I agree.
One thing i like about my own team is that, even though the ballpark is pretty new, it’s still called Oriole Park, rather than some corporate name. Even then, though, most people i knew when i lived in Baltimore referred to it simply as Camden Yards most of the time, and i think that is even better than Oriole Park at Camden Yards, which is the official name.
Did Camden Yards get its name the same way Fenway Park did? (geography)
It’s built on the site of a railway center on the old B&O called “Camden Yard”. “The warehouse” was an actual warehouse used to store freight, now housing the team’s offices. The station still exists and is still in use.
Just to confirm, the appeal on the one hit in the Mets-Rays game was denied. It was the wrong call, but that wasn’t going to get reversed.
I’m a Brewer fan and my team is on the fast road to suckitude. I know there have been injuries. Many injuries. But dropping 3 games to Kansas City when it could just as easily been a sweep does not bode well.
I think the Mariners did reasonably well selling their stadium’s naming rights to Safeco - at least it was a company that has actually been an “official Mariners sponsor” since the team’s inception, and as such was a name fans were accustomed to hearing frequently. “Microsoft Field” or “Starbuck’s Park” just wouldn’t feel the same.
The Blue Jays have now had three starting pitchers leave their starts with injuries in seven days.
I have to disagree. That was going to be called a hit most of the time. It sure wasn’t a terrible call.
That blows, which 3?
sigh It appears that, after a couple weeks of encouraging signs, the Mariners bats have gone back to sleep.
The Yankees beat the Nats in 14. They’ve won 8 in a row, and 11 out of the last 12.
And oddly are only gaining a little lead over the Os and Tampa.
The pitching has been excellent. The bullpen has been especially good and that was without Mo and Robertson. Amazing really.
The hitting is getting better but still feels a little off. It hurts Gardner won’t be back for quite a time.
…And so it begins in Seattle. Two Mariner homers in Lincecum’s first inning. Sigh.
The Yankees are really hot right now, and the O’s don’t have another division series until late next month. It’s not going to be easy for them, with another series against the Nationals, then the Mets, and two series against the Dodgers and two against Cleveland. They get a break at the end with Detroit and Minnesota, but the Tigers aren’t exactly a pushover either.
If it’s still tight then, it should be a pretty good battle to the end. Everyone in the division is going to beat each other up pretty good. It’s kinda nice to have an unpredictable AL East for the first time in quite a long time.
I don’t think anyone’s posted this baseball-related news from about a week ago.
The thugs charged with beating a Giants fan at Dodger Stadium have been ordered to stand trial. There are apparently jailhouse recordings of them discussing the crime, including ways to push the blame off themselves.
If they’re as guilty as they sound in that story, i hope they do plenty of time.
The great pitching continues this year, with Jason Hammel and Ervin Santana both throwing 1-hit shutouts today.
I watched the Baltimore/Atlanta game, and Hammel was great, getting through 9 innings in 103 pitches. Santana took one less, doing it in 102. If you can average under 12 pitches an inning, you’re doing pretty well.
Odd stat of the day related to the Yanks’ win streak:
They “are hitting just .253 during the 8-game win streak.” (US Presswire)
You lost me somewhere. Who has two more series against the Dodgers?
The Orioles. A 2-game series at home at the end of this month then 4 in LA the next week.
If by “Dodgers” you mean “Angels.” 
Right. Sorry got my LA teams mixed up.