the designated hitter, brian rOberts...

Team's superstar second baseman has baddish back. Diving around in dirt for grounders isn't going to make it any better. And Wayward O thinks it's pretty clear, when it comes to offense, we need him on that wall.

Roberts DH
Jones CF
Nick RF
Miguel 3B
Matt C
Lugo / Wiggy 2B
Atkins / Luke 1B
Pie / Reimold LF
Izzy SS

Not everyday or anything like that. Sundays and holidays. Maybe occasionally on Thursday.

Know who else Team needs on said wall? Is Cesar Izturis at short. His defense is head and shoulder above rest of infielders on Team; maybe entire organization.

Rest in Peace, Mike Cuellar.

game nOtes

Post will try to hit hilights of B-Rob's Spring Debut. (Hopefully there will be some). And whatever else.


Gettin' Limber
Not much to say about Roberts' first at-bat. He fouled one pitch off and later looked at third strike.

Jacque Jones just went yard -- a LOT of Twins fans in the house.

Young Tillman has looked sharper. B-Rob made nice play tagging out Brendan Harris on steal. Pretty low-key game so far.

B-Rob's second at-bat ... K swinging.

Twins' SP Scott Baker perfect through four innings.

Dr. Jones broke up no-no in fifth. Luke popped out. Reimold singled and Craig Tatum stroked a 2-RBI double to gap in left-center.


Inauspicious...
B-Rob just K'd swinging in third at-bat. That's the fateful pitch pictured above. And that's three strikeouts on night. He's probably done for the evening. Yeah. They just announced Justin Turner coming in to play second now.

Roberts looked pretty tentative with bat tonight. Probably not surprising given back issues he's gone through all Spring.

RoY-Mold just hit first home run of Spring. A moon shot that barely cleared fence, 20 or so feet fair.

brian rOberts

is a


base swiping...


doubles cranking...


slick fielding...


baltimore oriole

SIGN THE PAPERS BROB!! you have your own label now!! you are oriole for life!!!

you will guide
us to OCTOBER!!!