking longer than expected to breakout at the major league level. I for one believe [...]
Freel Traded To Cubs
May 14, 2009 by
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The Orioles announced today that they have traded Ryan Freel to the Cubs, for Joey Gathright. We all knew this was coming sooner rather than later, as Freel has been mentioning his displeasure for a while. It was also no surprise that we traded him to the Cubs. What does this make...
Down On The Farm: 5/7-5/8
May 14, 2009 by
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I was just looking over some minor league stats in the Orioles’ system for yesterday and tonight, and some performances have just been great. Although the big club was blanked for 9 innings by C.C. Sabathia tonight, the affiliates have been great as of late.
May 7th
Ryan...
Cal Documentary Tonight
May 14, 2009 by
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MASNsports.com The video chat will kick off the network’s exclusive broadcast of “A Shortstop in China,” an hour-long documentary about Ripken’s first diplomatic trip as an American Public Diplomacy Envoy for the State Department. The documentary begins...
Luke Scott Injury
May 14, 2009 by
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All you had to do was see the look on Luke Scott’s face — and his arm in a sling — after today’s game to know that his shoulder injury is probably no small thing. He was clearly disheartened and talked about the importance of the power of prayer in the situation...
Organization And Management Frustrations
May 14, 2009 by
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First off, I love Dave Trembley and believe he is a good coach. He always sticks up for the players, and is willing to get into a umps face. But, his decision making on taking out starters the last two seasons have been horrible. I remember towards the middle of last season a lot of [...]
Today Is Good News Day
May 14, 2009 by
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All the sources that have been following the Luke Scott injury closely don’t believe it’s anything serous. The team has no plans on putting Scott on the DL, and most likely be day-to-day. If all of this is true, it’s very good news because we need Lukes bat in the...
Two Losses In One
May 14, 2009 by
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I am speechless about all the injuries that are building up this season, especially in the outfield. We are not even halfway through May, and so far Scott, Pie, Montanez, and Jones have been injured. Hopefully Jones isn’t to hurt, and won’t have to go on the DL. Unfortunately...
Reimold Called Up To The Show!
May 14, 2009 by
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In my last post I said that I would update the blog tomorrow, I really did not expect these moves to happen so soon.
The Orioles have optioned reliever Bob McCrory to Triple-A Norfolk and will call up outfielder Nolan Reimold tomorrow.Trembley said the decision to option McCrory was...
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