Article: Talk Is Cheap for O's Bedard, Pitching Isn't

One day last month, as Erik Bedard leaned on a chain link fence in the corridor that leads to the Fort Lauderdale Stadium clubhouse, watching his Baltimore Orioles play a spring training game, he was approached by a friend of his father's. The man was in Florida on vacation and asked about Bedard's father, who was scheduled to arrive there a day later.

Bedard spoke politely with the man, then after the conversation ended, Bedard began to chat with several reporters standing nearby. The normally reticent pitcher -- who opens the season Monday here against the Minnesota Twins -- talked openly, revealing personal tidbits such as his favorite road stadium in which to pitch: Fenway Park.

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