Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Orioles, once considered to have the best prospect pipeline in baseball, now rank a distant 20th, according to Keith Law. Good morning, Camden Chatters. Over the past few years of the Mike Elias era, one thing Orioles fans have always been able to count on is an O’s farm system that’s chock-full of promising … [Read more...] about Friday Bird Droppings: The Orioles’ farm system is no longer the cream of the crop
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Ensuring the Future: Orioles Need to Hold Onto Star Catcher
Adley Rutschman has three more seasons before he reaches free agency, but the Baltimore Orioles need to extend him sooner rather than later. Orioles’ fans have been pleading with the front office to extend the two-time All-Star since he made his major league debut nearly three years ago. But after losing Anthony Santander to Toronto in free agency after eight years in … [Read more...] about Ensuring the Future: Orioles Need to Hold Onto Star Catcher
GOP bill would ban SNAP recipients from buying junk food
A U.S. House bill introduced earlier this month would bar those on food stamps from using them to buy soft drinks, candy and more. Rep. Josh Brecheen, an Oklahoma Republican, sponsored the Healthy SNAP Act on Jan. 16. The bill would exclude junk food from benefits provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — the official name for food stamps — while … [Read more...] about GOP bill would ban SNAP recipients from buying junk food
Activist Maryland soccer player who faced gay slur battles hidden barriers
Collin Martin walked mindlessly off the soccer field as if on autopilot, not yet able to process that two scenarios he’d remember forever — one dark, one heartening — were playing out simultaneously. Two years earlier, the Montgomery County native had wrapped himself in a rainbow pride flag for a Twitter announcement, making him the only openly gay player at the time in any of … [Read more...] about Activist Maryland soccer player who faced gay slur battles hidden barriers