In part forty-two of my almost 50 part series “Better Known An Oriole” (otherwise known as 2009 Orioles Retrospective), I take a look at reliever Alberto Castillo… THE FIGHTIN’ SIDE-ARMING LEFTY! Castillo got in a little time at the end of the 2008 season with the O’s[...]
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January 13th, 2010 - 11:46 pm § by Daniel Moroz § in Baltimore Orioles
2009 Orioles Retrospective: Alberto Castillo
January 13th, 2010 - 12:45 am § by Daniel Moroz § in Baltimore Orioles
2009 Orioles Retrospective: Lou Montanez
In part forty-one of my almost 50 part series “Better Know An Oriole” (otherwise known as 2009 Orioles Retrospective), I take a look at outfielder Lou Montanez… THE FIGHTIN’ MINOR LEAGUE MASHER! Montanez had a shot of making the O’s as a fourth-outfielder coming into [...]
January 11th, 2010 - 6:48 pm § by Daniel Moroz § in Baltimore Orioles
Jim Palmer Got A Little Help From His Friends
Whenever I have written about Mike Mussina’s place in history – whether it be ranking the top Orioles or taking an early look at his potential Hall of Fame candidacy – I’ve tended to compare him to Jim Palmer. It made sense, since Palmer is the Gold Standard against which al[...]
January 9th, 2010 - 7:36 pm § by Daniel Moroz § in Baltimore Orioles
2009 Orioles Retrospective: Dennis Sarfate
In part forty of my almost 50 part series “Better Know An Oriole” (otherwise known as 2009 Orioles Retrospective), I take a look at right-hander Dennis Sarfate… THE FIGHTIN’ WILD FLAMETHROWER! Sarfate was another one of the pieces that came over from Houston in the Miguel [...]
January 7th, 2010 - 11:29 pm § by Daniel Moroz § in Baltimore Orioles
2009 Orioles Retrospective: Matt Albers
In part thirty-nine of my almost 50 part series “Better Know An Oriole” (otherwise known as 2009 Orioles Retrospective), I take a look at right-hander Matt Albers… THE FIGHTIN’ BULLPEN ENIGMA*! * Credit to Dempsey’s Army – who sponsors the Albers page at Basebal[...]
January 6th, 2010 - 11:56 pm § by Daniel Moroz § in Baltimore Orioles
2009 Orioles Retrospective: Nick Markakis
In part thirty-eight of my almost 50 part series “Better Know An Oriole” (otherwise known as 2009 Orioles Retrospective), I take a look at right-fielder Nick Markakis… THE FIGHTIN’ FRANCHISE CORNER-STONE! Before the season, Markakis signed a 6 year, $66 M contract with the Orioles. I tho[...]
January 3rd, 2010 - 4:22 pm § by Daniel Moroz § in Baltimore Orioles
Looking At Home Runs By Ballpark
Peter – from the very good Atlanta Braves blog Capital Avenue Club – put together a neat tool that allows you to look at a player’s home run landing spots relative to different ballparks, so I thought I’d give it a whirl. First up, here’s new Oriole Garrett Atkins, from 2006 (29 H[...]
December 29th, 2009 - 11:33 pm § by Daniel Moroz § in Baltimore Orioles
2009 Orioles Retrospective: Brian Roberts
In part thirty-seven of my almost 50 part series “Better Know An Oriole” (otherwise known as 2009 Orioles Retrospective), I take a look at second-baseman Brian Roberts… THE FIGHTIN’ DOUBLES MACHINE! Roberts was signed to a sizable $40 M contract before the season, keeping h[...]
December 23rd, 2009 - 11:40 pm § by Daniel Moroz § in Baltimore Orioles
2009 Orioles Retrospective: Aubrey Huff
In part thirty-six of my almost 50 part series “Better Know An Oriole” (otherwise known as 2009 Orioles Retrospective), I take a look at lefty slugger Aubrey Huff… THE FIGHTIN’ LOVE SPONGE! Here’s what I said about Huff before the season when projecting a .280/.344/.4[...]
December 20th, 2009 - 9:03 pm § by Daniel Moroz § in Baltimore Orioles
2009 Orioles Retrospective: Luke Scott
In part thirty-five of my almost 50 part series “Better Know An Oriole” (otherwise known as 2009 Orioles Retrospective), I take a look at lefty slugger Luke Scott… THE FIGHTIN’ SKY WALKER*! * You know, because he walks a lot. Scott came over from the Astros in the Miguel Te[...]
