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Orioles Top Prospect No. 11: Caleb Joseph

Who knew that when the Orioles took Matt Wieters and Caleb Joseph in the first seven rounds of the 2008 MLB draft, they would be getting two of the better catchers available in that pool of players? ...

Written by Zachary Ball about 4 days ago 170 reads 0 comments
Orioles Top Prospect No. 12: Mychal Givens

The run on infielders continues with 2009 draftee and newly appointed "shortstop of the future" Mychal Givens coming in as the 12th best prospect in the Orioles system. You may remember Givens from his tenuous, down to the last minute draft-deal days...

Written by Zachary Ball about 19 days ago 343 reads 0 comments
Five Strikes: Boise State Downs San Jose State, Moves to 8-0

After sitting out last week's edition of Five Strikes with the flu (bleck!) I'm back in full-force this week, just in time for Boise's Friday night tilt with the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs...

Written by Zachary Ball about 23 days ago 105 reads 0 comments
Orioles Top Prospect No. 13: L.J. Hoes

Coming into the 2008 season, Jerome Hoes was a UNC commit, with a very strong verbal agreement to play with the Tar Heels. He was part of a stellar recruiting class that included flame-throwers and fellow top draft picks Tim Melville and Jason Knapp...

Written by Zachary Ball about 23 days ago 218 reads 1 comments
Baltimore Orioles Top Prospect No. 14: Pedro Florimon Jr.

You have to go back a good long ways to find a guy who made as big a jump from nobody to somebody like Pedro Florimon Jr. did in 2009. For starters, the scrawny shortstop didn't even make the mentionables in Baseball America's 2009 Prospect Handbook...

Written by Zachary Ball about about 1 month ago 260 reads 0 comments
College Football Roundtable: Week Eight

Week eight of the college football season is in the books, taking with it the national title hopes of the Miami Hurricanes. After a ridiculous overtime shootout loss to Clemson, it appears the Canes ACC hopes are out of reach...

Written by Zachary Ball about about 1 month ago 204 reads 8 comments
Orioles Top Prospect No. 15: Brandon Cooney

D.C. area fans have become accustomed to hearing chants of "COOOOOOOOLLLLEEEEEEEY!" at Washington Redskins. By the time this big Florida Atlantic grad hits Baltimore there will most certainly ...

Written by Zachary Ball about about 1 month ago 224 reads 0 comments
Zack Attack's Top 16 and Picks for the Weekend

What happened to the Top 20, you ask? Or for that matter, what happened to the Top 25? Here's the deal: as I was trying to rank the teams, once I got past team 16, I couldn't really find any ...

Written by Zachary Ball about about 1 month ago 230 reads 2 comments
Orioles Top Prospect No. 16: Ronnie Welty

Prospect #16 comes in the form of a athletic outfielder who has drawn comparisons to a guy who hit over .320 his rookie year and has two 25 home run seasons to his name...

Written by Zachary Ball about about 1 month ago 284 reads 0 comments
Orioles Top Prospect No. 17: Garabez Rosa

Pedro Florimon Jr. and Greg Miclat may be the two primary candidates vying for the Orioles starting shortstop position, but the one dark horse in the whole thing might be the guy with the best potential out of them all...

Written by Zachary Ball about about 1 month ago 136 reads 0 comments
College Football Roundtable: Week Seven

What a week it was in college football!! Top teams getting taken down to the wire, and two top ten teams falling prey to the upset...

Written by Zachary Ball about about 1 month ago 217 reads 3 comments
Baltimore Orioles Top Prospect No. 18: Justin Turner

Who knew that Ramon Hernandez could be so valuable? Especially coming off of a season where he hit .258 and drove in 62 runs. Hernandez netted the Orioles two of the top 20 prospects in Brandon Waring (coming soon!) and prospect number 18, Justin Turner..

Written by Zachary Ball about about 1 month ago 216 reads 0 comments
The Truth About BSU's Schedule: Everything You Thought You Knew But Don't

(I wrote in my weekly "Five Strikes" piece about Boise State's case for getting people off their back about their easy schedule...

Written by Zachary Ball about about 1 month ago 577 reads 8 comments
Five Strikes: Boise State Sneaks Out of Tulsa with a W

Boise State managed to sneak out of the state of Oklahoma with a 28-21 victory over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Going forward, they now have to deal with talk about whether they deserved all ...

Written by Zachary Ball about about 1 month ago 213 reads 2 comments
Baltimore Orioles Top Prospect No. 19: Tyler Henson

Henson is at a serious fork in the road. He easily has the ability to become one of the best position prospects in the organization. His combination of power and speed is pretty amazing, and he's one of the best athletes in the system...

Written by Zachary Ball about about 1 month ago 140 reads 0 comments
Orioles Top Prospect No. 20: Kam Mickolio

Even though it seems as if Mickolio has been teetering on the verge of the Majors for the past two years (and he has), the truth about the 6'9'' behemoth is that his potential is as vast as the state of Montana (his home state)...

Written by Zachary Ball about about 1 month ago 135 reads 0 comments
10 2010 NFL Draftees I Would Love To Have in Washington's Burgundy and Gold

Dear Dan Snyder, Hey Dan! Lame sportswriter Zach here! I know I'm just a peon, and that if you really wanted to, you could probably have me disappeared faster than it took you to buy up Johnny ...

Written by Zachary Ball about about 1 month ago 475 reads 6 comments
Orioles Top Prospect No 21: Matt Angle

The Orioles have placed quite the premium on drafting super-athletes with speed to burn in the past few drafts. It started with Tyler Henson, and has continued with Xavier Avery and Kyle Hudson, and this year the crop included Mychal Givens...

Written by Zachary Ball about about 1 month ago 149 reads 0 comments
Orioles Prospect No. 22: Jesse Beal

At number 22 on this list comes the big right-hander Jesse Beal. Beal was tabbed by the Orioles as the 416th pick in the 2008 draft, and shocked many by deciding to go pro, rather than attending ...

Written by Zachary Ball about about 1 month ago 161 reads 0 comments
Orioles Top Prospect No 23: Greg Miclat

From the University of Virginia comes Orioles Prospect #23, Greg Miclat. Miclat starred as a Cavalier for three years before being tabbed as the Orioles 5th round pick in the 2008 amateur draft...

Written by Zachary Ball about about 1 month ago 113 reads 0 comments
The Zack-Attack's Top 20 College Football Picks For the Weekend

We're at the time of season when the legitimate national title contenders are taking a step forward and making themselves known. Also, when the pretenders are starting to drop like flies: see Oklahoma, who lost a nail-biter to Miami down in South Florida.

Written by Zachary Ball about about 1 month ago 728 reads 5 comments
Orioles Top Prospect No 24: Eddie Gamboa

Check out Eddie Gamboa's player profile on his alma mater, UC Davis', website and you'll see that he is planning for a career in real estate. Provided Gamboa keeps pitching like he did in 2009, real estate is going to be the furthest thing from his mind..

Written by Zachary Ball about about 1 month ago 152 reads 0 comments
Orioles Top Prospects: No. 25 Steve Johnson

Steve Johnson is yet another prospect who joined the Orioles as a result of a 2009 trade. This one sent O's closer George Sherrill to the Dodgers in exchange for Josh Bell (who you'll see later on this list) and Johnson...

Written by Zachary Ball about about 1 month ago 217 reads 2 comments
Orioles Top Prospect No. 26: Brett Jacobson

Reliever Brett Jacobson came to the Orioles via a trade with the Detroit Tigers earlier this season as the centerpiece (and only piece) of the Aubrey Huff deal...

Written by Zachary Ball about about 1 month ago 145 reads 0 comments
Orioles Top Prospect No. 27: Robbie Widlansky

I highly doubt anyone (scout or lunatic) would have pegged Robbie Widlansky as a player destined for a true breakout season. Especially after his sad .222 average at Low A Delmarva. Or his .279, 4 HR, 29 RBI at Aberdeen...

Written by Zachary Ball about about 1 month ago 137 reads 1 comments

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Zachary Ball Article Archive

Orioles Top Prospect No. 11: Caleb Joseph

Orioles Top Prospect No. 12: Mychal Givens

Five Strikes: Boise State Downs San Jose State, Moves to 8-0

Orioles Top Prospect No. 13: L.J. Hoes

Baltimore Orioles Top Prospect No. 14: Pedro Florimon Jr.

College Football Roundtable: Week Eight

Orioles Top Prospect No. 15: Brandon Cooney

Zack Attack's Top 16 and Picks for the Weekend

Orioles Top Prospect No. 16: Ronnie Welty

Orioles Top Prospect No. 17: Garabez Rosa

College Football Roundtable: Week Seven

Baltimore Orioles Top Prospect No. 18: Justin Turner

The Truth About BSU's Schedule: Everything You Thought You Knew But Don't

Five Strikes: Boise State Sneaks Out of Tulsa with a W

Baltimore Orioles Top Prospect No. 19: Tyler Henson

Orioles Top Prospect No. 20: Kam Mickolio

10 2010 NFL Draftees I Would Love To Have in Washington's Burgundy and Gold

Orioles Top Prospect No 21: Matt Angle

Orioles Prospect No. 22: Jesse Beal

Orioles Top Prospect No 23: Greg Miclat

The Zack-Attack's Top 20 College Football Picks For the Weekend

Orioles Top Prospect No 24: Eddie Gamboa

Orioles Top Prospects: No. 25 Steve Johnson

Orioles Top Prospect No. 26: Brett Jacobson

Orioles Top Prospect No. 27: Robbie Widlansky

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