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O's Hall of Fame should raise standards

Matt Palmer feels Mike Bordick is undeserving of the Orioles Hall of Fame. Does he really belong alongside the pantheon of towering Orioles greats like Cal, Eddie, Brooks and Frank? Should that even be the role of the Os' HOF? How does one keep a freshly stocked Hall, while adapting to the sub-par reality we face in the post-dynasty era teams?

Orioles Fan Removed From Game For Allegedly Making Racist Comments About Rays' B.J. Upton

I never thought I'd clip an article from the Huffington Post on this gig, and I certainly would prefer it to be under pleasanter circumstances.

Ed Smith Stadium, Home of the Baltimore Orioles Spring Training | StadiumJourney.com

This was linked to in the Sun's "Orioles Insider" blog and full disclosure - I'm friends with a couple of the dudes who own the site. At any rate, they reviewed the O's new spring training home and gave it a 4.4 out of 5.

Orioles Insider: How are some 2010 Orioles doing in other camps? - Baltimore Orioles: Schedule, news, analysis and opinion on baseball at Camden Yards - baltimoresun.com

Orioles Class of 2010 Alumni - where are they now? Alternatively - wow, look at all these chumps who still manage to have jobs.

Ready to Buck the status quo | John Keim | Cheers & Jeers | Washington Examiner

"The first time we went to Yankee Stadium, I screamed at Derek Jeter from the dugout," Showalter told the magazine. "Our guys are thinking, 'Wow, he's screaming at Derek Jeter.' Well, he's always jumping back from balls just off the plate. I know how many calls that team gets -- and yes, he [ticks] me off."