Orioles Quotes

The Orioles` Dick Hall comes off the mound like a drunk kangaroo on roller skates.

(Dribblers: Flores said Sacramento`s charge into the playoffs was fueled by a dominant starting rotation, but the River Cats are heading for the postseason on fumes. Starters Dan Meyer, Seth Etherton, Ryan Glynn and John Rheinecker are all currently injured. ... Orioles outfielder Eric Byrnes, who was traded from the A`s in July, snapped an 0-for-15 slide against his former team Friday night with a bunt single in the seventh inning.) First bunt single of my career, ... Desperate measures for desperate times. If the situation calls for it, I`ll do it again, too.

Someday someone will look up the record and have a good laugh. It`ll be funny then, but it`s not funny now. This is what the 1988 Baltimore Orioles are going to be remembered for, and there`s nothing we can do about it.

(Chen allowed two hits in eight innings and Chris Ray pitched a perfect ninth Wednesday night in the Orioles` 7-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.) I did want to go out there for the ninth inning, ... I had good stuff and I felt like I could have done it, but I`m just glad I helped this team win. We really needed a win.

What do you prefer? A guy who`s worried about the team and wants it to get better, or a guy who`s going to be here six years and get in his pocket $72 million and not care about winning? You can`t take it like he doesn`t like the Orioles and doesn`t want to be here. That`s not true.

Earlier this year, with the financial stability of this organization in doubt, Governor Bob Ehrlich worked with me to guarantee a strong Baltimore Orioles organization for a generation to come. Together, we worked out a win-win situation for the citizens of Maryland. He deserves to be thanked by everyone associated with this team and by every baseball fan in the region.