During the course of this offseason there were only two “name” free agents I ever thought the Orioles might be legitimately in on: Prince Fielder and Edwin Jackson. The former I always considered the longest of shots, but the more time he spent on the market the more I thought, maybe. The latter, well, that’s [...]

If you tried to access The Loss Column at any point for most of the day Sunday you likely experienced a bit of frustration. We were, alas, in the midst of one of my web host’s periodic meltdowns. Although to be fair it’s been a good while since we’ve had an issue of this magnitude/duration. [...]

Never mind the Super Bowl. Seriously. If you can muster any enthusiasm for a match between the Patriots and the Giants (which is to say between New York and Boston) then you have something going for you that I neither have nor want. If I’m rooting for anything it’s for one team to win 3-0, [...]

One thing I have to note up front: as much crap as I have given (and will continue to give) Baltimore sports fans for their en masse abandonment of the Orioles I am nevertheless impressed by the energy in this city surrounding the Ravens. Wherever it’s coming from — and wherever it may go — [...]

Quick programming note: I’ll be joining a collection of the area’s finest Orioles bloggers onstage today at FanFest to talk about all things O’s. Which, for me this year, figures to be an interesting proposition. Reason being, I’m not sure what I’ll have to add this time around. I’m kind of in “wait and see” [...]

First thing’s first, which is that I stand by what I said about Tim Tebow despite what happened up in Foxborough yesterday. He didn’t exactly play well but the assembled talent around him did no favors. I’m eager to see what he does next year with a full offseason of preparation as the starter. Assuming [...]

The most obvious locally-relevant fallout from Tim Tebow‘s latest miracle on Sunday is that it deprives Ravens fans of a chance to see their team face the Steelers a third time. Which is probably disturbing news to some, probably a sigh of relief to others. I think it’s clear regardless that the Steelers were in [...]

Joe Flacco is a good quarterback. For his career so far he has 79 TDs to 46 INTs and has completed roughly 60% of his passes. In games he has started, the Ravens have won a lot more than they’ve lost. 43-20 in the regular season to be exact and, interestingly enough, 4-3 in the [...]