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Lance Rinker 
Orioles Analyst
Lance is the owner of Project Sports Talk, a sports-talk podcast hosting site founded in 2012 that provides a platform for sports talk enthusiasts to have their voices heard. Lance previously operated the Orioles blog Burning Down The Yard. In addition to his work on BSL, you can find Lance’s more off-the-cuff musings about sports and pop culture on his current personal website, Free Lance, and as a contributor to SB Nation’s sabermetric site Beyond the Boxscore. A Baltimore native, Lance now resides in Plano, TX.
Articles by Lance Rinker
The Kevin Gausman Arbitration Clock Is Now Ticking
The Baltimore Sports world is awash with excitement right now as one of the Baltimore Orioles top prospects is set to make his major league debut against the Toronto Blue Jays tonight. Starting pitcher Kevin Gausman has essentially dominated Double-A … Continue reading
Bird Talk – Episode 29
In this week’s episode of Bird Talk the guys review the previous week in all its “glory”, talk about Jair Jurrjens and the rotation, discuss the controversial call on Sunday, get into the impressive performance of Manny Machado, talk some … Continue reading
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Bird Talk – Episode 28
In this week’s episode of Bird Talk the guys review the previous week, dive into the issues of the starting rotation, talk about the improved performance of the bullpen, get to some minor league updates, preview the week ahead, and … Continue reading
Posted in Baltimore Orioles, Q&As / Podcasts Tagged Baltimore Orioles, Bird Talk, Brad Cook, OOTP 1 Comment
The American League East, A Three Team Race
If the season ended today then three teams from the American League East would have earned themselves a playoff berth. The Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox, and the New York Yankees would each be in with one of them … Continue reading
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OOTP 14 Review
How often do you hear baseball fans say “If I were the Owner or General Manager I would sign…” or “If I were the Owner or General Manager I would trade for…”? Watch any baseball game at the ballpark, in … Continue reading
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Bird Talk – Episode 27
In this episode of Bird Talk, the guys do their weekly review of the Baltimore Orioles, take a look at Adam Jones’ defense, discuss the surprising effort of Freddy Garcia, wonder if Chris Tillman is for real, Tuck gives his … Continue reading
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The Baltimore Orioles Rotation Is A Concern
The Baltimore Orioles have been playing pretty good baseball all season long up to this point but that doesn’t mean there aren’t areas of concern with this team. It’s nice to have an offense that is performing as a top … Continue reading
Bird Talk – Episode 26
In this episode of Bird Talk the guys talk about the performance of the team and various players the previous week, they talk to the injury expert himself Will Carroll about Dylan Bundy’s injury and PRP treatment, they also have … Continue reading
Posted in Baltimore Orioles, Q&As / Podcasts Tagged Baltimore Orioles, Bird Talk, Dylan Bundy, Jeff Sullivan, Will Carroll 1 Comment
Bird Talk – Episode 25
In this episode of Bird Talk the guys talk about the week that was for the Baltimore Orioles, Jake Arrieta being sent down and who the candidates are to replace him, go in depth on the American League East, get … Continue reading
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Bird Talk – Episode 24
In this episode of Bird Talk the guys talk about the Baltimore Orioles previous week of play along with their American League East counterparts, players who are struggling with the team right now, Tuck gives us some minor league updates, … Continue reading
Posted in Baltimore Orioles, Q&As / Podcasts Tagged Baltimore Orioles, Bird Talk, MASN, Roch Kubatko 2 Comments