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2012 Orioles Projections: Wieters, Davis, Andino, Hardy, Reynolds, Betemit

The first round of 2012 Orioles projections takes a look around the starters in the infield (plus DH). A few of these players probably won't get as many plate appearances as I attributed to them, but it shouldn't take too ...

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Manny Ramirez going to suit up for Oakland A’s…

Looks like Manny Ramirez is going out West to see if he can resume his playing career. Once again, the Oakland Athletics are in the headlines when it comes to signing a free agent player. Of course, the ...

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The New PA Announcer at Oriole Park: Ryan Wagner

Congratulations to Ryan Wagner. He's now the new public address announcer at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Wagner will replace Dave McGowan. Of course, if the name sounds familiar, Wagner also took part in MLB's Fan Cave in ...

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Spring Training is Here. Can the Orioles Do Better?

This weekend, the official start of Spring Training kicked off as pitchers and catchers had their first workouts in Sarasota, Florida.Ok, so it has been a mild winter up in the Mid-Atlantic. In fact, it is supposed to be in ...

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Baltimore Orioles: Rapport with new faces

According to Roch Kubatko of masnsports.com, Matt Wieters talked a bit yesterday about his bullpen session with Tsuyoshi Wada. The reviews seemed to be extremely positive. Wieters said that Wada seemed to have confidence in all four of his pitches, ...

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Birds Watcher welcomes Brad Kronthal

On behalf of Birds Watcher and the Fansided network, I’d like to welcome Brad Kronthal to the Birds Watcher writing team as a staff writer. Brad is a journalism student at Towson University, which will give him a very unique ...

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Orioles Past Bullpen Woes Lead to a Different Strategy

Baltimore Sun photo by Karl Merton FerronOrioles Past Bullpen Woes Lead to a Different Strategy - Birds Watcher - Birds Watcher - A Baltimore Orioles Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

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How should the Orioles approach exhibition games?

In years … [visit site to read more] How should the Orioles approach exhibition games? - Birds Watcher - Birds Watcher - A Baltimore Orioles Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

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Orioles Options and Players out of Options

I am going to attempt to do something exceedingly foolish and hazard a first shot at who will be on the 25-man roster for the beginning of the season. The worst case scenario for this is that we can all ...

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Spring Training, Engage…

The Orioles have opened Spring Training in sunny Sarasota, Florida this weekend and the fans have responded with a resounding yawn. It is hard to blame them, the Orioles have not done much this offseason to generate ...

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Baltimore Orioles: Culture of complacency?

The Free Dictionary complacency as ”a feeling of contentment or self-satisfaction, especially when coupled with an unawareness of danger, trouble, or controversy.” More specifically in a sports sense, it’s better terms as accepting failure. (It’s also more commonly referred to as collecting a ...

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Health, Fitness & Bodybuilding Advice

With spring around the corner, and then summer, now is the time to get in shape. There's no excuse to not move, exercise, run, or get in the gym. Now is the time to make a difference in your life, ...

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Can Britton improve in his sophomore season?

By Olivia Witherite (@oliviawitherite) If you’re a starting pitcher in the majors and you’re best remembered last season by many for hitting a home run in interleague play, it may tell you something about your pitching. Cue in, Zach Britton. ...

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The Eternal Hope of Spring

A year ago, I wrote in my blog, “Will I give up on the Orioles if they lay another 70 wins egg? Honestly, probably not. Nope, I’ll likely be here next February waiting for the weather to change, the pitchers ...

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First workouts overshadowed by Oriole injury concerns

Yesterday marked the first workout of the 2012 season for Orioles’ pitchers and catchers. In terms of getting though the offseason, that’s progress! There are a lot of opinions out there regarding Dan Duquette and the job that he’s done ...

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Orioles’ Johnson has an ailing back

Well that didn’t take long. According to Roch Kubato of masnsports.com, Jim Johnson reported to camp this morning with what manager Buck Showalter called  ”some patella stuff and lower-back things.” I’m not a doctor, I didn’t play one on TV, and ...

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Baltimore Orioles: Is Buck really a good coach?

Buck Showalter - Image Courtesy of USA Today I would submit that college basketball is the sport where coaching is the most important. Certainly you see coaches more involved in the progression of the game in that sport than in ...

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2012 Baseball Preview- AL East

The AL East constitutes the final chapter in my six-part 2012 baseball preview. Somewhere in the back of my head, I think I made this my last division because I hoped the Red Sox would swing a trade for a ...

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Baltimore Orioles: Eve of it all

Today is the eve of the unofficial start to the baseball season, as Orioles’ pitchers and catchers are set to report to spring training tomorrow. 2012 will be the third straight season that the O’s will work out at Ed ...

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FanFest Notes and Thoughts: Zach Britton

During Orioles FanFest, southpaw Zach Britton spoke with the media for a couple of minutes. Britton answered questions about his prepration for Spring Training, his up-and-down year. In addition, he spoke about the rotation, the additions to ...

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As If One Mark Reynolds Wasn’t Enough…

Baltimoresun.comAs If One Mark Reynolds Wasn’t Enough… - Birds Watcher - Birds Watcher - A Baltimore Orioles Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

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As If One Mark Reynolds Wasn’t Enough…

Baltimoresun.comAs If One Mark Reynolds Wasn’t Enough… - Birds Watcher - Birds Watcher - A Baltimore Orioles Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

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Inside the Mind of Buck Showalter

One of the great pleasures of watching Orioles baseball coverage on television is watching Buck Showalter handle questions and interact with the press. He is really skilled in this regard: he reveals substantial thoughts in a way that is enlightening ...

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Zach Britton Injured?

Well, the pitching situation for the Orioles perhaps has gotten a lot interesting when camp opens up next week. I heard about this on the radio this morning while driving to Baltimore, but it looks like Zach ...

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Are the Orioles for sale? According to them, NO.

Every year, fans hope for the best with the Baltimore Orioles. For the last fourteen years, they have finished below .500 and well out of playoff contention. More than likely, the Orioles will have a fifteenth consecutive ...

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Will Jones extend long-term with the Orioles?

While the rest of the nation is getting hyped-up in NY’s Lin-derella story, we’ve almost lost sight of the fact that Adam Jones agreed to terms with the Orioles for 2012. One might think that we can now get onto bigger ...

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Baltimore Orioles: Don’t take sides against the family with ANYONE

When I was a kid my parents tried to hammer home the point that life’s not always fair. As a result, I try to be as fair-minded as possible in all situations, sometimes at my own peril. My point here ...

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Thanks, Baseball

I wrote this many years ago -- in 2006 -- on the old blog about my Spring Training trip to the old stadium in Fort Lauderdale. Although the Orioles moved from South Florida a few years ago to ...

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Jones and Orioles Agree on a Contract for 2012

It looks as if the Orioles and center-fielder Adam Jones have agreed on a deal for the 2011 season… From the Baltimore Sun: The Orioles came to terms with their final arbitration-eligible player on Tuesday night, agreeing to ...

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Orioles’ Britton to be limited in spring training

I have to question sometimes what exactly the Orioles have done to tick off the baseball Gods over the course of the past few seasons. It seems like anytime they’ve had a young player that’s shown any sort of promise, ...

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Orioles avoid arbitration with Adam Jones

The Orioles announced this evening that they had agreed to terms with center fielder Adam … [visit site to read more] Orioles avoid arbitration with Adam Jones - Birds Watcher - Birds Watcher - A Baltimore Orioles Fan Site - News, ...

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The State of the Orioles With Spring Training Coming

Blogging's been pretty light recently because, well, "pitchers and catchers soon to report" hasn't brought with it the usual sense of excitement. The Orioles will obviously not be very good this year - not new - but things also seem relatively ...

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Duquette’s Composition: Opus 2012

At the risk of losing every baseball reader I’ve gained over the last year, I’m going to make a confession: I was a music major in college. I also had a second major and degree along with a master’s and ...

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Can the Orioles protect the yard in a better manner?

  Over the weekend I wrote an article entitled We must protect this yard, in which I talked about the  O’s needing their fans to pack Camden Yards this season to help the team. Part of the issue is that ...

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Yoenis Cespedes to the A’s

It looks like Yoenis Cespedes isn't coming to the Baltimore Orioles, nor is he going to the Florida Marlins. Instead, Cespedes is going to -- Oakland? From ESPN: Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has agreed to a four-year, ...

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Orioles’ report dates

For all that I’ve spoken of … [visit site to read more] Orioles’ report dates - Birds Watcher - Birds Watcher - A Baltimore Orioles Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

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Baltimore Orioles: Sunrise, sunset

Interesting choice of titles … [visit site to read more] Baltimore Orioles: Sunrise, sunset - Birds Watcher - Birds Watcher - A Baltimore Orioles Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More

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World Series 2012 Odds…

In case you're curious, here are some World Seies 2012 odds from Las Vegas. Courtesy of Bovada.com (formerly BODOG.com).>>> Read More

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Why Jim Johnson Should Look to Inning Nine

Mandatory Credit: Mark L. Baer-US PRESSWIRE By Olivia Witherite Much to the disarray of Orioles fans, Kevin Gregg will not be returning to the closer role this season. (This is sarcasm. I thought I’d just point that out in case you didn’t ...

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Baseball Starting Up Again; Whitney Houston

We are a little less than a week from Spring Training down in Sarasota and I'm excited. With football over, fans can look forward to seeing what the Orioles can do down in Florida. Most of us think ...

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