The Orioles drafted Ryan Ripken, son of Hall-of-Fame Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr., nephew of formal Oriole second baseman Billy Ripken, grandson of former Oriole manager and the physical embodiment of The Oriole Way, Cal Ripken. This is an interesting development on a number of levels.

Let’s start with the grandfather. I’ve read Senior’s book [...]

Turns out the front office didn’t take advantage of the off day, May 24, to play golf. They had their doctors examining Adam Jones as one of the final steps in inking him to a long-term deal to stay with the Orioles. After months of hand-wringing on the part of Oriole fans, coupled with snarky [...]

I have always said that standings don’t much matter before mid-May. I’ve said this quite a bit lately as more and more people want to talk Orioles baseball. Seems that winning makes us a little more willing to talk about that other team in town.

I was at a Fells Point bar the other night [...]

Gerry Sandusky at WBAL reported last night that Mike Flanagan took his own life, “despondent over what he considered a false perception from a community he loved of his role in the team’s prolonged failure.” He was found on his property near a trail leading to a barn. He was 59 years old.

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From the department of the disturbingly absurd: Jason Berken is now headed to visit Dr. Yocum with elbow inflammation possibly related to a, you guess it, torn labrum. The team has recorded two wins in the same time span that it’s sent four players to see the good doctor.

The team is also on [...]