I highly doubt it, but is there any interest from the Orioles' in Rockies' 3B Garrett Atkins?

If the Os really want Holliday they can sign him as a free agent next year. My bet is he winds up in Boston. He was the only Rocky to hit in the World Series last year.

Peter- I thought I would bring this up once Connoly put up the O's prospect list, The Dodgers turned the O's down flat out but, if the Bedard trade could be done all over, would you rather have
Matt Kemp/Clayton Kershaw/John Broxton or Jones/Tillman/Sherril? I just thought I would spur the debate.
At the time, I was more into the Dodger deal, but now, I think Macphail got it right. I know Kershaw has made some mlb starts and Tillman has yet to....

Send my love to Catherine Deneuve.

I'm not expecting the Orioles to be able to make trades like the A's did for Matt Holliday, but they should have been able to offer more to the Marlins for Willingham and Olsen. After all, we do all agree that starting pitching is the priority need.

Pete,

I know I am in the wrong blog with this question but I wanted to get your opinion.

What do you think about signing someone like Carl Pavano, or a Mike Hampton?
I know both spend plenty of time on the DL, but maybe it’s worth a shot to get them if the price is right. It could be a win-win for both sides. The pitcher could rejuvenate his career which in turn helps his stock for the next time he is a FA. And for the O’s it’s a few million dollars that can help out the club. I am sure both Pavano and Hampton don’t like how they are perceived around MLB (even though they have enough $$$).

Worst case: The player (Pavano/Hampton) gets hurt, and we have to use one of the young started, the same young started we would’ve started to begin with.

Peter,
This might not be the correct place for this, but I'm not sure where else to go.

Do you have anything to say regarding the NL Rookie of the Year voting? It turns out that 3 writers voted for Edinson Volquez who was not even a rookie.
( http://www.meadowparty.com/blog/?p=398 ).

How these guys can possibly call themselves baseball writers is beyond me. And how the BBWAA keeps writers like Rob Neyer and Keith Law who actually possess some intelligence and write about baseball almost every day from becoming members shows just how out of touch the association is.

Hey Peter, nice post. No doubt that was a special time for you. I noticed, however, that you've made a hockey reference in your title, "The French Connection." So, can you name the French Connection and the team they played for?

Hi Peter
You're right. It is a holy place. My wife and I visited there in 1994.
Have a safe and great trip.
Best,
Peter

Pete,
as long as your in the neighborhood...come on up to Trier Germany, borders Luxembourg, for a visit. First drink is on me...and the 2nd....and the.....

American, and Orioles fan since '66, living in Germany.

Email me....

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Pete's reply: Thanks for the offer. I stopped briefly in the airport in Berlin, but now am in Russia.

Peter...holy place?

I'm sorry to nitpick, but that's really inappropriate. I don't know why people insist on lending spiritual significance to places at which tremendous numbers of other people met horrible, violent ends, but, IMO, doing so is pretty repugnant.

Ask any veteran and they'll tell you...there's nothing glorious about war.