Well, this didn’t take long: Erik Bedard has been named the Mariners‘ opening day starter. It’s an expected move, but I thought they’d at least put on a show during spring training. In terms of the Orioles, this means that Erik the Great will likely return to the Camden Yards hill on either April 5th [...]

In his comments on the last post, Andrew pointed us to this Jon Heyman story on SI.com about Peter Angelos‘ supposed involvement in the rumored Brian Roberts to the Cubs deal. Andrew used the term “lazy journalism” and, man, that couldn’t possibly be more accurate. This piece is riddled with the kinds of statements that [...]

First, sorry for the radio silence over the past couple of days. I’ve been busy finishing up a media kit for an insurance industry trade publication. But I’m sure you all guessed that. I’m back in time to report the blockbuster news: Steve Trachsel has re-signed with the Orioles, this time on a minor league [...]

As pointed out in the comments (thx, Dan and Joe) and also in a variety of sources (Camden Chat was also on top of this, while Roch, oddly, wasn’t): the Erik Bedard era has come to a close here in Baltimore. It’s the same deal we’ve been hearing about for 12 days, so this really [...]

I’ll believe this trade is done when — and only when — I see the press conference. But I’d be remiss if I failed to point out that the dangling Oriole is apparently in Seattle to take his physical, which would seem to be the final step. Everything about this trade makes sense. I can’t [...]

I’ve had a few interesting things building up over the past week or two, so here we go: – This one comes from the “this is what the Internet is really for” files: NumerOlogy, a site dedicated to Orioles uniform numbers. It’s an absolutely amazing piece of work, chock full of both interesting information and [...]

It’s a day late, yes. Maybe even a dollar short (can’t be sure). But, here it is anyway. The short version is pretty easy: I’m glad the Giants won. Given my status as a Redskins fan (it is they and the Steelers I grew up watching, so hate me if you must), I have no [...]

Super Bowl wrapup coming later, but here’s something to chew on in the meantime: the Sun is reporting that the Erik Bedard deal is almost done. Adam Jones is apparently in town for a physical, and unless something goes awry he will soon be a Baltimore Oriole. I’m gonna miss that cantankerous Canadian.