Friday, November 14 (which would be tomorrow or today, depending on when you read this) marks the much-anticipated start of baseball’s second season: free agency. And with it, our Orioles Hot Stove hopes get rekindled for another run of “will they or won’t they.” By now we all know the shopping list, which I’m grading [...]

Wherein we begin with a few Orioles notes… – The Mariners still have a strong interest in trading for Erik Bedard. I’ve also read that Toronto still likes him, and I suppose we can’t completely discount the Reds. Nothing appears close, though, which tells me that nothing’s going to happen before spring training. – Here’s [...]

All I want for Christmas is a big honking pile of prospects in exchange for Erik Bedard. Or for him to accept a big honking contract extension. Either/or. One place I think he’s unlikely to end up is Seattle, as they are believed to be closing in on a deal with free agent Carlos Silva. [...]

Leave it to the Orioles to break their biggest news in years on a day when I’m away from my computer. Bastards. By now you’ve all heard that Miguel Tejada is blazing trails to Houston in exchange for a package of five players. They are: 3B Mike Costanzo, outfielder Luke Scott, and pitchers Matt Albers, [...]

I can’t seem to shake the feeling that the floodgates are about to open on Eutaw Street. It’s a safe bet that Andy Mac will do something this offseason. I can’t fathom a scenario where we enter spring training with the same team that limped to the ’07 finish. I have to believe that MacPhail [...]

Lots of open threads these days, but that’s a good thing. Much of what makes this site takes place in the comments. That figures to continue today as we stare down two huge AFC North matchups. At 4:15 the Steelers storm the land of the pink hats with designs on ending the Patriots‘ undefeated season. [...]

The Orioles made a move in this morning’s Rule 5 draft, obtaining right handed reliever Randor Bierd from the Tigers system. Bierd is 12-18 with a 4.39 era in four A/AA seasons. In 260.1 innings pitched he’s recorded 261 strikeouts and given up just 237 hits, 79 walks, and a paltry 12 home runs. From [...]

The flurry of Orioles trade talk has got me thinking: is it the team or the players? The colors or the men who wear them? When talk arises that the O’s might trade Brian Roberts it’s tough to know how to feel. By all accounts he’s one of the only guys on the current roster [...]