by Jon Shepherd | Apr 27, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles
The season is still quite young as the Orioles have 139 games remaining, but there has been something that has caught my eye. I was thinking about Russell Carleton’s article several years back at Baseball Prospectus on the Conservative Nature of Third Base...
by Lance Rinker | Apr 22, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles, Q&As / Podcasts
In this episode of Bird Talk the guys talk about the week that was for the Baltimore Orioles, Jake Arrieta being sent down and who the candidates are to replace him, go in depth on the American League East, get some minor league updates from Tuck, and finally look to...
by Jon Shepherd | Apr 22, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles
So here we are, two weeks in. If you want a refresher on the models used in this post, be sure to go to the original post this year. It can be found here. Expected Wins by the Baltimore Orioles using Five Projections (4/22/2013) mJS PWE mBP Parcells fWAR 4/1/2013...
by Jon Shepherd | Apr 22, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles
This article was written with Lou Proctor. Earlier today, we introduced this series looking into the impact of how the game is called for and against the Orioles in terms of miscalled balls and strikes. This is the application of that post. As time passes, I promise...
by Jon Shepherd | Apr 22, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles
This article was written with Lou Proctor. One could imagine, if you really tried, that if there was a Fans’ Bill of Rights for baseball, the First Amendment would read something similar to this: The right of the fans to question the umpire’s judgment, eyesight, or...
by Tucker Blair | Apr 22, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles
Position Player of the Week: Joel Hutter – SS .440/.500/.520 (11/25) with 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 HBP, 1 BB, 3 K. (A) Hutter might be the one player I have seen this year that has improved the most. He looks to have calmed his swing at the plate. There is a much more...
