Welcome to Off the Warehouse!

Hello everyone and welcome to Off the Warehouse!

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a baseball fan. I played from the moment I could pick up a bat and haven’t really stopped since, always playing in some form or another. Something about baseball captivates us all, whether it’s the rich and storied history, the spine-tingling feeling that comes with a game-ending homerun, or the picturesque ballparks that backdrop this fair game – including an aesthetically stunning work of architecture on West Camden Street in Baltimore.

That’s where we come in.

All four of the main contributors to this blog love the Baltimore Orioles. As life-long fans, we have experienced the greats like Ripken, Murray, Mussina and Alomar, and present stars like Jones, Markakis, Roberts and Wieters. We have endured a prolonged period of excruciating heartache recently known only to Cubs and Pirates fans, as well as a magical 2012 season that embodied so many of the things that have made us love baseball in the first place. And above all, we have all spent time basking in the shadow of that mighty warehouse, cheering our Birds on to victory.

Founded on this love for baseball and all things Orioles, Off the Warehouse aims to be an exciting and informative outlet to keep you apprised of news and issues, and spur heated debates over the quality of the team and what big move Dan Duquette should make next. This will not be your traditional blog with game recaps and statistical analysis (well, there may be some – any sabermetricians out there?), but rather our goal is to inform you, entertain you, anger you and above all, ensure that the Orioles stay a hot and fresh topic in the baseball world.

Our writers bring diversity, from Matt living in Virginia in the heart of Nats territory; to Pat, our resident Baltimorian; to Nathan, our displaced Marylander living in the South; to myself, perhaps the biggest O’s fan north of the border. Our conversations are always lively, opinionated and loving (I may have made that last one up), and we strive to bring you more of the same and invite you to join us on this crazy ride.

We encourage you to comment, email us with ideas and topics you’d like to see covered in the blog, and above all, have a blast as we discuss the Orioles and all things baseball. Feel free to write us at offthewarehouse54@gmail.com.

With that being said, I think it’s about that time. The anthem has just wrapped up…

…PLAY BALL!!!

Christopher Mills

(On behalf of the OTW Crew!)