Mookie Betts has 392 million reasons to smile today.
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SOTBSports: Thank You, Adam Jones
I’ll keep this one short, since I know it’s one of a million posts out there just like it. I’ve voiced my appreciation for Adam Jones quite a bit over the years, even naming him my favorite Oriole. Yes, he finally passed Eric Davis, mainly due to his social activism and general boyish love of […]
Read moreSOTBSports: On Chris Davis
Let me start this by saying I believe in you, Crush, even though it may seem like I don’t. Looking at Chris Davis, especially over the past few seasons, you have to wonder something: could this have been avoided? Could the Orioles’ former Dan Duquette-led brain trust have anticipated that Chris Davis would crater over […]
Read moreSOTBSports: The MLB Needs to Figure it Out This Offseason
In February 2019, there are two things that are givens in my life. There are countless others…but let’s focus on two of them, so I don’t bore the beejeezus out of you all. First of all, Letterkenny is an amazing show. Its lexicon has crept into my daily usage. It’s one of the few joys […]
Read moreWe Need to Accept that the Orioles Need to Blow Up This Year’s Squad
Let me rant for a bit. Now, let me preface this rant by saying I grew up when the Orioles sucked. I mean, “worse than even this year” sucked. I was born during the tail end of the 1988 season, I had my first kiss when Mike Hargrove was the manager, and I lost my […]
Read moreSOTBSports: Let’s Make A Deal, MLB
We’re about three weeks away from the start of spring training games and many high-ticket MLB players are without a team. Now, I don’t know if there’s some sort of “collusion” in MLB, if players are overstating their worth, if it’s the “evil” Scott Boras rearing his “ugly” head again, or if people are just […]
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