SouthRider

Only played with the O's for half a season, but a big part of their history. Holtzman was traded from the A's to the O's, along with Reggie, for Baylor and Mike Torrez in April, 1976. Fun fact: I saw Reggie's first game in an O's uniform on May 2, 1976. It was the second game of a double header, coincidentally against his former club - the A's. I don't remember much about Holtzman other than he complained about salary his entire time with the Orioles. Free agency was set to begin after the '76 season and a lot of guys were looking forward to getting paid. In August he was a big piece of the the trade with the Yankees that brought us Dempsey, McGregor, Tippy, Rudy May and Dave Pagan. In 1977, they traded Rudy May and two no names to Montreal for Gary Roenicke, Joe Kerrigan, and Don Stanhouse. So, Holztman played a huge role in Orioles history. I remember my brother telling me how good Holtzman was when we got him. It just didn't work out for him in Baltimore, as he just didn't want to be here. As such, I always had a negative view of him. Looking back, I certainly can understand his position at the time. In the MLB link below they show him during an A's broadcast sometime recently. Seems like he was liked by his team mates, at least Ray Fosse, and a nice guy. Thanks Ken for your contributions to those great Oriole teams of the late 70's and early 80's and thanks for being a part of my child hood. I always remembered you. https://www.mlb.com/news/ken-holtzman-dies

I like the new guy. No jokes. No inane stories. He just described the action and I had no trouble following. I like Kevin Brown too. When everyone is making wise cracks that is when it is too much.

Bring up Kjerstad who looked good in his call up last year. Bring Holliday along slowly since he is struggling. Keep one of Mateo/Urias and unload the other. Hays can be the fourth outfielder for now. This team needs Earl Weaver. As most of you know, Earl was a master at platooning the right guys. See where we are at the trading deadline this year. Should be interesting.

Staying married a long time is hard no matter the age you start. Holliday may be the most mature kid ever, but in the long run it may not be up to him. Ask Tom Brady. Ask Cal. I wish the young couple the very best. With all the money he is going to make in his lifetime though, getting married now is possibly one of the dumbest decisions he ever made. He just gave away half of his earnings. Hope it all works out.

Did you people actually watch the Burnes interview on Foul Territory? The "they" comment was in reference to the AAA team. They asked him if the O's club house was aware of what Norfolk is doing down there and do the O's check them out. He replied, "We've been seeing it. The guys in our club house have played with a lot of those guys. " He then mentions all the guys mashing for Norfolk by name. He calls Stowers, "Stowser"; but gets everyone else's name right. He then goes on to say how tough it is for the AAA guys, "The lineup that we have can produce 10 runs on any given night is pretty special and the depth that this organization has is kind of scary for years to come." Regarding Holliday, he mentions he told Jackson to stay away from him because of all the cameras and hype. He said he would talk to Jackson when the hype dies down to ensure he is comfortable. Honestly, I view that as veteran leadership. Nothing Burnes said was douchie in any way.

Dang, I loved Jim Rice when I was a kid. Sometimes it's best not to hear our heroes speak. I've listened to that Red Sox crew before. They are an arrogant bunch. Yesterday, their radio guys mentioned Holliday's debut calling it obvious service time manipulation. Whatever losers.

Jackson is on base alot for a guy with no hits.

Tonight's game on MLBTV is their "free game of the day", but I think it is still blacked out in the Balt/DC area.

Ah, my bad.

I don't think anyone mentioned Vlad Guerrero yet.

This is what I have too. I also have Apple TV, Max, Netflix, Amazon Prime and NFL+ in season. That's all I need. Unfortunately, I am in-market and can't watch the O's live. I tried using Nord VPN on my computer, but MLB.tv would not stream any live games while connected. I don't have time to watch live baseball anyway. Listened to the audio while I was working and watch the condensed game on MLB.tv while having dinner.

Shocking. I remember when the bridge was built in the late 1970's. Luckily they were able to stop traffic in both directions prior to the accident. Only 6 people missing, although horrific, is incredible.

I like what Jake Peavy said on MLB network. He talk about how invaluable it is for the rest of the staff to be able to learn from Burnes. Compared it to his time with the Braves learning from Greg Maddux. If any of the current guys can learn that cutter from Burnes, watch out. Great trade for both clubs. Ortiz is going to be 26 by the end of the season. His time is now. If the Brewers unlock something in Hall they win too.

Anyone know the over/under on how soon John Angelos sues Rubenstein? I say 3 months.

I expect Cal to have the same input as Tom Clancy and Pam Shriver under Angelos' ownership tenure.