by Jeff Long | Apr 28, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
Brooks Baseball has some interesting tools on their site that allows you to determine how good of an eye a particular batter has against a given pitch. The way that Brooks does that is by comparing the percentage of pitches that a hitter swings at that are in the zone...
by Jeff Long | Apr 13, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
OverviewThe O’s continue a rough early season schedule with yet another divisional matchup, this time with the Tampa Bay Ray. This will be the third of five conecutive series against division foes for the Orioles, and the end of a home stand as they travel to...
by Jeff Long | Apr 12, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
Chris Tillman is the de facto ace of the Orioles’ pitching staff. He was the Opening Day starter for the O’s this season, and takes the #1 slot in the rotation for the club. While Tillman isn’t a top 15 starter in MLB, he is the top guy in the...
by Jeff Long | Apr 7, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
The other day while watching the game I heard Jim Palmer make a somewhat strange assertion. He said that Adam Jones hit better when behind in the count. Now, this could be a little bit of hyperbole, but it made me wonder if Jones is a better than average hitter when...
by Jeff Long | Apr 3, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
We’re all too familiar with the Orioles’ difficulties over a certain fifteen year period. While recent on-field successes have helped raise spirits in Baltimore, the sting of the late 1990s and 2000s still hurts across Birdland. It does however, make for...
