I know we just won the Super Bowl with Trent Dilfer, but imagine how big the margin of victory will be with Elvis Grbac under center!

Good job, Roch.

What's the point of keeping Bynum on the roster if he is never used?

Very funny Roch! Can we go back and reverse the Yankees homerun call last time we were in the playoffs?

Didn't see it when it happened, but it's hard for me to believe the umpires didn't get this right from the git go. Common sense tells you the run counts. Doubtful the appeal will be upheld, but it does change strategy from the 3rd to 6th inning.

Gibbons is helpless right now, but what are we going to do with him. Let's hope he breaks out and starts to hit like he's capable. He's probably thinking too much. Maybe a good haircut would take a load off his brain.

You know what, if the commisioners office didn't over-rule the umpires on the dreaded Jeffrey Maier play, how can they do it now, especially when the umpires eventually got it right

"How can we go wrong with Omar Daal? He's a lefty!"

"Sure Kline's got a bad reputation, but how can you expect anyone to play hard for Tony LaRussa?"

"I'm sorry, you're gonna have to give up a whole lot more to convince us to part with Manny Alexander. We're talking the shortstop of the future here."

"Cust looks exhausted. Tell him to skip the base running drills today."

Lost in all the controversy, if Miguel Tejada hadn't forgotten how many out there were the situaton could have been avoided completely. Another, bonehead little league play.

Roch - That's a pretty comprehensive list! Gotta be a Syd Trift Confederate money punch line somewhere!

"That's ok Leo. He looks good. I'm gonna give him one more batter."

1st inning runs, both walks scored. That didn't take long.

Good to see the rest has done Wright some good...next step DL, I hope.

we should have never let Floyd sugar bear Rayford retire.

And Rex Barney shouldn't have given all those fans contracts when we needed the money for Albert Belle, Alan Wiggins, and Fernando Valenzuela.

Quite an effect Perlozzo's pep talk has had on the pitching staff. Since then every pitcher has walked at least 2 in the first inning and has not attempted to allow the opposing teams to make soft outs.

Mazzone--fraud or underachiever? What happened to throw strikes, work quick, and get outs or whatever that stupid slogan was...

"Pau Gasol? Pau Gasol?!?!? I'm Michael Jordan, and I'm coming out of retirement to play with Kwame Brown! Draft him!"

I take it I'm not the only one that would prefer to see either Brian Burres or Jeremy Guthrie every 5 days instead of Jaret Wright. I'd even rather see Garrett Olson, though I'd rather not see him rushed up. I'm going to the games next Friday, Saturday, and Monday, unfortunately that means on Saturday I'll have to watch Wright pitch.... Unless he's back on the DL.

"We don't really need Randy Myers anymore. Armando is ready to close games."

"Ray Miller is my oak tree."

"I'm asking you to take a leap of faith with me... and Scott Mitchell."

"You benched Chris Sabo? You're fired, Mr. Oates."

"We can lowball Mussina, he won't leave us next offseason."

"I've already got Nik Caner Medley and John Gilchrist coming in. Why do I need to recruit in Baltimore City? Who is this Carmelo fella, anyway?"

"Give the Pats next year's 1st rounder. Kyle Boller is our future!"

The Orioles are a better team without Wright on the pitching staff.

hey crow, lets have all the hitters swing on the first pitch!

Deep down is there anyone who expected anything different from Wright? We know the Yankees did not. Oh, sure, maybe he is equivalent to Chase of the same last name, but that is not saying much. I'd take my chances with Guthrie as long as it isn't for 1 out in the 7th.

The best thing about Jared Wright? We hit better when we're down by 3.

Once again, our line-up is making a mediocre pitcher look like Cy Young...

Hey, O's Fan in Nebraska--I'm a Huskers fan from Baltimore!

With Mora leading this sorry offense in HRs and RBI, should he be hitting 4th?

Carmona isn't even mediocre, he's just awful... but for a day he gets to be Roger Clemens

Gibbons again? Man, he's sorry. Seriously, though, I know he can't break out of a slump if he's sitting. But what good is playing a guy who can't hit?

And did I miss something? Isn't this normally Cabrerar's turn in the rotation?

I think that Wright would be much more effective retiring himself than opposing hitters. Out of shape, no command, and constantly injured. Anyone still think $3 million is a bargain? This FO remains the little old lady picking through the sale rack. Every once in a while you find something of value, but even those finds end up disappointing in the long run (e.g., Lopez, Gibbons, Wright, any SF pitcher).

Next important date: trading deadline.

Doyle Alexander, Davey Johnson, Johnny Oates, and Roroc Harrison for Earl "Big Money" Williams? Sure!

Juicers who have survived because they have raw natural talent - Giambi, Bonds, Sosa [ took a while to dry out .] Pudge [ unless he was on Jenny Craig.] My prospects early on - Hale, Dave Hernandez, Felix Romero, Hoey, Liz, Rowell, Tripp, Reimold and 160lb. Blake Davis.

Why is "The Crow" still our hitting instructor? There is just no excitement with the O's, unless you are rooting for the other team. Tejada needs to get back on the "B-12", and give it to the other zombies.

What is up with Roberts and Markakis swinging at the first pitch every single time up? The lack of patience shown by this lineup is appalling. As bad as Jaret was today, and he was bad, it can't be too encouraging to labor through an inning, survive, and realize you've got to go right back out there almost as soon as you sat down because your lineup can't work a count to save its life.

hahahahaha this is the life of an orioles fan

Should the professor be credited with the RBI last night! First time a hitting coach scored an RBI from the bench!

"We've found our closer of the future and it's Ryan Kohlmeier."

"Josh Towers is the next Greg Maddux."

"Jon Miller isn't bleeding black and orange? He's out!"

"They can wait."- actual quote by O's ticket agent last season when informed that literally hundreds of fans were still waiting to buy tickets in the bottom of the second inning while she sauntered through her job like it was a jail sentence.

Didnt we used to have Doug Drabek and Andy Van Slyke too?

The Orioles are like a reality show of washed up stars

if the hitting woes continue, do they drop Crowley? Whoever said this guy was good anyway?

Gibbons has got to go. Hes been so bland for this team. Can we please set a standard for playing on this team, like of your not playing at a major league level we replace you with someone who can? Sorry Gibbo, your once in a blue moon hit doesnt entitle you to play. Why cant Millar play more? Hes a power hitter that adds value to our lineup. Bat him 5th or 6th. That would add so much beef to the middle of the lineup. Tejada, Mora, Millar.......thats beefing up the lineup. How about Patterson Roberts Markakis Tejada Millar Mora Hernandez Payton Huff???? Is this not a decent lineup? I wish we sould stop playing the stupid stats thing. Who cares if they pitch a left hander? Putting someone with 0-21 streak is gonna increace our chances more than putting in a power lineup that sooner or later is gonna score runs?????? Perlozzo is getting too confused. and hes not utilizing this team to the best of their ability. Im starting to get the feeling our losses are attributable to him, not the team.

The one that almost got away. i am amazed that it took that long to decide something that was pretty much an obvious situation. However, i am not amazed that it was the Bench coach was the one that point out the miss call. Can we just find Davey's phone number somewhere. Heck, if it not a private number, i'll be glad to help find it through MSN.

The one that almost got away. i am amazed that it took that long to decide something that was pretty much an obvious situation. However, i am not amazed that it was the Bench coach was the one that point out the miss call. Can we just find Davey's phone number somewhere.?Heck, if its not a private number, i'll be glad to help find it through MSN.

"Alan Wiggins is just the sparkplug this club needs at the top of the order. Look how many more bases he's stolen in a few weeks than Dauer did over his entire career. And if anyone can keep him in line, it's Earl Weaver."

"We gotta find a way to keep Jose Morban on the roster. He could be the next Juan Bell."

"Pitchers? We don't need no stinking pitchers!"

"I'm giving Miguel the green light. I wish he would take more chances on the base paths."

Nice way to end the month. 1-6 and looking every bit the '06 version. And you thought you couldn't dump a bunch of guys and end up with nearly the same result? Think again.
You just find other ways to lose.

Here's my theory: guys who have lost for this long have hardly any idea what it takes to win. And that goes for coaches, managers, gm s, and even owners. It's like giving the guys that bankrupted your company
the opportunity to rebuild it. Not happening.

As far as Wright goes, let him go. Cut your losses. He's injured and a mess. His bad days are behind him and only worse days lie ahead.

I'll be pleasantly surprised if this team manages to lose less than 90 games. I know that's setting the bar a little high, but this team is just so many good players away from being
good its just not silly any longer.

When the new GM comes in, let him rebuild this mess. Just stop the current brigade from signing any more players to any more contracts. They've done enough damage.

Roch -- great concept! Of course, every team could do the same thing ("Are you kidding? 'No No Nanette' is going to be the greatest show ever! Baseball's just a fad! And this Ruth kid? He'll eat himself out of the league!").

OldSchoolRich -- Alexander wasn't in that deal, it was Pat "The Snake" Dobson. Alexander, of course, came in the infamous Frank Robinson/Pete Richert trade to the Dodgers, for the law firm of Royle, Doyle, Sergio and Boib (Stillman, Alexander, Robles and O'Brien). That Frank Cashen was a genius...except when it came to making trades on his own. He got a lot of credit for the stuff Harry Dalton did, and little of the blame for those two stinkeroos.

Good to see that all the good vibes we were feeling last weekend have evaporated before the end of the month. True fans -- not these Eeyores, who find a dark cloud behind every silver lining, and are ready to blow up the whole thing after a five-game losing streak -- take back this blog!

Prospect I forgot, Vineyard. Riley was once voted most pierced Oriole in history. Hope Davis [ as much as he was not liked here ] sued that bouncer who sucker shot him. Bouncers are trained to throw people out, not knock people out. Chump, no doubt. June the 6th and 7th are " my " favorite draft days.

fan interference vs the yankees! reverse that and it's an automatic out! throw jeffery out of the stadium, no key to the city for you!

"We have a horrible team, and Cal's just retired. Why would we start from scratch? Why not piece together a perennial fourth place team? Get me Deivi Cruz and Tony Batista!"

That list really had me laughing Roch. Thanks for going above and beyond.

"John Maine is nothing more than a AAAA pitcher"

"Who needs Palmeiro & Alomar? We've got Pickering & Hairston!"

"Albert Belle could break the HR mark if he spend half his games in Camden Yards."

"Sammy Sosa is just what this clubhouse needs"

"As it's owner, Peter Angelos will bring great honor and pride to the Baltimore Orioles."

You mean you can get Kris Benson for John Maine (NL Pitcher of the Month April 2007) and Jorge Julio!!!!

Hilarious

"Mike Mussina? Who needs him. We have a guy here who's made his way around the league, but I think he's finally ready to be an ace. His name is Jose Mercedes!"

"Is that Don Sutton on the mound? Put me down for $500 on the Orioles to win the division and the 1982 World Series."

"Hello, Syd. How would you like to run my ball club."

By making these trades, 2000 will be known as the year we returned to "the Oriole way."