So I was talking with Brian Matusz a little while ago...

[My O's Face]

and he says that he can't wait to be an Oriole. He told me that he is extremely excited, and that he can't wait to get started. He also told me that he is working out right now to stay prepared.

I also asked him about the contract situation, and he told me that he is very confident that the deal will be completed soon. I told him to hurry up, because we need him badly. I'm going to try to get him to join Oriole Hangout soon as well. That would be cool.

I'm also going to try to get Nolan Reimold to join as well. There are other Oriole Minor Leaguers I'm going to try to get to join as well like:

Kyle Hudson

Caleb Joseph

Bobby Bundy

Xavier Avery

L.J. Hoes

They were drafted last month. And they are really nice guys.

We'll see how it goes. I don't how many of you actually care if they join, but if you do, let me know. I'll keep you posted.

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[jjdman]

and he says that he can't wait to be an Oriole. He told me that he is extremely excited' date=' and that he can't wait to get started. He also told me that he is working out right now to stay prepared.

I also asked him about the contract situation, and he told me that he is very confident that the deal will be completed soon. I told him to hurry up, because we need him badly. I'm going to try to get him to join Oriole Hangout soon as well. That would be cool.

I'm also going to try to get Nolan Reimold to join as well. There are other Oriole Minor Leaguers I'm going to try to get to join as well like:

Kyle Hudson

Caleb Joseph

Bobby Bundy

Xavier Avery

L.J. Hoes

They were drafted last month. And they are really nice guys.

We'll see how it goes. I don't how many of you actually care if they join, but if you do, let me know. I'll keep you posted.

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Where did you run into him at 6am? Kid must be an early riser.

[TakebackOPACY]

Where did you run into him at 6am? Kid must be an early riser.

I'm sure it was 'myspace' or 'facebook'.

Even though the criticisms stay somewhat respectful on OH, it might be a bit much for some of these kids to read the full spectrum of 'message board posts' about themselves when they go through struggles.

[Aloe]

I was just thinking the same thing. Maybe it's not such a good idea to have them join the hangout

[birdman57]

I was just thinking the same thing. Maybe it's not such a good idea to have them join the hangout

With Tony's blessing, it would be nice to set up a special chat section and have weekly chat sessions with the registered players. It would add a nice element to the board and perhaps give us all a better insight what these guys face on a daily basis:)

[ScottieBaseball]

With Tony's blessing, it would be nice to set up a special chat section and have weekly chat sessions with the registered players. It would add a nice element to the board and perhaps give us all a better insight what these guys face on a daily basis:)

We're working on stuff like this. The Hangout is going to do some growing in the near future. We appreciate the input!!!

On a related note...keep in mind we have beat writers who cover the Keys and Baysox every home game, Tony does plenty of roving, and I've been hitting an Ironbirds game at least once per homestand. Mike Miller (Bowie) offered at the beginning of the season to pass along questions from the message boards to players and I doubt Adam would mind doing the same. It goes for me as well.

[BowieMike]

Don't hesitate to pass along player questions to me whenever they arise. I'd like to make things in Bowie as interactive as possible, not to mention I pretty much live at Prince George's Stadium (I'm thinking about taking over a luxury suite and converting it into an apartment). Send me a PM here on the boards or an email at mikemiller1287@yahoo.com .

Also, you'd be surprised just how many players do in fact read the Hangout.

[Three Run Homer]

I was just thinking the same thing. Maybe it's not such a good idea to have them join the hangout

Especially Avery

[My O's Face]

With Tony's blessing, it would be nice to set up a special chat section and have weekly chat sessions with the registered players. It would add a nice element to the board and perhaps give us all a better insight what these guys face on a daily basis:)

That's what I as thinking.

[My O's Face]

Where did you run into him at 6am? Kid must be an early riser.

He lives on the west coast. So it was like 2:30am (for him) when we were talking. Trust me. I'm not making this stuff up. I would come up with alot better stuff if I were.

[Duke2010]

Really, Avery reads the hangout? Thats pretty cool stuff there.

[allstar1579]

Don't hesitate to pass along player questions to me whenever they arise. I'd like to make things in Bowie as interactive as possible, not to mention I pretty much live at Prince George's Stadium (I'm thinking about taking over a luxury suite and converting it into an apartment). Send me a PM here on the boards or an email at mikemiller1287@yahoo.com .

Also, you'd be surprised just how many players do in fact read the Hangout.

I'll talk to Phil and Brian and put in a good word for you. There used to be a cot hidden in the press box but when they actually started getting radio coverage in there it disappeared

[blahblah]

Where did you run into him at 6am? Kid must be an early riser.

Yeah, I saw him log into Facebook at around 5am...but I was too bashful to talk to him.

Elliot

[My O's Face]

Yeah, I saw him log into Facebook at around 5am...but I was too bashful to talk to him.

Elliot

Yeah... I know. But he and I talk quite a bit now. He told me last night that he was bored as hell...

[Beltwayman]

Don't hesitate to pass along player questions to me whenever they arise. I'd like to make things in Bowie as interactive as possible, not to mention I pretty much live at Prince George's Stadium (I'm thinking about taking over a luxury suite and converting it into an apartment). Send me a PM here on the boards or an email at mikemiller1287@yahoo.com .

Also, you'd be surprised just how many players do in fact read the Hangout.

Question for Weiters......

Its been said that you didnt call your own games in college. Tell us about learning to call games professionally. Who is helping you with this process?