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Spring Dugz: Baltimore Orioles

Recommended reading:Part 1Part 2As I've said before, the Orioles have always been MY BOYS so I'm trying desperately to do that rosey goggles thing and see them for what they are in a positive light: The Bad News Bears if you replaced all the children with goofy looking white teenagers and Hispanic guys. I'm hoping for some...

O's Lose Another Pitcher; Still Doesn't Matter

The Tejada-Patton trade between the Astros and Orioles went through less than four months ago, but the O's have already suffered a bust on their end of the deal.The O's knew they were taking a risk in signing Troy Patton, who experienced tendinitis in his left bicep (his throwing arm) last year and had to stop pitching in...

The Dugout: So Proud O' He

Hold on, I'm going to change into my Sports Writing pants for a second.How dare you, Miguel Tejada. How dare you treat the citizens of this great state of America with such disregard, such painful abandon, such un-sincerity. How dare you point your cold, skeletal finger at our government and say, "I did not have sexual...

The Dugout: TheOriol3s

I've been an Orioles fan since birth. I watched them win a World Series when I was three. I collected Cal Ripken, Jr. and Eddie Murray cards from the back of boxes of macaroni and cheese. I put stickers of guys like Larry Sheets into sticker books even when they couldn't use the logos and everybody wore solid color hats....

Miguel Tejada Traded to the Astros

Just before the 2006 trade deadline rumors abounded that Miguel Tejada would be traded to the Houston Astros in exchange for Roy Oswalt. The deadline passed, though, but Houston never lost a taste for Tejada. They traded five players to Baltimore today to acquire the four-time All Star. Tejada, 31, isn't coming off his...