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2011 NFL Mock Draft v.1

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 6:28:40 EST

1. Carolina Panthers select Nick Fairley (DT), Auburn

2. Denver Broncos select Patrick Peterson (CB), LSU

3. Buffalo Bills select Andrew Luck (QB), Stanford

4. Cincinnati Bengals select A.J Green (WR), Georgia

O's Farm Report: 6/08

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:36:39 EDT

Norfolk Tides (AAA)

Jake Arrieta/RHP - (6-2) 1.85 (1.12) 73.0 [64:32]

Josh Bell/3B - .264/.300/.433/.733 17(2B) 6(HR) 27(RBI) 11:53 2(SB)

Matt Angle/CF (+Bowie) - .350/.404/.398/.802 2(2B) 1(HR) 14(RBI) 10:10 6(SB)

O's Farm Report: 5/27/10

Thu, 27 May 2010 22:53:28 EDT

Norfolk Tides (AAA)

Jake Arrieta/RHP - 5-2 1.86 ERA 63 IP 55:32 1.14 WHIP

Chris Tillman/RHP - 5-4 3.12 ERA 57.2 IP 47:12 1.16 WHIP

Josh Bell/3B - .261/.438/.724 13(2B) 6(HR) 35 RBI 6:48 2(SB)

O's Farm Report: 5/17/10

Mon, 17 May 2010 20:22:19 EDT

Norfolk Tides (AAA)

Jake Arrieta/RHP - [3-2 2.20 ERA 49 IP 1.39 K:BB .173 OBA]

Chris Tillman/RHP - [3-4 3.83 ERA 44.2 IP 4 K:BB .256 OBA]

Josh Bell/3B - [.243/.275/.429 8 2B 6HR 24RBI 0.17 BB:K]

With a break in Sched, it's time to Vent.

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 5:05:02 EDT

Ok. So the Orioles come into their first off-day since Opening Day with a 2-14 record. Worst in the majors. The O's are getting little to no runs in each game, and that includes games against pitchers like Justin Vargas and Dana Eveland. It's absoutely terrible and I for one am fed up with the way Trembley is running this team.

So, after the M's swept up last night, Trembley decided it was time to vent. Well Tremb, your not the only one.

"I've been in a position where I'm a really nice fella and I'll cover. I'll get questions point blank and I feel like I'm a damn presidential press secretary sometimes instead of telling it what is it. I have to smooth it over," Trembley said. "I'm not smoothing it over anymore."

Millwood fits MacPhails plan

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 8:51:01 EST

The first priority for the Baltimore Orioles going into the off-season was finding a veteran starting pitcher. It took merely a week, and Andy MacPhail found his guy. During the Winter Meetings, MacPhail dealt reliever Chris Ray and Ben Snyder to the Texas Rangers for Kevin Millwood and $3 million dollars.

Some may ask what MacPhail sees in Millwood, and as too why the O's need him. Well, the O's were headed into the 2010 baseball season with a very youthful pitching staff, including Brian Matusz and Chris Tillman, two former top prospects. Millwood not only delievers that expierence the staff has lacked in recent years, but also a solid innings eater that will take away the wear and tear of a young bullpen. Millwood also becomes the teachers in a situation where he was once a student. A dozen-plus years ago, Millwood grew up with the Braves in a rotation that was anchored with the names of Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz.

Gerhart: Man of Steel

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:43:37 EST

Move over Superman (or Tim Tebow to some), There is a new Man of Steel.

His name is not Colt McCoy. His name isn't Tim Tebow. His name is Toby Gerhart, and he is a member of the Stanford Cardinal.

You may be wondering, 'Whats the big deal about some guy from Stanford?'. I'll tell you the big deal. It's that this guy (and a few others) have turned a Stanford team into a serious contender for the Pac 10 title.

Gerhart didn't just rise to the top as a senior at Stanford, he rose in High School. At the time of his High School career, he totalled a historic 9,662 yards, which would rank 3rd at the time in the American High School football record books. Stanford pounced on Gerhart, and he wa ranked the 40th best running back in the 2006 Recruiting Class.

A Japanese Oriole

Sun, 17 May 2009 16:01:38 EDT

When Koji Uehara was signed by the Baltimore Orioles in the off-season, not many knew that he was to become the first Japanese-born Oriole player. Ever. he also brought along hope for a better season and a better pitching rotation. So far, only a month and a half into the season, he has. Since his implosive game against the Texas Rangers, his earned run average has dropped off.

Hailing from Osaka, Uehara pitched for a lot of years in his home country of Japan before becoming posted as a free agent this past off-season. He spent all nine seasons in Japan playing for the Yomiuri Giants. His rookie season was 1999, where he won the Central league Rookie of the Year award. That season was also the debut season in Japan of a youngster named Diasuke Matsuzaka. Uehara would end the season by outperforming Matsuzaka. That wasn't even the major award he won in '99. Uehara would be named Sawamura Award winner, which is given to the best pitcher in Japan.

Orioles Farm Report: 5/12

Tue, 12 May 2009 20:12:33 EDT

Norfolk Tides (AAA) Jason Berken /P - 3-1 1.96 ERA 23 IP 12-8 K-BB .158 OBA

David Hernandez/P - 2-1 4.11 ERA 30.2 IP 40-9 K-BB .241 OBA

Chris Tillman/P - 3-0 2.52 ERA 25 IP 27-10 K-BB .209 OBA

Matt Wieters/C - .291/.398/.407/.805 15 R 7 2B 1 HR 12 RBI 16-19 BB-K

Trash Trembley

Mon, 11 May 2009 19:44:13 EDT

Trembley shouldn't be the future Dave Trembley is not the answer for manager for the future of the Baltimore Orioles. The same goes to some of the coaching staff.

Trembley became the manager in late 2007 after Sam Perlozzo was fired as manager when the MacPhail regimine came into the organization. That year, he went 40-53 in 93 games. It was a questionable move at the time, considering Trembley had spent all 22 years of his coaching expierence in the minor leagues, and he became the only manager at the time to have never played pro baseball. During the first half of the 2007 season, Trembley was the O's bullpen coach. This was the first coaching job in the majors he ever had.

Then came the 2008 season. Yet again, Trembley's managing was poor, even for a team that wasn't supposed to be that good. The O's looked impressive towards the end of June and July, only a handful of games out of first. However, late in the season with the O's looking at their first possible season above .500, they faltered and lost 28 of their last 34 games. All the blame cannot be placed on Trembley, but it can on the coaching staff.

Orioles Farm Report: Week 4

Tue, 05 May 2009 20:03:03 EDT

Norfolk Tides (AAA) David Hernandez/P - 1-1 4.58 ERA 19.2 IP 32-7 K-BB .240 OBA

Kam Mickolio/P - 0-1 7.04 ERA 7.2 IP 7-2 K-BB .300 OBA

Chris Tillman/P - 2-0 2.37 ERA 19 IP 21-9 K-BB .179 OBA

Matt Wieters/C - .270/.373/.365/.738 7 R 3 2B 1 HR 6 RBI 11-16 BB-K

NFL Mock Draft: 4/16

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:55:34 EDT

1. Detroit Lions select – Matthew Stafford/QB 2. St. Louis Rams select – Jason Smith/OT Baylor 3. Kansas City Chiefs select - Aaron Curry/LB Wake Forest 4. Seattle Seahawks select – Mark Sanchez/QB Southern California 5. Cleveland Browns select – Michael Crabtree/WR Texas Tech 6. Cincinnati Bengals select – Eugene Monroe/OT Virginia 7. Oakland Raiders select – Andre Smith/OT Alabama 8. Jacksonville Jaguars select – Jeremy Maclin/WR Missouri 9. Green Bay Packers select – Michael Oher/OT Mississippi 10. San Francisco 49ers select – Everette Brown/DE Florida State 11. Buffalo Bills select – Brandon Pettigrew/TE Oklahoma State 12. Denver Broncos select – B.J. Raji/DT Boston College 13. Washington Redskins select – Brian Cushing/OLB Southern California 14. New Orleans Saints select - Malcolm Jenkins/S Ohio State 15. Houston Texans select - Chris Wells/RB Ohio State 16. San Diego Chargers select – Tyson Jackson/DE LSU 17. New York Jets select – Josh Freeman/QB Kansas State 18. Denver Broncos select – Rey Maualuga/LB USC 19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers select – Clay Matthews/LB USC 20. Detroit Lions select – Vontae Davis/CB Illinois 21. Philadelphia Eagles select – Sean Smith/S Utah 22. Minnesota Vikings select – Eben Britton/OT Arizona 23. New England Patriots select – Darius Butler/CB UConn 24. Atlanta Falcons select – Peria Jerry/DT Mississippi 25. Miami Dolphins select – Aaron Maybin/DE Penn State 26. Baltimore Ravens select – Percy Harvin/WR Florida 27. Indianapolis Colts select – Darrius Heyward-Bey/WR Maryland 28. Philadelphia Eagles select – Knowshon Moreno/RB Georgia 29. New York Giants select – Kenny Britt/WR Rutgers 30. Tennessee Titans select – Hakeem Nicks/WR North Carolina 31. Arizona Cardinals select – Donald Brown/RB UConn 32. Pittsburgh Steelers select – Alex Mack/C California Round 2 33. Detroit Lions select – William Beatty/OT UConn 34. New England Patriots select – James Laurinitus/LB Ohio State 35. St. Louis Rams select – Alphonso Smith/CB Wake Forest 36. Cleveland Browns select – Larry English/DE Northern Illinois 37. Seattle Seahawks select – Phil Loadholt/OT Oklahoma 38. Cincinnati Bengals select – Max Unger/C Oregon 39. Jacksonville Jaguars select – Duke Robinson/G Oklahoma 40. Oakland Raiders select – Brian Robieske/WR Ohio State 41. Green Bay Packers select – Jamon Meredith/OT South Carolina 42. Buffalo Bills select – Robert Ayers/DE Tennessee 43. San Francisco 49ers select – Clint Sintim/LB Virginia 44. Miami Dolphins select – Ron Brace/DT Boston College 45. New York Giants select – Louis Delmas/S Western Michigan 46. Houston Texans select – William Moore/S Missouri 47. New England Patriots select – Michael Johnson/DE Georgia Tech 48. Denver Broncos select – Paul Kruger/DE Utah 49. Chicago Bears select – Rashad Johnson/S Alabama 50. Cleveland Browns select – LeSean McCoy/RB Pittsburgh 51. Dallas Cowboys select – Patrick Chung/S Oregon 52. Philadelphia Eagles select – Troy Kropag/OT Tulane 53. New York Jets select – Derrick Williams/WR Penn State 54. Minnesota Vikings select – Eric Woods/C Louisville 55. Atlanta Falcons select – Lawrence Sidbury/DE Richmond 56. Miami Dolphins select – Coye Francies/CB San Jose State 57. Baltimore Ravens select – Gerald Cagodon/OT Penn State 58. New England Patriots select – Andy Levitre/G Oregon State 59. Carolina Panthers select – Sen’Derrick Marks/DT Auburn 60. New York Giants select – Connor Barwin/LB Cincinnati 61. Indianapolis Colts select – Jarron Gilbert/DL San Jose State 62. Tennessee Titans select – Jairus Byrd/CB Oregon 63. Arizona Cardinals select – Jonathan Luigs/C Arkansas 64. Pittsburgh Steelers select – Gerald Cagodon/OT Penn State

2009 AL East Preview: Baltimore Orioles

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:44:34 EDT

Baltimore Orioles

2008 Record: 68-93; 5th in American League East

Additions: Ryan Freel(OF), Cesar Izturis(SS), Mark Hendrickson(P), Koji Uehara(P), Felix Pie(OF), David Pauley(P), Gregg Zaun(C), Rich Hill(P), Ty Wigginton(3B)

Losses: Ramon Hernandez(C), Garrett Olson(P), Randor Bierd(P), Daniel Cabrera(P), Lance Cormier(P), Kevin Millar(1B), Jay Payton(OF)

NFL Mock Draft: 3/24

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 5:18:01 EDT

1. Detroit Lions select - Jason Smith/OT Baylor 2. St. Louis Rams select - Matt Stafford/QB Georgia -formerly Eugene Monroe

3. Kansas City Chiefs select - Aaron Curry/LB Wake Forest 4. Seattle Seahawks select - Eugene Monroe/OT Virginia -formerly Michael Crabtree 5. Cleveland Browns select - Brian Orakpo/DE Texas 6. Cincinnati Bengals select - Michael Oher/OT Mississippi

7. Oakland Raiders select - Michael Crabtree/WR Texas Tech -formerly B.J. Raji

8. Jacksonville Jaguars select - Vontae Davis/CB Illinois 9. Green Bay Packers select - B.J. Raji/DT Boston College -formerly Everrette Brown

NFL Mock Draft: 3/17 edition

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:14:54 EDT

1. Detroit Lions select - Jason Smith/OT Baylor

2. St. Louis Rams select - Eugene Monroe/OT Virginia

3. Kansas City Chiefs select - Aaron Curry/LB Wake Forest

4. Seattle Seahawks select - Michael Crabtree/WR Texas Tech

NFL Mock Draft: 11/29 edition

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 2:52:39 EST

(Note: I do not have redshirt sophemores on here, so no Moreno, Bradford or Crabtree)

1. Detroit Lions select Matt Stafford, QB Georgia

2. Kansas City Chiefs select Michael Oher, OT Mississippi

3. Cincinnati Bengals select Eugene Monroe, OT Virginia

My College Football Top 25

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:14:25 EST

1: Southern California Trojans (2-0)

2: Georgia Bulldogs (4-0)

3: Oklahoma Sooners (3-0)

4: Florida Gators (3-0)

My Take: The Sabathia trade

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:30:10 EDT

Everyday, I will asess every major deal done before the Trade Deadline. I start with the Brewers-Indians trade

Milwaukee Brewers Get:

C.C. Sabathia/LHP

Cleveland Indians get:

The O's Trade Deadline

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:45:44 EDT

Baltimore Orioles

As many know, the O's are 13 games back heading into a a week where trades will be made and teams will be buying more and more talent for the playoff run. The O's have some very nice talent stocked for any team needing either a dominate reliever (George Sherrill), a speedy second baseman (Brian Roberts), or a serious morale booster (Kevin Millar). The O's are in need of a serious boost of youth to turn around an organization which is in a pothole.

The organization has 1/4 of the team turned around, with rising stars Nick Markakis and Adam Jones in the line-up, and catching prospect Matt Wieters in AA Bowie. In the off-season, GM Andy MacPhail made 2 huge moves when he dealt star shortstop Miguel Tejada to the Houston Astros for 5 players and pitching staff ace Erik Bedard to the Seattle Mariners for 5 as well. For Tejada, the O's recieved another good trade chip in left fielder Luke Scott, as well as 4 other young players. Dennis Sarfate was one of the young players, and he has been very good in the middle relief slot all season, posting a 3.78 ERA and a 9.36 K/9. Matt Albers was another part of the deal. He posted a solid 3.49 ERA in 49 innings before he was injured. However, he should be back by late August after rehabbing a torn labrum. They had also one of the best left handed pitching prospects in MLb in Troy Patton, who tore his labrum in Spring Training and should be back next season. The other prospect was third baseman Mike Costanzo who is currently ikn AAA Norfolk.

Brandon Erbe fans 12

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 6:06:36 EDT

Frederick pitcher Brandon Erbe acknowledges he's had his high and low points this season. Tuesday was definitely one of his high points.

The 20-year-old right-hander posted a career-high 12 strikeouts in seven scoreless innings, allowing one hit without any walks to pick up the win as the visiting Keys topped the Wilmington Blue Rocks, 3-1. At one point, he retired 19 batters in a row.

"It was one of those nights where I felt like I had good command of all three pitches [fastball, slider, change]," Erbe said. "I had a mind-set of getting ahead early in the count and making them put the ball in play.

"Pitching is a real learning process," he added. "The biggest thing is learning how to read guys' swings."

O's reliever Jaime Walker loves the throwback uni

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:06:52 EDT

from baltimoresun.com

By. Dan Connolly

When Orioles reliever Jamie Walker walked into the home clubhouse yesterday, he was "pumped up."

Walker saw the Orioles' 1979 throwback uniform, the orange stirrups and the cartoon bird hat waiting for him in his locker. It was all part of the Orioles' turn-back-the-clock celebration recognizing the "Orioles Magic" club of 1979, which eventually lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 7 of the World Series.

Brandon Erbe shuts down Wilmington

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:17:42 EDT

Brandon Erbe has admittedly been inconsistent at times this season. But he seems to find his groove whenever the Wilmington Blue Rocks are in the opposing dugout.

Erbe struck out a season-high nine over seven hitless innings and combined with two relievers on a one-hitter Wednesday as the Frederick Keys edged the Wilmington Blue Rocks, 3-1, at Harry Grove Stadium.

After plunking Joseph Dickerson with two outs in the opening frame, Erbe settled in and retired the next 16 batters. He struck out the side in the sixth and took the no-hitter into the seventh.

"I felt really good and the defense was making some great plays behind me," said Erbe. "Our shortstop [Ryan McCarthy] saved a hit up the middle in the first inning and I was able to get ahead of the hitters early in the count."

Kranitz to help Cabrera with woes; more news

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 7:19:14 EDT

from Baltimoresun.com

BOSTON - Orioles pitching coach Rick Kranitz is attributing Daniel Cabrera's struggles the past two outings to problems with his delivery, which has affected the movement on his two-seam fastball.

In his past two outings, Cabrera has allowed 12 earned runs and 15 hits spanning 11 innings, squandering three-run leads in each outing. After allowing six earned runs to the Boston Red Sox in the series opener Tuesday, Cabrera said he's having problems getting his two-seam fastball down in the zone.

"He hasn't been as consistent with his delivery as it had been," Kranitz said. "And that's why we're seeing a little bit of the [problems] that have popped up the last few times out. He's not driving the ball down like he did. ... Sometimes guys go through little spells. I'm not worried about him."

2008 MLB Mock Draft

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:38:15 EDT

1. Tampa Bay Rays select: Buster Posey/C Florida State

2. Pittsburgh Pirates select: Pedro Alvarez/3B Vanderbilt

3. Kansas City Royals select: Eric Hosmer/1B American Heritage HS

4. Baltimore Orioles select: Brian Matusz/LHP San Diego State

Top 15 Deadline Potential Trade Candidates

Fri, 30 May 2008 7:05:46 EDT

1: Matt Holliday/LF Colorado Rockies

Possible Suitors: Atlanta Braves; Cleveland Indians; New York Mets;

The Rockies are 10 games behind the NL West leader Arizona Diamondbacks, and could switch to rebuilding a bit. If they do, Holliday would be the biggest prize in the Trade Market. He would warrant between 5-7 good prospects from a team, so anybody looking at him better have a darn good Farm System. However, the main reason Holliday is on here is because the contract negotiations between he and the Rockies are clubling apart, and getting a load of Top Prospects for him is the best thing possible for the Rox.

2: Brian Roberts/2B Baltimore Orioles

Orioles Top Prospect Report, April 11th.

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:02:45 EDT

Orioles Top Prospect Stats through April 11th........

Mike Costanzo/3B Norfolk Tide(AAA) - .226; 7-31; 1 2B; 1 HR; 5 RBI; .333 OBP;

Chris Tillman/P Bowie Baysox(AA) - 0-0; 9.00 ERA; 1 GS; 2.0 IP; 4 H; 2 R; 3/3 K/BB; .400 OBA

Tony Butler/P Delmarva Shorebirds(A) - 0-1; 6.00 ERA; 2 G, 1 GS; 6.0 IP; 5 H, 4 R; 5/0 K/BB; .227 OBA

Don't sleep on the O's

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:38:59 EDT

All around the MLB fanbase, I have heard that the O's will finish lasy place in the AL East, that they will not win more than 50 games, and they will lose somewhere way over 100 games. I understand that some people believe the Bedard and Tejada trades were huge downgrades, but in reality, its not. Erik Bedard was a huge contributer to a 69 win Orioles team in 2007, but he was not fully there in April and missed all of September, ending the season of the Cy Young candidate. In the trade, the O's recieved two key pieces to this O's team in 2008, Adam Jones and George Sherrill. Jones stepped into the O's organization and was quickly granted a starting spot in center field over veteran Jay Payton. Jones has superstar potential, and will probably start slow, but should work out in a major way as the season progress'. Sherrill stepped in as the leading candidate for the closer role, vacant due to Tommy John surgery on Chris Ray. Not only will Sherrill be a key to the O's season, he will be a very good trade chip at the deadline, as well as the O's other two veteran relievers(Walker, Bradford). In that trade, the O's also reciever the M's Top Pitching Prospect, Chris Tillman(19) and one of the M's best pitching prospects, Tony Butler(20) and Ms relief prospect Kameron Mickolio(23). Mickolio could a be a helpful asset to this young O's team if any reliever get injured/traded.

2008 Toronto Blue Jays Preview

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 0:33:52 EDT

Toronto Blue Jays Season Preview

2007 Record: 83-79, 3rd in American League East

Key Additions: Scott Rolen(3B); David Eckstein(SS); Marco Scutaro(2B); Armando Benitez(RHP)

Key Departures: Josh Towers(RHP); Troy Glaus(3B)

Tampa Bay Rays 2008 Preview

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:29:42 EDT

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Key Additions: Troy Percival(RP); Matt Garza(SP); Jason Bartlett(SS); Cliff Floyd(OF); Trever Miller(RP); Willy Aybar(3B)

Key Departures: Delmon Young(OF); Brandon Harris(SS); Elijah Dukes(OF)

Is this finally the year we have all been waiting for? Can the Rays compete with the Red Sox and Yankees of the East?

DR's Fantasy Domination Tour '08: Baseball Team 1

Mon, 26 May 2008 19:00:35 EDT

Team 1:

MVP = Markakis

C - Victor Martinez

1B - Lance Berkman; Kevin Youkilis; Carlos Guillen