Baltimore Orioles: Remembering the Erik Bedard trade

As the MLB trade deadline creeps near, may the Orioles remember the Erik Bedard trade.

Since moving to Baltimore, the Baltimore Orioles have made two trades that saved the franchise. The first one was back in December of 1965 when the Orioles traded for Frank Robinson. Robinson was the missing piece to the Orioles’ World Series jigsaw puzzle, winning the Triple Crown and American League Most Valuable Player award in 1966 and helped them win to World Series titles in 1966 and 1970.

The second one was the Erik Bedard trade back in February of 2008. At the time, there were many Orioles fans who didn’t like the Bedard trade. I’ll be the first person to admit that I was upset that the Orioles had…