SB Nation User Blog: Dr. J

Matt Wieters is God.

Dr. J — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 04:17:34 -0000

In one game against Miami during his freshman season at Georgia Tech, Wieters belted a two-run, ninth-inning homer to give the Yellow Jackets the lead and then pitched the bottom of the ninth to get the save. That prompted his teammates to start calling him "God."

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/baseball/bal-orioles0314,0,3302166.story

As a freshman! Also, am I the only one who was surprised that he only needs to spend 13 days in the minors to get an extra year of service? For the love of God, start him down there! We will live for 13 days.

Some talent evaluators will tell you they think Wieters is the Orioles' best player right now...

Dr. J — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:51:36 -0000

Some talent evaluators will tell you they think Wieters is the Orioles' best player right now because of his hitting ability, plate discipline and the way he handles pitchers.

http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=3962001&name=olney_buster&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fespn%2fblog%2findex%3fentryID%3d3962001%26name%3dolney_buster

O's Spring Training Dugout?

Dr. J — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:21:04 -0000

Does anyone know which dugout is the home dugout in Fort Lauderdale? I'm going to buy tickets for the March 26th game vs. the Marlins and I want to make sure that I get seats behind the O's dugout and not the visiting dugout. I know that at Camden Yards it's the first base side, but is it the same in Fort Lauderdale? I'd really appreciate it if somoene could help me out. Thanks a bunch.

Rich Hill: Oriole.

Dr. J — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:12:56 -0000

The Orioles could announce as early as tomorrow that they will acquire left-handed starter Rich Hill from the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later, according to industry sources. One source cautioned that the deal is not yet complete, but the Orioles are hopeful that it will be by early this week.

I guess MacPhail was having second thoughts on letting Daniel Cabrera go, so he went and found the best Cabrera 2.0 he could.

(That said, there really seems to be no harm in this deal, and I think it's fine.)

UPDATE (zk): Per dkdc below, this is a done deal (ESPN). Brian Burres was DFA'd to make room for Hill.