2009 spring training Stories - SB Nation
Goodbye, Florida: Orioles are heading for Venus (Venus!)
The Mets beat the O's today, and now the Birds coming home. A couple exhibition games with the Nats remain, and Opening Day with the New York Yankees is just a few days away. On Monday, the Orioles...
The rotation is going to be horrible, so let's talk some more about it...
...that way if it's passable, we feel like we win! In 2008, the Orioles gave up 869 runs, second-worst in the American League (Texas allowed an unholy 967 guys to cross home plate). The team's ERA wa...
I like Lou Montanez now
That's right. I read an article on the internet, and now I like Lou Montanez. Not only does Montanez come off like a humble guy that has learned from some mistakes, but openly attributing his failur...
Penn might be out of the rotation race
After Hayden Penn's latest bad spring outing, it doesn't sound good for the 24-year old righty: Penn, one of five candidates for three rotation spots, is forcing the Orioles to make a difficult dec...
Alfredo Simon might be in the rotation chase
He's number 58, you probably don't know much about him, and you probably didn't think you'd ever have to care. But with four scoreless innings against the Nats, Alfredo Simon might be in the rotatio...
The Battle for 25th Man
One of the first things I ever did on this site was give way too much of a crap about the Chris Gomez v. Enrique Wilson utility infielder battle of Spring Training 2005. Gomez won. All was right with...
Terry Crowley and Felix Pie: BFF
Camden Chatters of a certain vintage know that Terry Crowley is hardly a fan favorite 'round these parts. I think he's a nice guy, just not much of a hitting coach. He has his defenders, both in fan...
Rotation Shakedown: O's decide Liz's future is in the bullpen
Source: The Sun Radhames Liz has been dropped from consideration for the 2009 Opening Day rotation, as the Orioles have decided it's 99.99999% likely that Liz's future is in the bullpen: "I don...
GameThread: Nationals (3-4) @ Orioles (5-2), Fort Lauderdale
The O's and Nats will get together for some sort of "special" spring training game in Fort Lauderdale today with nothing on the line and hopes that nobody gets hurt. But my disdain for caring about sp...
Old Faces, New Laundry: Players Who Moved for 2009
One of my favorite things every spring is to see players that moved teams during the offseason in their new garb. We've seen all the new Orioles, of course, including the mini-fever that is Kojimania,...
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