Birdland farm check-in: Triple-A Norfolk GM Joe Gregory

Birdland farm check-in: Triple-A Norfolk GM Joe Gregory
After the dust has settled on Minor League Baseball, and now that we actually have schedules for the 2021 season, I'm going to check in around Birdland. Today, I start by interviewing Joe Gregory, the general manager of the Triple-A Norfolk Tides. While the primary task of a big league GM is to acquire players to win games, a minor league GM does not acquire any players. They are supplied by the big league organization. But that is about the only job they do not have. They work with all...

Orioles add Tides to exhibition schedule

Orioles add Tides to exhibition schedule
The Orioles are extending their 2017 exhibition schedule beyond the final Grapefruit League game in Sarasota. Triple-A Norfolk and the Orioles announced this afternoon that the teams will play a March 31 game at Harbor Park. The first pitch is slated for 3:05 p.m. This will be the Orioles' fifth appearance in Norfolk since the Tides became the Triple-A affiliate in 2007. Harbor Park served as host for exhibition games between the Orioles and Nationals in 2007 and 2009, and the Orioles played...

At Norfolk, Harbor Park lives up to its name (plus some O's notes and quotes)

At Norfolk, Harbor Park lives up to its name (plus some O's notes and quotes)
If a team's baseball field was several inches under water one day, could they play a doubleheader there the next day? They could and they did in Norfolk. Harbor Park, the home of the Orioles' Triple-A affiliate, the Norfolk Tides, was under water on Thursday afternoon after torrential rain and the game got rained out. Last night, they played a doubleheader there and the Tides have two more games scheduled tonight beginning at 5:05 p.m. against Gwinnett. You may have seen some of the pictures...

Minor league notes on Givens, Beal and more

Minor league notes on Givens, Beal and more
The transition of Mychal Givens, the Orioles' second-round draft pick in 2009, from infielder to pitcher has been going well at spring training camp at Twin Lakes Park and Givens is expected to be with a full-season affiliate come opening day. "He's made a very smooth transition back to pitching and he was a pitching prospect in high school. He's thrown very well this spring and I would anticipate him making a club out of spring training," Orioles director of player development Brian...