Ryan Flaherty has fixed his swing, so he's fun to watch now

In order to fully become a member of the Cicere family, one must be earnest in their steadfast loyalty to the Baltimore Orioles. My dad grew up in Dundalk, spoon fed us kids stories of Cal, 20-game winners and Tippy Martinez's pickoff move, among other things, so O's baseball is a really big deal to us Cicere boys, especially to my little brother and I.

I love the kid, but throughout the years of our diehard fandom, he has a tendency to find a soft spot for players that no one else would ever dream of labeling "my favorite player". For example, in his fledgling days as an Oriole supporter, he would wear his knockoff Jay Gibbons jersey wherever he went for what ended up being a short-lived…