he joins manager buck showwaltzer to form the o's leadership team.is press conference, he paid us a visit at wjz. he calls himself a builder and tells me he is impressed with what he has to build upon. >> i like the core of the ball club. i like the team up the middle. i like jj hardy, the center fielder, jones is good, and that gives us something to build around. we've got to build around that and build up our pitching staff, and that'll get us back in the first division. >> anybody with a strong opinion about his background, i'm in. >> they share a philosophy and emphasize his starting pitching. simoan has been cleared on all charges relating to a shooting incident in his native dominican republic nearly a year ago. simoan simoan mone says he is grateful. >> among the many stand out performers, second year tight end dennis pita caught several catches and every one of them came on third down and led to a first down. it launched his ability to adjust within the game. >> dennis has a knack for getting open. he and joel developed an ability for timing