Randy Buchman
Staff writer for Orioles blog "BirdsWatcher" / Pastor of a church in Western Maryland / Civil War writer (EnfiladingLines.com) and historical guide at Antietam Battlefield / retired high school coach / [email protected] / twitter: @OSayOrioles
When looking at the details of the Washington Nationals trade of Michael Morse this evening, my first reaction was to say, “That’s it? That’s all they got?” Since this is an Orioles-focused page,…Read More
First of all, would anyone agree with me that the idiom “standing pat” is totally stupid? What does it mean and where did it come from? We understand that it means to retain a current state of affairs,…Read More
Having written positively two days ago to start the year off on a high note, let me take you to the dark dungeons of my paranoid psyche. There is so much that can go wrong in professional baseball, and…Read More
Now that we are in the new year, my hopes are revived that baseball cannot be too far away. Only 17 more days until FanFest, 40 days until pitchers and catchers report, 51 days until the first spring training…Read More
It is a fact: There is luck in the game of baseball. There is the stupid little bloop off the fists of a batter completely fooled by a pitch that lands behind the first baseman. Likewise, there are swinging…Read More
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Baseball survived, right? We’re all still here, correct? The world didn’t end this time (though I…Read More
Baltimore Orioles fans became reacquainted again in 2012 with the Rule 5 Draft in the person of Ryan…Read More
This is the 12th and final post of a series on the season past – my personal reflections upon some…Read More
This is the 11th of 12 posts on the season past, being personal reflection upon a variety of items I…Read More
This is the 10th of 12 posts on the season past. Today’s item is not so much a prediction that came…Read More
Orioles 2012 Reflections: The Final Stretch Run
This is the 9th of 12 posts on the season past and is…Read More
This is the 8th of 12 posts on the season past, reflecting also upon some stupid and few really smart…Read More
This is the 7th of 12 posts on the season past and is a personal reflection upon some of the really stupid…Read More
This is the 6th of 12 posts on the season past, and is a personal reflection upon some of the really…Read More
This is the 5th of 12 posts on the season past – my personal reflections upon some of the really stupid…Read More
This is the 4th of 12 posts on the season past and is a personal reflection upon some of the really stupid…Read More
This is the third of 12 posts on the season past – a personal reflection upon some of the really stupid…Read More
This is the 2nd of 12 posts on the season past, representing a personal reflection upon some of the really…Read More
This is the 1st of 12 posts on the season past and is a personal reflection upon some of the really stupid…Read More
Up front disclaimer: I am a big fan of Nolan Reimold. I do not believe there is another player in the…Read More