E-2, Brute?
In my never-ending grousing about former Orioles who refuse to go away, I bring you this holiday monstrosity. A fruitcake, a cheez log and a cured meat stick all rolled into one foul holiday hash, I...
View ArticleBod, Brady & Eddie – breakin’ it down for MASN
So, OK. Pitchers and catchers. This and that. The Orioles are encouraged to have their starting rotation pretty much settled before the first exhibition game. But the real O’s news popped up in this...
View ArticleDump the Demper. Now.
Tuesday was the best night of 2010 at Camden Yards. Buck Showalter’s first night in the dugout, a new energy, a 5-3 win over a good Angels team. The game had it all. A crisp 2-&-a-half hour pace....
View ArticleAs American as baseball, apple pie and outsourcing security to developing...
Fans who live in places like Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC know that MASN – the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network – broadcasts both the Orioles and the Nationals games. The O’s own the network and...
View ArticleThis looks really bad.
I sat down to write a quick post on how strange it is that the Orioles are suddenly playing well in Minnesota. And then my wife came downstairs and said, “Mike Flanagan is dead.” Right now, a little...
View ArticleRandomish thoughts on Baltimore baseball
If you didn’t know better and had to guess, which of these guys looks more likely to ever to be a major leaguer again? The auto-concussed Brian Roberts or the perfectly conditioned Bugs&Cranks...
View ArticleStill Locked, Still Loaded
Way back on March 1, I started worrying about problems the “budding champion” Washington Naturals would face as they proceeded toward their first playoff berth. A month before Opening Day, I called...
View ArticleA Deal’s a Deal, Bud.
BUD SELIG: Hey man. Nice car. You wanna sell it? ORIOLES: What? No. It’s not for sale. BUD: Come on. Sell it to that guy over there. He needs a ride. ORIOLES: No. But thanks anyway. BUD: OK. Awesome....
View ArticleJack Says “Yes!” But Doesn’t Mean It
Give Jack Antwerpen credit for this much: His Baltimore-area automotive empire did not resort to “You’ll hit a home run when you shop here!” or “You’ll find a grand slam of value in our showroom!”...
View ArticleNationals Enjoy the Calm Before the $torm
On Monday afternoon, a New York judge granted a rather minor discovery motion in favor of MASN, the television network which owns the broadcast rights to Washington Nationals games and is majority...
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