Baseball Camp

My son attended baseball camp this week, hosted by the Orioles' double-A affiliate, the Bowie Baysox. The camp was really cool, it was run by players including Eric Dubose and Hayden Penn. The players were great with the kids, really enthusiastic. About 120 kids attended, so this wasn't an intensive skills-building clinic. But what could be cooler at age 11 than to hang out with minor league players, and play on their field?

Hey now, you're an all star

The 2005 All Star game featured 4 Orioles (Tejada, Roberts, Mora, and BJ Ryan). Miguel Tejada was voted the MVP.

Now the Orioles need to see if they can finish as strong as they started. Looks like Javy Lopez will continue to be disabled for a while longer. Starting to wonder if he requires more surgery. Surhoff is back in the lineup. Palmeiro has found his swing, on his way to 3,000 career hits (currently at 2,998). Sosa continues to be so-so. He's had a history of letting being on the DL and going into slumps (remember the corked bat incident a few years ago?).