by Jeff Long | May 22, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles
.210/.273/.324 .222/.272/.323 Those are the triple slash stats for the Orioles against Justin Verlander and David Price respectively. Those are without a doubt, pretty dismal numbers. Of course, Verlander and Price are two of the top pitchers in baseball, so many...
by Luke Jackson | May 21, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles
Luke Jackson and Tucker Blair exchanged e-mails about Kevin Gausman after the news broke on Twitter that he’d be making his big league debut against the Blue Jays in Toronto on Thursday evening. The e-mail exchange that you’ll read below was inspired by...
by Lance Rinker | May 20, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles, Q&As / Podcasts
In this week’s episode of Bird Talk the guys review the previous week in all its “glory”, talk about Jair Jurrjens and the rotation, discuss the controversial call on Sunday, get into the impressive performance of Manny Machado, talk some minor...
by Tucker Blair | May 20, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles
(Discuss this article on the BSL Message Board here) Position Player of the Week: L.J. Hoes – OF .391/.482/.565 (9/23) with 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 4 BB, 3 K (AAA) Mr. Hoes has been sneaky good this season. He continues to show great discipline at the plate, with an...
by Luke Jackson | May 18, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles
All screenshots are via MLB.tv and MLB.com. Radar readings are from FOX’s scoreboard. Click photos to embiggen. (You can discuss this article on the BSL Board here.) If you’ve ever happened to be on Twitter after your favorite team’s closer blows a...
by Luke Jackson | May 18, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles
The Orioles in 2012 used an abnormal amount of roster moves throughout the season to band-aid a rotation that broke down. Only Wei-Yin Chen made it through the entire season without being removed from the rotation due to injury or ineffectiveness. Jason Hammel...
