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 Gary Armida | Apr 10, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
The season is still fresh enough to have that feeling of newness and it doesn’t quite have the grind quality just yet. As teams are completing their second full week of action, the reality of the Major League Baseball season has set in. Pitching injuries are popping...
by Patrick Dougherty | Apr 9, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
The weekend series featuring the Toronto Blue Jays visiting the greatest stadium in sports, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, kicks off on Friday at 7:05. Finally, an evening game! Two, actually! The Blue Jays were projected to dwell at the bottom of the AL East by...
by Patrick Dougherty | Apr 8, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
The ninth inning has historically been the domain of one dominant reliever, sent in to shut down whichever poor souls were scheduled to step into the batter’s box. Relatively new research shows that the shutdown closer is less important than previously thought;...
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 Gary Armida | Apr 6, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles
The schedule makers didn’t do the Orioles any great favors as the Orioles had an opening week that began with the defending champion Red Sox and concluded with a trip to reigning AL Central champion Detroit Tigers. On Sunday, Chris Tillman outdueled Justin Verlander...
