Tagged: Nick Markakis
116 wins and taking 3 of 4 from the Mariners
Why is this Orioles fan (for life), pumping up the Seattle Mariners? It’s just amazing that’s why. Maybe the most stunning fact of 2001 season was the campaign of second baseman, Bret Boone. He had...
Brother Lo's big hit: beating the Angels this week
No other way to describe the 1979 Orioles season than it was pure magic. Just one win in the last three games and it would have been perfect. So after breezing to the regular season...
First-place Orioles at the all-star break
I see there is a photo Manny Machado in the most recent Sports Illustrated. Can’t wait to read the article on our first-place team in the AL East. So it made me curious how did...
Orioles midseason report card: The hitters
The Baltimore Orioles are 52-42 and in first place at the All-Star break. The first half had its ups and downs but the Orioles really started putting things together during the second quarter of the...
Markakis deserves more All-Star votes
Nick Markakis having yet another solid season and yet again it looks as if he will not make the All-Star team. Markakis has been a great player throughout his career and is a leader of...
Losing three of four from the Rays? Not good
What happened to our momentum? We are talking about a team that has nearly 50 losses before the All-Star break. That’s the Tampa Bay Rays. The same team that we swept back in May. So...
Breaking the streak in Chicago: White Sox-O's
I give myself some credit here. I could tell in warmups that Black Jack McDowell didn’t have it. It was a Friday night at Old Comiskey Park in Chicago and the Orioles were in town....