god i hate that team.

- andino has been a gem to watch the past couple weeks. some of the plays he’s made in the field he has made look routine. and that basket catch saturday was anything but.

- zaun didn’t just hit a HR on saturday…he launched one. that baby came off the bat like white lightening. maybe he should wear his socks old-school style more often

- bergeson had a great outing…too bad it was wasted by pitching to howard

- with everyone bitching about mora not producing with RISP, how about markakis? i know he can do no wrong, but the guy has not only not been clutch, but he’s mainly been striking out in these situations..here’s hoping he gets out of it.

- the thing i’ve noticed with jones is if he’s patient at the plate 9 times out of 10 he’s successful, but lately i’ve seen him regressing to some of his 2008 at bats: swinging at crap high fast balls, and low junk. here’s to him getting back to his form earlier this season.

- can we do a post on where the orioles stand in MLB (or the AL) in base running stats like times caught stealing or unsuccessfully trying to stretch out a double or 2-bags (like mora yesterday)? i would think we would be close to the lead. my next question is: does this fall on the head coach, the base running coaches, or the players?

i will be at the game saturday, sunday, and monday of next week…go o’s!

Interesting story on Arrieta’s abundant confidence. I like this. Guys like Jones and Bergesen and now Arrieta are going to do a lot to change the culture of losing, I think. We need a guy like Josh Beckett – someone with a fiery competitive attitude, but who’s a good teammate. And it looks like Matusz might be Arrieta’s counterpart – a calm, collected, well-spoken, humble guy. I’m liking the makeup of our future rotation for sure.

Also sleep and sobriety.

God, I love baseball.