I am sick and tired of professional athletes, especially football players, acting like their contracts aren’t worth the paper they are written on.  The news out of Philadelphia the past few days involved cornerback Sheldon Brown and his demands for a new contract and then a trade.  In his seven year career he has averaged [...]

Finally, we saw Brad Bergeson pitch in Baltimore last night.  Anyone reading this blog knows he had a great first start.  He worked quickly, kept the ball down in the zone and most importantly, threw a lot of strikes.  Unless the kid completely tanks, he should be here to stay.  Hopefully his start last night [...]

It’s official, the honeymoon is over.  It was fun while it lasted. After the Orioles finished their first three series of the year, they were 6-3 and in second place in the division.  After this past weekend in Boston, their ship is sinking faster than the Titanic.  With the exception of Koji Uehara, the entire [...]

Much has been made lately about the Ravens and their pursuit of All-Pro wide receiver Anquan Boldin.  I can’t seem to find anyone who doesn’t think they should pull the trigger. There’s no question about Boldins’ ability on the field.  Last season he had 11 touchdowns, the Ravens had just 16 through the air total.  [...]

If I were running the Baltimore Orioles, the roster would look significantly different than it does now.  Hypothetically, lets’ say I were working with the same players on the 40 man roster, and the same availability of players in the minor leagues.  The Birds would look something like this.  Keep in mind, for my purposes [...]