I really can understand your frustration but isn’t this how most major league teams operate? Your comparing the NFL to the MLB, two totally different organizations. I live in york, pa and get the O’s, philles and pirates coverage and they all seem to have one affiiliate they work through. Now the NFL is usually covered by one major network, this is just what I have noticed.

We all read it. You didn’t need to post it again.

Hold on girlfriend, don’t get the boston tude yet, save that for sunday!!! :-)

The players don’t know me, nor do I really know them. No connection there.

I just like the Ravens because they are a Baltimore organization that is generally competent and they tend to win.

If the O’s get to that point, I bet you’ll discover that missing connection.

that what charity is the recipient of Nick Markakis’ money. That may sound callous, but it isn’t. I think Nick Markakis is going to help people with his new found riches whether we know about it or not.

Non-issue to me. I still wish we could resign Erik Bedard and his lack of PR skills than have another year of the wonderful father, Melvin Mora. Production beats all, unless we’re talking about hurting kids or women. That’s where I draw the line.

Maybe to keep you from posting a third time.

I think it is total crap the the Orioles don’t allow there players and coaches to speak anywhere else except for oriole owned networks.

The Baltimore Sun is not at Oriole-owned media source.

And I don’t believe for a second that “the Orioles ’don’t allow’ players and coaches to speak anywhere else”. What evidence do you have that suggests this? If you Google “nick markakis foundation”, you find references to Nick starting The Right Side in the Baltimore Business Journal, WNST, and a host of other places. Presumably he got that coverage by talking to those folks.

The Ravens have a week off between games to talk to reporters; even if their next game is on the road, they have at least 3-4 days at home. Those days are spent at a practice facility, an easy place for reporters to hang around to intercept them.

Baseball players, by contrasts, do not “practice” much during the season, because they play almost every night. They take some BP before the game and maybe watch some video or hit the cages and that’s it. They get to have a life during the day, and when they come to the ballpark, they’re ready to work, not to jaw with someone.

So most quotes of baseball players on any team that you see come from post-game pressers and clubhouse interviews. And in a large market like NY, you would have 6 or 7 reporters in there from papers, radio and TV all trying to get a story. But in Baltimore there are not enough media outlets for that to happen. The problem is not with the Orioles censoring their players; the problem is that Baltimore’s dwindling media market means there are no longer any beat reporters covering the team. Roch and Schmuck are pretty much it, so that’s why that’s all you get. Plus whomever is assigned by AP, which, but the way, regularly gets player quotes. I assure you that a year ago, before the Washington Post canceled their Orioles coverage, they also regularly interviewed players. So did Baltimore’s last other daily paper, the News-American, which probably folded before you were born. If some REALLY dedicated blogger was independently wealthy and pushed the FO to get press credentials, stating they’d be there EVERY DAY, they’d probably get them. But that person does not exist, because most bloggers make virtually no money and so they have day jobs.

I live 3,000 miles away from Baltimore and I feel a tremendous connection to the team. If you don’t I think that says more about you then about them.

Also:
Spell check? Your friend.
And seven exclamation points? Unnecessary.

if greg zaun takes out my recycling i will change my vote to Yes

Yea the NFL has a week in between games to do things but also there is something called an off season. Also there is something called the all star break. Also is it is the honest to god truth other than MASN and the Sun the orioles arn’t able to be interviewed by other sources. It would be nice for someone who is not going to suger cought there interview questions to interview the players. Why do you think Jon Miller was fired? Because he started talking about how the orioles were making mistakes and playing bad. They don’t allow there players to talk to anybody that could hurt there reputation or appearance. I posted this again because if you can’t read re read the first line again!! don’t think alot of people recognize what is going on!

This seems to be a personal thing between you and th O’s. As you can see the rest of us have no problems feeling a connection, so maybe just enjoy the season and yes, please don’t post this again.