Tom Morris - Baseball Analysis

I've read all the rags, on-line and off-, and it's all been written already. I could come up with a story on the batboys, or on how one team's grounds crew will be the smoking gun in this extremely evenly matched showdown. But who would read that? So I'll just tell it like it is. White Sox Will Win. There. Said it. Read more »

The Baltimore Orioles organization may not yet have solved its team's many roster issues --replacements for 2005 fallouts Rafael Palmeiro, Sammy Sosa and Sidney Ponson, would be a great place to start. But the flurry of activity within both the coaching staff and the front office bodes well for a team hungry to finally return a winning ball club to the Orioles fans everywhere. Read more »

In an expected move, Peter Angelos and Jim Beattie "agreed" that the co-GM should no longer continue his duties in the Orioles organization, while longtime Oriole Mike Flanagan was given sole possession of the title. And today, almost as expected, Angelos dropped the 'interim' tag from Sam Perlozzo's name / neck, deciding to keep him as the Baltimore skipper for the near future. Read more »

With one week of baseball postseason in our pockets, we have seen enough to keep us all piqued for more excitement in the remaining October weeks. The White Sox are looking to end their curse and the Cardinals are a machine, setting up a midwest matchup in the Fall Classic. Read more »

It's playoff time --October, the finest sporting month of the year-- and as always it's gonna be a great one. I don't know if a come-back-from-being-down 3 games to none series is a reasonable demand of this year's baseball postseason. Read more »

The candidates for Cy Young, which are not defined by how old they are, how well-known they are, or any other prerequisites. There's a little bit of everything involved in this one. Some mainstays, some newcomers, and some re-invented contenders enter the final balloting. Let's take a look, shall we? Read more »

Last night --or very early this Thursday morning in Maryland-- Sidney Ponson was pulled over, arrested, then charged with Driving Under The Influence, his second of 2005, and just the latest of what is now a series of ongoing legal blunders by the starting pitcher. Read more »

It may not be the easiest job to walk into: interim manager for a Major League Baseball team. Its title alone says, "Don't unpack your bags just yet", not even remotely a secure future for any man in a career already defined as less than certain. But according to sources cited by The Baltimore Sun today, Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos is pleased with the job done so far by Orioles interim skipper Sam Perlozzo. Read more »

A Baltimore Orioles clubhouse, which for weeks had been trying its hardest to keep its heads from hanging down, had nowhere to look but up yesterday after completing the unlikeliest sweep of AL wild-card leader Oakland. Read more »

With first baseman Rafael Palmeiro serving his tenth and final day of a MLB suspension for steroid use, the rest of the Baltimore Orioles went about their business of trying to resurrect their own season against Tampa Bay last night. And it payed off. Read more »

How much is the manager responsible for his team's successes and failures? Well, a lot. We all know the game begins and ends with the players. Of course. And this says nothing of the unresolved contracts/ futures of front-office leaders Jim Beattie and Mike Flanagan. But when it comes down to it, a team's play is either confirmation or condemnation of he who coaches them to do their job. Read more »

A.J. Pierzynski connected for a three-run homer in the eighth inning today at Oriole Park at Camden Yards; Jermaine Dye followed with his 21st home run in the four-run frame. Pierzynski's home run proved later to be the game-winner as the Chicago White Sox came from behind to stun the bewildered Baltimore Orioles 9 - 6, handing the home team its 12th loss in 14 games. Read more »

For the Orioles, talk was of Ponson, of course, later diagnosed with a contusion on the thumb of his right hand. He was visibly pained by the impact of the ground ball, which he tried to bare hand as it approached him at the mound. His hand dripped blood as he took himself off the field. The irony of course was that Sir Sidney himself looked to be putting out one of his rare strong outings. Read more »

Reports surfaced shortly before the game started that Ponson, who is 0 - 5 in his last six starts, had been traded to the San Diego Padres for 1B/OF Phil Nevin. Nothing can be made official, however, unless Nevin waives the no-trade clause worked into his contract. It is believed that the Orioles are one of eight teams to whom he can refuse a trade. Read more »

The Baltimore Orioles moved to within one game of the AL East Division-leading Boston Red Sox with a 5-3 win over the Mariners. Read more »

With the help of Hurrican Dennis, the Baltimore Orioles were able to defeat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 in a shortened six-inning game. Read more »

For His 75th birthday, the New York Yankees deliverd the eccentric owner a mammoth comeback en route to a big win over the Baltimore Orioles. Read more »