Cheap Seats Orioles Archive
As I sit at my desk watching the opening game of four against the Red Sox I am reminded of just how much I hate the dread pirate Youkilis. I don't know about you, but in the last few years I have grown to hate the Red Sox more than ... Read More
Well O's fans, Opening Day has come and gone. The excitement of a new season, a new beginning, a new hope has passed. And for one day, the city bled orange. Now let's see if we can keep up the magic of Opening Day last throughout the entire year. ... Read More
All five starting pitchers from the beginning of the season for the O's are not in the rotation. The starting rotation next year for the Orioles is without question undecided. But, the O's need to fill these five starting slots with someone...who will they be? ... Read More
Another year of sold out games at the ballpark they call Fenway. The Red Sox fans broke the record for most consecutive sellout crowds last Thursday with a 456th consecutive sellout. Red Sox nation is real and perhaps at a high point. I only bring this to the attention of ... Read More
Aubrey Huff is having a career year in 2008. He has a .315 average, 31 home runs, and 102 RBI's on the season and is leading the team in all 3 categories. With the team looking toward the future, is it worth it for the Orioles to keep him around, ... Read More
So I'm sitting here watching the game, and it's almost unbearable. I know I am beating the proverbial dead horse, but come on; our pitching is downright horrible. There is no way to sugarcoat this, our pitching staff has the worst ERA in the league. That's right; we just surpassed ... Read More
A few years back, I was at a minor league baseball game with my nephew. The Portland Seadogs were losing and the middle-inning promotional entertainment had lulled by the fifth. My nephew asked me who 'the fat guy in the suit' was? I was about to answer Santa Claus, when ... Read More
There have been some really well articulated speeches made the last few days on the national stage at the Democratic National Convention. But the most entertaining public speaker I have seen has been Dave Trembley and his series of press conferences during the White Sox series. The emotional roller coaster ... Read More
On August 2nd, facing the Seattle Mariners, Adam "Bubble Gum" Jones fouled a ball off his foot, landing him on the 15-day disabled list with a broken left foot. It has been 3 and a half weeks since his injury and he has begun to work out and take BP ... Read More
At the beginning of August, Adam Jones went down with an injury when he fouled a ball off of his left foot. Who would have thought that this could end up being a good thing for the Orioles? Now, hear me out. Of course I don't think an injury to ... Read More
Introducing The Cheap Seats Blog on MASNsports.com: Read more about the newest cast of characters blogging for you from The Cheap Seats [link to Intro]Also check out the entire archive of Cheap Seats blog posts [link to archive] The Orioles' pitching staff has had its share of problems this year. ... Read More
It's an anniversary today. I hope they get Dave Trembley something better than they got him last year. The trade deadline came and went. There was no fire sale. And since then, the Orioles' offense has been one of the best in baseball. Yet the O's have taken the keys ... Read More
Introducing The Cheap Seats Blog on MASNsports.com: Read more about the newest cast of characters blogging for you from The Cheap Seats [link] Nick Markakis registered his thirteenth outfield assist Wednesday night, and boy was it a pretty one. I mean, seriously, who guns out a runner faking a tag ... Read More
Welcome to the cheap seats everybody!--where the sun is hot, the hot dogs are juicy, and the beer is cold...well, if you were at the ballpark. This is a little different. The cheap seats we watch the game from are even farther away than Row QQ in the Upper Deck ... Read More
