My best (and completely uninformed) guess as to what the Orioles are doing with Chris Waters after calling him back up? I’ll say they’re going to shift Brian Bass to Jason Berken’s rotation spot and they need Waters to take Bass’s spot in the bullpen until Brad Bergesen is ready to come back.
But what do I know? I’m sure someone will tell MASN what’s going on, and they’ll “break” it soon.
The weekend was embarrassing…..kinda. It can only be so embarrassing when your team is terrible and you expect moments like these. But it’s still frustrating to talk to friends who root for other teams when you know they’re going to murder you over how bad your own team is.
But this is Birdland!
Let’s see what everyone else has to say…..
Best of Sunday’s WNST Blogs:
Drew Forrester thinks Birds should let Mora go
Nestor Aparicio defends Dave Trembley
Drew Forrester wonders if Birds would be interested in Dusty Baker
Nestor Aparicio says Bostonians out en masse again this weekend at OPACY
Bob Haynie still thinks Ravens need help at WR even with Mason back
Luke Jones doesn’t think Figurs will end up making roster
Rex Snider thinks Mora HAS been respected by Birds
Glenn Clark says Suggs lit up Westminster with t-shirt Friday
Lawson Lambert says Rachel Alexandra proved herself to be ‘best 3 year old in country’ with win at Monmouth
ORIOLES:
The Official Site’s Spencer Fordin says Berken, bullpen crushed as Red Sox finished sweep
The Official Site provides numerical evidence of loss
The Official Site’s Brian Eller says Orioles Wives held food drive over weekend at Camden Yards
The Official Site’s Spencer Fordin says Mora feels ‘disrespected’ by lack of playing time
Red Sox Official Site’s Ian Browne says Victor Martinez paced BoSox with 5 hits, 4 RBI in finishing sweep of O’s
The Sun’s Jeff Zrebiec says 43,000 at Camden Yards (maybe 3,000 Orioles fans?) saw Birds swept by Sox
The Sun’s Jeff Zrebiec says Mora would be okay with getting outright release
The Sun’s Jeff Zrebiec says Berken appears to be headed out of rotation
Carroll County Times’ Josh Land says Albers, Bass also crushed by Red Sox in loss
Carroll County Times’ Josh Land says Trembley didn’t believe he had ‘disrespected’ Mora
Boston Globe’s Adam Kilgore says Sox now 50-17 against Orioles over last 3 years
Boston Herald’s Michael Silverman says despite sweep, Sox still 2 and a half back of Yankees in AL East
Providence Journal’s Dan Barbarisi says blowout win hid shaky performance from Buchholz in no decision
USA Today’s Bob Nightengale says Mora could be traded before Aug. 31
Sporting News’ Ryan Fagan says Matusz to make major league debut same night Washburn to make Tigers debut
ORIOLES MINOR LEAGUES:
Norfolk Tides Official Site says Liz ‘effective’, but Tides couldn’t score in loss to Syracuse
Bowie Baysox Official Site says Steve Johnson struggled, lost to New Britain in first start with Orioles organization
Frederick Keys Official Site says Zagone loser as Keys fell to Lynchburg
Aberdeen Ironbirds Official Site says Kantakevich loser as Staten Island topped Ironbirds
Bluefield Orioles Official Site says Mike Flacco had 2 hits, RBI in loss to Johnson City
Virginian-Pilot’s Rainer Sabin says Norfolk pitcher Chris Waters recalled by Birds, not sure if he’ll be starter or go to bullpen
RAVENS:
The Official Site’s Mike Duffy says Mark Clayton, Marcus Smith, Lamar Divens all missed afternoon practice with various injuries
The Official Site’s Mike Duffy says Derrick Mason not worrying about anything beyond ’09 season
The Official Site’s Mike Duffy says Special Teams coach Rosburg has to figure out how to get around wedge ban
The Official Site says Mason claims retirement wasn’t ‘ploy’
The Sun’s Jamison Hensley says Mason was hoping for “Terrell Owens treatment” in return to team
The Sun’s Kevin Cowherd says Mason no ‘Favre’
The Sun says Hauschka perfect, Gano nearly perfect Sunday as kicking competition continued
The Sun’s Edward Lee says Jason Cook had no trouble pursuing two degrees at Ole Miss
The Sun’s Edward Lee says McKinney knows he has to ‘make impression’ to get playing time on crowded D-Line
Carroll County Times’ Aaron Wilson says Harbaugh knows Ravens ‘better football team’ with Mason
Carroll County Times’ Daniel Henderson says undrafted rookie Dannell Ellerbe ‘making impression’ with Ravens
Carroll County Times’ Aaron Wilson says Flacco has thrown multiple interceptions in practice, Harbaugh unconcerned
SI’s Ross Tucker says Bannan thinks Ngata will be Hall of Famer
SI’s Peter King walks autograph line with Ed Reed, has humorous tale to tell of it
Yahoo! Sports’ Charles Robinson says Mason’s return helps Ravens team trying to make one more run at Super Bowl
Yahoo! Sports’ Charles Robinson says Ozzie thinks Mason decided he just ‘wanted to play football’
ESPN.com’s James Walker says Foxworth ‘another smart’ defender for Ravens
TERRAPINS FOOTBALL:
Turtle Sports Report’s John Talty says Dunbar OL prospect Devin Clark doesn’t really want to stay in state
TERRAPINS BASKETBALL:
Turtle Sports Report’s John Talty catches up with target Tsafack (must subscribe)
NAVY FOOTBALL:
The Official Site says Slotback Cory Finnerty wishes Mids could play USC
Go Mids’ Adam Nettina says LB Haberer still ‘humble’
SWIMMING:
Swimnetwork.com says Phelps’ team broke another world record in 4×100 medley
Tribune Newspapers’ Lisa Dillman says Phelps managed to bring attention to swimming in Rome despite Olympics being 3 years away
Washington Post’s Amy Shipley says Phelps added 5th gold in 4×100 medley relay to close World Championships
The AP’s Paul Newberry says Bowman will give Phelps two weeks off before hitting pool again
The AP says Cavic wants 1-on-1 race with Phelps next year
USA Today’s Vicki Michaelis says Phelps took ‘motivation’ from loss to Biedermann
SI’s Brian Cazeneuve says Phelps’ win over Cavic ‘defining moment’ of World Championships
HORSE RACING:
Daily Racing Form’s David Grening says Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra blew away field at Haskell Invitational
Thoroughbred Times’ Mike Curry says Borel thought Rachel Alexandra ‘unbelievable’ in win
Thoroughbred Times’ Phil Janack says Derby winner Mine That Bird to race Travers Stakes next
The AP’s Richard Rosenblatt says Belmont winner Summer Bird finished 2nd, 6 lengths back
USA Today’s Tom Pedulla says owner Jess Jackson doesn’t think ‘horse in the world’ could beat Rachel Alexandra when she’s on her game
Sporting News’ Brad Telias says Rachel Alexandra favorite for Horse of the Year
GOLF:
The AP’s Cliff Brunt says former Maryland golf coach Fred Funk blew away field to claim U.S. Senior Open
SOME QUICK THOUGHTS:
-The Michael Phelps-Milorad Cavic showdown was COMPELLING theater on Saturday. I don’t know how much more we’ll see of that in swimming, but it was VERY good theater. This means I saw as much good theater in swimming as I did in baseball over the last 10 days.
Talk to you tomorrow.
-G
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