Sports 4 Dorks

So, aside from Erik Bedard pitching yet another stellar game on Wednesday, the big news for the Orioles is that manager Sam Perlozzo is officially coming back in 2007, according to assistant general manager Jim Duquette. (Well, it’s relatively big…

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I remember Jeffrey Maier. Not fondly, I’m afraid. On October 9, 1996, I was watching Game 1 of the ALCS on TV with a bunch of Yankee-rooting friends (don’t ask) and was struck with disbelief, then rage, when the long…

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On January 21, the Orioles traded Jorge Julio and John Maine to the Mets for veteran pitcher and Jim Duquette pet Kris Benson. I disliked the trade at the time, feeling that it was yet another example of the Orioles…

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A few thoughts as the Orioles’ regular season begins with today’s game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays: Most prognosticators (human and computer-assisted) have the Orioles pegged for yet another fourth-place finish this year. Given the nearly static nature of…

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For obvious reasons, I’ve been tracking the progress of Nick Markakis this year. And with the new month, it seemed like a good time to take a look back at his season so far. At the end of July –…

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Today the Orioles will gather their best scouts and prepare for what has become known as baseball’s annual crapshoot, the First-Year Player Draft. Some quick facts: By virtue of their lousy 74-88 finish last year, the Birds will pick ninth…

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As some of you may have noticed, this site just upgraded its blog software, Movable Type, to version 3.31. We had been using 2.661. The new version has features that should improve your experience with the site and make things…

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For Orioles fans, this was the instant, take-home message of Friday night’s 5-1 win over the host Nationals: “We may suck, but at least we suck less than you [the Nats].” Honestly, though, it was a beautiful night in the…

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Happened to see that the Texas Rangers designated ex-O Jerry Hairston Jr. for assignment today to make room on their forty-man roster. The Orioles’ long recent stretch of futility has made it seem as if every personnel decision they have…

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I’m back… albeit in slightly modified form. Circumstances forced me to take a break from blogging and the Orioles for a few months. And honestly, I don’t think there were any really noteworthy transactions in Birdland since my last post…

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