I'm probably not setting a great precedent by posting mostly by explicit request. However, my mother gave me a nudge this evening. As ...

It's been nine years (nine!) since I started blogging about baseball cards, so I couldn't let the entire month of January lapse wi...

Today is Andy Van Slyke's 56th birthday, which I learned by reading Stacey's "Bird Droppings" post this morning at Camd...

I know as much about Nate Spears as most of you do. Let's see...he was in the Orioles' organization in 2003, and he had wicked hat...

Fun facts about Eddie Watt: -The youngest of four kids, he became the first member of his family to attend college when he enrolled at I...

Look, Cal Ripken isn't a violent man by nature. But if Kevin Maas comes in too high with a takeout slide at second base, Junior is goi...

So there's this thing I do on this blog (or used to, in the long-ago when I didn't have to be shamed into writing by my restless r...

I can't sit still. A do-or-die playoff game against the loathsome, obnoxious, cantankerous, preening Blue Jays is the perfect time to ...

Major League Baseball took an All-Star break, and so did I. Sure, mine lasted twice as long as theirs, but who's counting? The importa...

Manny Machado still has his work cut out for him if he wants to match Brooks Robinson's 18 All-Star Game Appearances, but he was just ...

Today I realized with horror that there was a common denominator in each day of the Orioles' current five-game losing streak: I have n...

On Saturday, June 25, 2016, at 10:03 AM, Finn Caleb Brotzman was born. Seven pounds, seven ounces, 21 inches long. He is as healthy as can...

And then there was one. One. One sleep until we meet our baby. It's so surreal.

Just a reminder: Adam Jones is not the first lithe, power-hitting Orioles outfielder to enjoy a good wad of bubble gum. Eric Davis was blo...

I might not officially be a father for another five days or so, but I had a very enjoyable first Fathers' Day today. My wonderful wife...

The Orioles' starting pitching has been identified as the team's Achilles' heel since before the season began. Entering tonigh...

Countdown to Parenthood has reached nine days...or less. (Please take your time, kid.) Are we ready? Will we ever truly be ready? Probably...

Last weekend, the Orioles picked up some familiar names in the MLB amateur draft. In the seventh round, they spent the 211th overall pick ...

11 days. Eleven. I will be a father in less than two weeks. I'm dealing with a lot of complex emotions, and I tried to unpack some of ...

Things to know about Billy Gardner: -His nickname was "Shotgun", due to his strong throwing arm. -He played eight minor leag...