by Patrick Dougherty | Sep 29, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
Even the unluckiest baseball teams can win at the game’s roulette table on any given night. In baseball, luck exists and shows itself in many ways. A batter can be unlucky and tag a grooved pitch for a screaming line drive right at a fielder, for instance. A...
by Patrick Dougherty | Sep 22, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
Much has been made of the Orioles’ propensity to hit home runs, and whether that translates to the playoffs. As expected, teams that hit home runs in the playoffs tend to win, and while the postseason may be a suppressed run environment, the best teams can...
by Patrick Dougherty | Sep 17, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
With the Orioles clinching their first American League East pennant since 1997, it’s time to celebrate. Fans of the Baltimore Orioles: rejoice in the season’s equivalent of extra innings, the free baseball that comes with an extra serving of national...
by Patrick Dougherty | Sep 9, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
For the second consecutive year, the Orioles lead Major League Baseball in home runs. With 188 round-trippers so far, the Orioles have a solid 20-home run lead over the next closest team.1 There’s been a lot of speculation about how that translates to postseason...
by Patrick Dougherty | Sep 3, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
Every year, it seems like a new young pitcher makes waves in the playoffs. Last year, the Cardinals’ Shelby Miller and Michael Wacha thrust themselves into the public eye with spectacular postseason performances. While it didn’t hurt that they both had...
