The 2011 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot has been released, and it's both a Who's Who of 1990s and early 2000s MLB and a stark reminde...

Since I kvetched about the placement of the 1971 Orioles' starting rotation in a recent installment of MLB Network's "Prime 9...

Of all the photos of Brooks Robinson that have appeared on baseball cards, this one may be my favorite. Judging by the Major League Baseball...

In retrospect, "Jazzercise With Jeff" was one of the truly underappreciated physical fitness DVDs of the mid-2000s. However, it wa...

From the "Where the Hell Does the Time Go?" files, tonight is the 10-year reunion of my graduating class from Archbishop Curley Hi...

I hope that everyone reading this blog had a happy Thanksgiving spent with friends and/or family. Hopefully you got to eat all of your favor...

After entirely too much hand-wringing by fans and media alike, the Orioles have finalized their 2011 coaching staff at last. For the first t...

I was just trying to get home from work today, but an inattentive driver sideswiped me on I-695. Fortunately, I am unharmed and the driver...

Thanksgiving is almost upon us, and former Oriole LaTroy Hawkins is helping scores of families in his hometown of Gary, IN to have a better ...

If you don't know who Caleb Joseph is today, there's a chance that you will know him in a few years. The Orioles drafted the catcher...

This card is part of the "Heads Up" subset from Upper Deck's first Goudey retro issue. It borrows the design of a set original...

This is Bobby Grich's rookie card, as he debuted with the Orioles in 1970 three years after the Orioles drafted him and Don Baylor with ...

Why hello there, Jamie Moyer! I hope you're having a happy 48th birthday today. Two weeks ago, the wizened lefty was pitching in the D...

Another one bites the dust, as Dennis Sarfate chose to become a free agent after spending the entire 2010 season at AAA Norfolk. Earlier thi...

Because I'm such an important person*, I get PR emails from the MLB Network from time to time. Earlier this week, I received a press rel...

Brian Matusz finished tied for fifth in the voting for 2010's American League Rookie of the Year, which was won by Rangers closer Neftal...

What do you do with your time away from work when you're a 25-year-old baseball player? If you're Adam Jones, you visit Europe. Jone...

Topps made some interesting choices with the composition of this card, chiefly the suggestion that one of Glenn Davis' teammates would r...

Sitting front and center in this team photo is Jay Mazzone. Jay was the Orioles bat boy from 1966-1971, meaning that he got to experience fo...

On this Veteran's Day, I would like to remember and thank everyone who has served in the United States military to help make and keep th...