by Rob Shields | Jul 25, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
As I write this, the Baltimore Orioles are 46-49. They are 7 games behind the Yankees for the Division lead and 5.5 back of the Twins for the second Wild Card. Currently, the Orioles have 4 teams in front of them for the second WC. Texas is also tied with them at the...
by Dan Moroz | Jul 22, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
Jake Arrieta.Over the last two seasons, he’s been slightly worse than Clayton Kershaw. Sometimes that sort of sentence construction would indicate sarcasm – Delmon Young is slightly worse than Mike Trout* – but not in this case. Kershaw has the...
by Jonathan Bernhardt | Jul 17, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
The Baltimore Orioles are 3.5 games out of first place in the American League East going into the second half of the season, well within the hunt for one of the two Wild Card spots, and a generally strong team with some key performers that can hope to get a bit better...
by Chris Stoner | Jul 12, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
With a 3-2 Sunday loss to the Washington Nationals, the Baltimore Orioles enter the All-Star break at 44-44 overall. Here we review what we’ve seen from the O’s to date, and project what awaits during the remainder of the year.(You can discuss this on the...
by Patrick Dougherty | Jul 8, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
Baseball players are assumed to follow a general aging curve that peaks around age 27, when his physical and mental attributes are perfectly tuned. At 27, so the thought goes, players have been in the Major Leagues or around the game long enough to grasp the intricate...
by Jonathan Bernhardt | Jul 8, 2015 | Baltimore Orioles
Do the Orioles need pitching?Well, in the macro sense, the answer to this question is always “yes.” Quality pitching is the most valuable commodity in baseball, thanks to its rarity and fragility. Even teams like the New York Mets and Washington Nationals could stand...
