by Patrick Dougherty | Jun 2, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
For many 2014, felt like the Orioles’ best chance for a World Series. Baltimore crushed its AL East competition the way it crushed balls over the fence; the Orioles had made the fabled Big Splash that fans longed for, except it was in the form of low-cost...
by Patrick Dougherty | Apr 28, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
Bud Norris has had a rough go of it so far in 2015. His ERA currently sits at 12.18 after a five-run improvement earned in his most recent outing. His struggles have pushed a lot of Orioles fans to call more often and more loudly for the rotation’s heir...
by Patrick Dougherty | Apr 12, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
Power is at a premium in today’s Major League Baseball. In a suppressed run environment, a player who can add runs to the scoreboard in the purest sense is a valued asset to any team hoping to contend in the postseason. Home runs, in fact, might be more...
by Patrick Dougherty | Apr 3, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
Someone in the Warehouse must have their office decorated with horseshoes, rabbits’ feet, and four-leaf clovers. Or maybe the front office knows something the projection systems don’t. Or maybe these Orioles players are better than anyone...
by Patrick Dougherty | Mar 23, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
From 2007-2011, fewer than 2 million baseball fans had annually passed through the gates on Eutaw Street. Since, the team has tacked on more fans every year, with over 2.4 million returning to the Yards in 2014. Bringing fans back to the stadium has been important to...