"Baltimore" Back on the Road Jersey

When the Orioles went into Texas Monday Night a little bit of history was made. For the first time since 1972 Baltimore was on the road jersey. To be honest i don't see the big deal, i really don't care what it says on the front of the jersey. Maybe i have a little different perspective because i have always seen "Orioles" on every jersey (i was born in 1986). Also I am a little surprised on how passionate the Oriole fans were on the subject. Sometimes it seemed the fans were more worried about what was on the jersey and not who was wearing the jersey. I also heard some fans boycott the team until they made the change this season, which is stupid. Hey i am an Oriole fan just as much as any other person in Baltimore, but i just feel there are more important things than the uniform. Be mad at the team because they have had 11 losing seasons, be mad that until McPhail this was one of the worst run franchises in baseball, but don't be mad at a team because on what it says on the uniform.

Orioles quietly making solid moves

Over the past couple of weeks the Baltimore Orioles have been putting together a pretty good off season. Of course the majority of Baltimore wanted to see the hometown boy Mark Teixeira, but he was never really coming here, and why would he. But look at other moves the O's have made. First the biggest was locking up one of its current players. Nick Markakis signed a 6 Year $66 Million contract extension, i don't think i have to say why this was a good idea. The Orioles made the middle infield better with the signing of Cesar Izturis who's numbers don't wow you (Career .260 BA, 12 HR and 231 RBIs) but he his a gold glove winning shortstop which is more than we could say last year about any of the O's shortstops. Then they acquire Ryan Freel from the Reds for Ramon Hernandez, whose play behind the plate has been subpar at best. Then in January they Pick up Greg Zaun, Felix Pie, and their first ever Asian player Koji Uehara. And only a few days ago they acquired Rich Hill from the Cubs and signed Ty Wigginton. Now i am not saying that the Orioles are going to make a Rays like turnaround but the moves are good moves. And don't forget all of the Minor League Prospects expected to make a splash. Matt Wieters, Jake Arrieta, Chris Tillman and Brain Matusz just to name a few. Andy McPhail has this team moving in the right direction and i totally expect this team to be relevant in the next year or two.