Camden Chat

I’m sure Tony Clark is a nice guy, but I’d like fewer reasons to include photos of him. | Photo by Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty Images We’re not just waiting for an end to the lockout, we’re still waiting for the serious negotiations to even begin. Good morning, Camden Chatters. If you were hoping the start of a new calendar year would bring some kind of … [Read more...] about Tuesday Bird Droppings: Where the wait for baseball continues

Eddie Watt in action. This picture, unlike this retro recap, is from a game in 1969. | Photo by Martin Mills/Getty Images The Orioles hit four dingers, including two by future MVP/HOF Frank Robinson, but it was 25-year-old Eddie Watt who stole the show on July 19, 1966. No one who is 38 years old or younger has ever been alive at a time where the Baltimore Orioles won … [Read more...] about Retro Orioles recap: Eddie Watt joins rotation, hits dinger as Orioles beat Tigers, 13-3

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images There remains no actual news, but perhaps the new year will get some gears in motion. Good morning, Birdland! The holiday period between Christmas and New Year’s Day is a glorious time where days of the week are nebulous, responsibilities disappear, and it seems like there is a football game of some kind on television every single minute of … [Read more...] about Monday Bird Droppings: Back to reality

If we’re lucky, 2022 will bring less Orioles trash than 2021 did. Is this going to be the year the Orioles start to suck less? A guy can dream, and this one sure is. Hello, friends. Happy New Year! There are now two months and 30 days remaining until the next scheduled Orioles game, which is Opening Day. We are now in the year where that will happen. Pitchers and … [Read more...] about New Year’s Day Bird Droppings: New year dreams of a better Orioles team

Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images This year wasn’t much of an improvement over 2020, both from an Orioles standpoint and in the world at large. C’mon, 2022. Third time’s the charm. Good morning, Camden Chatters. Tonight, we say goodbye to 2021 and flip the calendar to 2022. We can only hope that Earth’s next revolution around the sun will turn out better than this … [Read more...] about New Year’s Eve Bird Droppings: Goodbye and good riddance, 2021