Daily Archives: June 17, 2006

Orioles Win, 6-3

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Erik Bedard gets the win to improve to 6-6 on the season, Chris Ray records his 17th save in as many chances.

I didn’t get to see any of this game, work was hectic, but it looks like Melvin Mora and Brandon Fahey were the MVP’s. Mora went 2-4 with his 9th homerun and 3 RBIs, while Fahey went 2-5 with a triple and 2 RBIs. Hopefully this is a turning point for Mora who has been lacking power and striking out at a high rate. Most likely his shoulder was/is keeping him from being the player he usually is.

Fahey had a good game today in the 2 hole, but I don’t thinkhe belongs there long term. I think Fahey should be hitting from the 9 hole (8th in the NL), anytime hes in the lineup. Not that he can’t hit, just that he doesn’t have much power to speak of and his OBP isn’t very high right now. He’s in there for his defense, which has been very valuable.

Roster move: Orioles DFA’ed John Halama and purchased the contract of Howie Clark from AAA Ottawa.

It’s about time Halama got the boot. There was no place for him in the bullpen with Chen in there as well. I don’t know why we had 13 pitchers on the roster in the first place. Howie Clark gets his second stint on the ML team in Baltimore, hes not a bad player to have on the bench. I would’ve expected Luis Terrero to get the call, since hes hitting well in AAA, but Clark isn’t too bad of a choice.

Grade: C

This move could have been made days ago and really wasn’t much to think about. But at least they made it and we can now possibly pinch hit/run when we need to.

The Oriole Report Is Born

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I’ve decided that I cannot contain my interest and opinions on the Baltimore Orioles to myself anymore. I’m tired of debating with myself and only having myself to go to when it comes to intelligent conversation on the topic of baseball and the orioles. Of course there are numorous blogs and websites that do a great job with information and analysis on the Orioles, and believe me, I read most of them. I am a proud member of www.orioleshangout.com, which is easily the best website out there for all your Baltimore Oriole needs.

What I want to do is give my take on all the games the O’s play and all the transactions that the O’s make. I plan on giving each transaction a grade, while briefly breaking down each players performance for any games I am able to watch all the way through.

I don’t know how often I will be able to post, but I will try to keep the site as up to date as possible. Any and all support will be greatly appreciated. I figured one more blog following the Orioles couldn’t hurt, and if theres anyone interested in the team as much as me, every blog I can add to my bookmarks is a bonus.

So I will leave my first post saying hello to anyone that cares to read this blog.

The Orioles currently stand at 30-38, just coming off a disappointing trip in Toronto and heading into New York to face the Mets on a 3 game losing streak. Heres hoping we can surprise the first place Mets and get moving in the right direction as interleague play starts up again. I have work tomorrow night, so I probably won’t be able to catch much of the game…but I will be keeping an eye on it.