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Kudos to Brad Bergesen and Player Development

It was nice to see the success of Brad Bergesen on Tuesday night. It was a great night for him and his family, and I know one particular part of his extended family that's feeling proud is the Orioles player development department. They usually go unnoticed by fans when a player is promoted to the major leagues; but Brad Bergesen's success didn't happen by

Starters have to go deep!

We are winning games, but the starters have got to start going deeper. I know it's only the first week of the season, but at this rate our bullpen will be wiped out by the All-Star break. Dave Trembley has talked about not going too long with the starters right now. He is in a tough position. Some of the guys who were penciled

Koji Mania!!!

I know it has only been one game. But I am excited about Koji. To me, he is a guy who can show the young Oriole pitchers that throwing strikes equals success. Of course it was somewhat ironic that Koji walked the first batter he faced. Since his signing, all we have talked about is his control. He has averaged one walk per start

Minor League Salaries

Have you ever wondered how much minor league players make each year? I always get a kick out of the look on people's faces after I tell them how much the players make. Oh, by the way, it's a monthly salary paid on the 1st and 15th of the month. Oh yea, it's only for the months they play--that's about four and a half

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