Whats Up With Millar?

Well, it looks like the O’s won’t “Cowboy Up” this season. The Orioles have made the decision not to extend Kevin Millar’s tenure in Baltimore. Read Peter Schmucks Blog

Roberts To Stay?

Many reports, including Orioles.com and the Baltimore Sun report that Brian Roberts wants t stay in Baltimore and the Orioles want him to stay an Oriole. All that doesn’t matter if they can’t agree on a contract.

Markakis Gets Paid

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On Monday, the Orioles and RF Nick Markakis agreed to a 6 year extension worth $66 million. Markakis will be an Oriole until 2014. Now that the one of the cornerstones of the team is in place, it is time to focus on the other guys. On Tuesday, the O’s agreed to a one year contract with Luke Scott. The deal is worth $2.4 million. All-Star Closer George Sherrill is the only guy left.

Before we know it, Spring Training will start. I’m tired of saying this, but the Orioles need pitching. It is aways been the teams problem. Unless the team addresses the pitching, I will have no confidence in them doing anything this season.

Offseason Update

The Orioles have made a few offseason moves to prepare for next season and beyond. The first move the O’s made, was trading Ramon Hernandez to Cincinnati for Ryan Freel. This move is the one that clears the way for Matt “Our Savior” Weiters. The next move was signing a consistent shortstop. That man is Cesar Izturis from St. Louis. The next step was improving the rotation. Mark Hendrickson and Koji Uehara join Jeremy Guthrie as pitchers. They also agreed to a one year contract with Chris Ray. Today, they signed Gregg Zaun to a one year deal. He will start at catcher until the team calls up Weiters.

Forget Him

The Yankees introduced Mark Teixeira to the world. In is speech, he said he was a Yankee fan as a kid. That means, the Orioles had no shot at him. So what if he grew up here, he wasn't a fan. It is a great thing that the Yankees have him. He is now one of the most hated men in Baltimore. I could care less about this. The Orioles weren't in a position to sign a player with his price. It still surprising that he wasn't an O's fan.

Who is Koji Uehara?

Who is Koji Uehara? Uehara is a 33 year old, right handed pitcher from Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan. He was drafted by the Yomiuri Giants in 1998.