by Patrick Dougherty | Aug 7, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
With Ubaldo Jimenez due back from the disabled list, many are split on how to proceed with one too many starting pitchers. Maybe Jimenez slots into the bullpen to act as the long man for a while, or maybe Gonzalez takes up that role. There’s been a lot of buzz...
by Patrick Dougherty | Aug 6, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
When Matt Wieters went down in early May with an elbow injury that would eventually require Tommy John surgery, it appeared that the Orioles were losing one of the brightest spots in their 2014 season. Wieters had been slashing .308/.339/.500 with a wRC+ of 131,...
by Patrick Dougherty | Aug 5, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
If you’ve watched any of Chris Tillman’s starts this season, you’ve probably seen some great games. Tillman leads the Orioles in quality starts (14) and is second on the staff in fWAR (1.3). If you tune it at 7:05 every night, you’ve probably...
by Jeff Long | Aug 3, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
Chris Tillman pitched 7 excellent innings today against the Seattle Mariners. It turned out that the O’s needed Tillman’s effort as Nick Markakis’ solo home run in the first inning was the difference in the ballgame. Tillman managed to go 7 innings...
by Patrick Dougherty | Jul 31, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
After a hot ten minutes in which the Orioles were allegedly so close to Jon Lester for Miguel Gonzalez plus some other parts before reports surfaced that no, they weren’t, it was almost inevitable that whatever happened before 4:00 on July 31, 2014 would be a...
by Chris Stoner | Jul 28, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
With roughly two months to go in the 2014 Regular Season, BSL Colleagues Patrick Dougherty, Jeff Long, and Chris Stoner trade some thoughts on the Baltimore Orioles.(You can discuss this on the BSL Board here.)1) We are days away from the Non-Waiver Deadline; what are...
