It’s a sad for Oriole Nation . Believe me after my excursion to FanFest today –Oriole Nation is alive and strong as thousands turned out for the event. Buck Showalter spoke passionately about how much Earl was respected in baseball circles. He regaled about how happy Earl was about the resurgence of Oriole baseball last year.

So much has been written about Earl today, but I will add what I loved about him.

Earl was the master of the house. … Read More »

I come to bury Trembley, not praise him.  Hey, I’m happy the O’s won. And how many posts have a little Shakespeare in them?   That’s Shakespeare the writer, not Shakespeare the guy who played wide-out for Miami Hurricanes. Yes the O’s showed some of the old Orioles magic but Trembley’s overmanaging and lack of flexibility hurt the team last night.  Trembley tells his bench players a couple days in advance when they are going to play.  He does this … Read More »