Steve Melewski examines Nolan Reimold and Felix Pie one year later.
Buster Olney says the O’s have a tough opening schedule. (ESPN Insider Only)
Chad Moeller has nice things to say about Brian Matusz.
Mark Eckel checks in on Jim Hoey.
What the BlogOsphere is saying
I have insider and here's the snippet about the O's.
Here's a look at the AL early-season schedules, with teams ranked from the toughest (bad news for the Orioles) to the easiest (the Rays catch a break this year).
1. Baltimore Orioles
Home/away: They are home for 15 of their first 35 games.
Games against teams that finished over .500 in 2009: 28 of the first 35. No kidding.
Meat-grinder stuff: From April 23 to May 5, the Orioles play four consecutive series — 12 straight games — against the Red Sox and Yankees.
Olney doesn't mention that before that meat grinder, the Orioles finish up a west coast trip with 3 at Seattle. It's not a sure thing but all signs point to Seattle being a damn good team this year with the additions they made.
Then after the grind, the Orioles head to Minnesota for 4 and Seattle for 3!!!!
Holy crap……….
Well, at least the collapse won't happen in the 2nd half of the season this year????
Well, that'll make or break em, that's for sure.
Do they have those stupid 2 game series this year? How about all those carry-over series? I hate this damned unbalanced schedule.