Yesterday the AL East got slightly older as the Tampa Bay Rays reached deals with Manny Ramirez ($2 mill) and Johnny Damon ($6 mill). Ramirez is 38, turning 39 in May, and Damon turned 37 in November. The Baltimore Orioles, even after acquiring Mark Reynolds in a trade and signing Derrek Lee, are in search [...]

 It’s Friday, so that means another edition of Rich’s Replies – this week I received three emails and one comment, so let’s get started with the emails.

With the Ravens flaming out in the playoffs, what do Baltimore fans have to look forward to?

Any fan who follows baseball has plenty of opinions to offer.  Opinions on which players were great, which were overrated, or which were more important to the game than their numbers might suggest.  Each year, these opinionated folks get an opportunity to evaluate potential Hall of Fame candidates, and , ultimately, the Hall of Fame [...]

The Orioles’ late inning flame thrower, Alfredo Simon, has become the lead suspect in the murder of 25-year-old Michel Castillo Almonte, and the wounding of his 17-year-old brother during New Years in Luperon, Dominican Republic. The police are searching for the 29-year-old native in his home of Santiago, D.R. Simon claims he has nothing to [...]

Ever been dragged out fishing, a sport that you have never really had much interest in? The person who decided it would be a great idea took you to a lake as stagnant as the fishing action. The fish aren’t biting, it’s muggy, and you are left just to sit there and stare across the [...]

Stop what you are doing at this very moment and answer this question for me. How many times have you turned down an opportunity to go to Oriole Park at Camden Yards to watch a baseball game simply because you did not like the sightlines the seats provided, had an issue with the leg room, [...]

1. Adam Dunn looking at four years: According to multiple reports, the Washington Nationals had a three-year deal in place that would allow Adam Dunn to remain a National and their power hitting lefty. Instead, he wants a four-year deal and will be testing the free agent market. The Nationals had this three-year deal out [...]