Archive: Orioles
Giant President Heads Invade Inner Harbor
My only regret about today's scheduled Inner Harbor Invasion by Screech, the Giant Racing Presidents and the Nat Pack--in which the invaders promised to hand out Nats promotional material to unsuspecting Baltimoreans--was the scheduled time of 11:30-12:30. I figure the chances of Giant Abe being beheaded by a giant...
By Dan Steinberg | May 15, 2008; 01:26 PM ET | Comments (10)
Sidney Ponson Slims Down
Dmitri Young, who either weighs 25 pounds less or 46 pounds more than the new Sidney Ponson (Preston Keres photo). I don't consider the Orioles to be a local team any longer, but due to complicated grandfather clauses I consider Sidney Ponson to be a local athlete now and...
By Dan Steinberg | March 3, 2008; 01:39 PM ET | Comments (6)
Rick DempseyClaus
Note: This is a story about baseball that doesn't involve, except the kind that comes in a box with a straw. If that offends you, close your eyes for a minute. I got a lot of mileage last December out of Judah Claus, the strange creature created when former D.C....
By Dan Steinberg | December 17, 2007; 03:49 PM ET | Comments (3)
O's Still Lead League in Roid Stories
No new names in the Sun today, but still, two more steroid stories. * David Segui says he expects to be named in the Mitchell report, that he refused several Mitchell-led inquiries for assistance because he didn't want to be a snitch, and that he used both steroids and...
By Dan Steinberg | December 11, 2007; 11:27 AM ET | Comments (11)
Baseball Failure in August
The Baltimore Sun had a long story today about how suckingly terrible the Orioles have been in Augusts and Septembers of recent vintage. Now, I've been known to spend hours and hours compiling mostly meaningless statistics (see: preseason NFL scoring trends), but when I do this I'm joking, and anyhow,...
By Dan Steinberg | August 28, 2007; 05:19 PM ET | Comments (9)
Red Sox Park at Camden Yards
Estimates of the percentage of Red Sox fans in Camden Yards over the weekend range from, I don't know, 68 percent to 94 percent. It was an attendance record for a three-game series at Camden. Terry Francona: "It's like Boston in the south." Kevin Youkilis: It's definitely almost like playing...
By Dan Steinberg | August 13, 2007; 12:29 PM ET | Comments (6)
Top-Notch Oriole Commentary
Honestly, the last time I spent this much time looking at a yellow rubber ducky it was during my daughter's bath time. The ducky-related bathtub conversation we had was like The Algonquin Round Table compared to what you'll find below. My daughter, I should note, is five months old. D.C.'s...
By Dan Steinberg | August 2, 2007; 10:29 AM ET | Comments (3)
D.C.-Baltimore Rivalry: Ridiculous
Dan Steinberg is on vacation. Despite his massive photo above, this was not written by him. It was written by Neal Shaffer, editor of The Loss Column, which is not technically about D.C. sports but is close enough. Dan will theoretically be back tomorrow. Anyhow, TLC writes below, and please...
By Dan Steinberg | July 24, 2007; 02:12 PM ET | Comments (18)
Nats-Orioles World Series
Dan Steinberg is on vacation. Despite his massive photo above, this was not written by him. It was written by the bizarre individual behind The Wayward Oriole, which you must read. Other guest bloggers will check in all week. Also, tomorrow, Thursday, will be one of the most magical days...
By Dan Steinberg | July 18, 2007; 01:45 PM ET | Comments (12)
Today's Top Five: O's Fans Strike Back
1) I've lamented the large visiting crowds at RFK baseball games, and Orioles fans are likewise stricken by this malady. Their response: let's go to an O's-Red Sox game en masse and taunt those invasive New Englanders. From The Loss Column, which is leading this movement: Andy MacPhail, scouring the...
By Dan Steinberg | July 12, 2007; 12:51 PM ET | Comments (13)
FireSamPerlozzo.com: The Day After
A few weeks back I learned about Nick Christy, the 24-year old software developer behind FireSamPerlozzo.com, from Maese Space, the blog of BaltSun columnist Rick Maese. So when Perlozzo actually got himself, you know, fired, I figured there would be an update in that same Space. Since there was none,...
By Dan Steinberg | June 19, 2007; 11:19 AM ET | Comments (2)
Orioles Mustaches
Having talked so extensively about playoff beards, even including repeated linkages to PlayoffBeard.com, I'd be remiss if I ignored the Orioles mustaches, even if this technically has little to do with the NBA. Via FanHaus, I discovered that the bullpen began sporting unity mustaches, and that position players followed suit....
By Dan Steinberg | April 24, 2007; 11:59 AM ET | Comments (4)
Cal Backs Out of Imus Appearance
Since Thom Loverro is allowed to appear on Washington Post Live despite working for the Washington Times, I'm not going to feel guilty about using what appears to be a Washington Times exclusive in a Washington Post blog: Hall of Famer Cal Ripken canceled an appearance on Don Imus' radio...
By Dan Steinberg | April 9, 2007; 10:17 AM ET | Comments (3)
Caps Fans Hate Orioles, Love DCU
Balt Sun blogger Roch Kubatko was obviously miffed by the treatment a few O's received at the Caps-Canes game over the weekend. Roch writes: If it's boos you want, this is your guy. (File Photo) Yes, it's true: Nick Markakis and Adam Loewen were roundly booed at last night's Capitals...
By Dan Steinberg | January 29, 2007; 11:22 AM ET | Comments (12)
Orioles Fans Unionize
So, like everyone else in the world, I've been waiting and waiting to see what would happen next with the FreeBirds, those angry, chanting, beer-loving Orioles fans who walked out of a game last month in a moment of goose-bump inspiring solidarity. Unlike everyone else in the world, I've been...
By Dan Steinberg | October 13, 2006; 09:40 AM ET | Comments (3)
Orioles Protest, to be continued...
If you were here at all last week, you'll recall endless postings on the FreeBirds, the disaffected O's fans who descended on Camden Yards for a Thursday afternoon game, sang and chanted for a solid hour and then walked out, en masse. I don't think I've mentioned this yet, but...
By Dan Steinberg | September 25, 2006; 03:10 PM ET | Comments (3)
