This is one the O’s really needed. Chris Dickerson hit 2 solo homers against his former team. Tommy Hunter pitched a strong 8th and 9th.

All of Washington at large wants the Bullets to pick Georgetown 6’9 forward Otto Porter, a Tayshaum Prince like rangy small forward. With the new order, Alex Len has slid down to 9th pick to Minnesota according to nbadraft.net

from Slam magazine article by Tzvi Twersky

When Greivis Vasquez emerged out of Washington, DC-area’s Reagan National Airport on September 25, 2004, the teenage native of Caracas, Venezuela, did not know what sort of greeting to expect. He knew why he had left his homeland on his mother’s birthday: to finish high school at basketball powerhouse Montrose Christian in Rockville, MD. He knew how hard that was to make happen; initially, his request for an I-20 visa, which allows foreign … Read More »

I was fortunate to see Roy Orbison –it was at Pier 6 in Baltimore 2 months before his untimely death. Without question the greatest voice I ever heard.

This one really stung.

A few more timely hits would have easily made the difference as the O’s left 9 men in scoring position.

Can’t blame this one on Freddy Garcia as he pitched a relatively strong 6 innings.

Casilla made several great plays at 2nd–speed and fielding are enhanced by his presence

Buck was really irritated with the persistent questioning about the bullpen post game. As for Johnson, Buck said he had good stuff but made 1 bad pitch. … Read More »

Maryland senior lefthander Jimmy Reed and redshirt sophomoreCharlie White were named to the 2013 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Team, the league announced Monday.

Reed, who finished 6-4 with a 2.33 ERA, and White, who led the ACC with 39 stolen bases and hit a team-high .350, were named to the second team. It is the second straight season Maryland has had a player named to the All-ACC team after Brett Harman earned the honor last season.

Maryland’s Friday night starter, Reed posted … Read More »

This decision is dragging on and on.

I truly believed on Wednesday that this Stevenson team seemed to be on a mission to get to Championship weekend and nothing was going to stop them. Let’s just go through a few of the key players:

Chris Dashiell and Tyler Reid each scored 3 goals for the Mustangs.

The energy of #28 Pat Candon was contagious on the team. … Read More »

With the Yankees coming to town and the Birds just being swept by Tampa, the Oriole vibes are not exactly strong today. By the way it’s Freddy Garcia vs CC Sabathia tonight.