Another evening passes with another utterly disheartening loss for the Orioles. For the second night in a row they didn’t really put up a fight in Toronto. At times like this many fans resort to questioning the team’s desire (or “heart”) and effort. I don’t. These guys aren’t content. But I do question the results, [...]

Whenever something doesn’t seem right, or comfortable, our lizard brain perks up. It wants answers. Sometimes it maybe even deserves them. In that zealous quest, however, much is often lost. The usual result is oversimplification, particularly when it comes to the notion of “truth.” The idea that since we know how things “should” be we [...]

Of all the players who regressed, Adam Jones troubles me the most. I want him to be a star, and I want him to do it in Baltimore. The Orioles need an outspoken public face to handle the duties for which quieter (but no less valuable) personalities like Markakis and Roberts are ill-suited. Jones should [...]

It took until mid-June. It took 18-48 and Dave Trembley losing his job. It took a lot of hard times, but Nick Markakis has stepped up and delivered. I suspect you’ve all read the article already, but if you haven’t you need to. He essentially says what we’ve all been thinking — that things are [...]

If there’s one thing the 2010 Orioles have taught us, it is this: things can always get worse. There we were, in ’08 and ’09, tossing around ideas like “Lost” seasons and Meaningful Improvement and The Plan. There we were in spring training, agreeing across the board that we’d see improvement of some sort this [...]

In one sense, I’ve reached a breaking point with the Orioles. The stretch of baseball that began with Saturday’s epic ninth-inning meltdown and culminated with last night’s rain-soaked surrender has been the worst I can recall. It’s possible that this years-long run of losing reached its low ebb last night. I’m convinced now that all [...]

The Orioles come home having won 4 of 9 in their most recent road trip.  To us O’s fans, it’s hard for that to not feel like anything but progress, all things considered.  It just goes to show you that when Jeremy Guthrie pitches well, he can really carry this team.  Two of those four [...]

I’m really sorry for the issues with the site today and lately. I know we’ve lost at least one comment (Dan the Man on the successful season question) today, and maybe more fixed!. It sucks. I’m frustrated as hell about this, in no small part because I recently “upgraded” my hosting. That means that, basically, [...]