by Lance Rinker | Mar 25, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles, Q&As / Podcasts
In this episode of Bird Talk the guys talk about the battle for the fifth spot in the Baltimore Orioles rotation that’s been ongoing all spring, get into specifics about the Wilson Betemit injury, what will happen with the bench now that Betemit is out for a...
by Lance Rinker | Mar 25, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles
The goal of any offense in baseball is to score runs and make sure that you score more than your opponent, that much is a given. Even though we often discount RBI as a useful measure of individual player performance because it’s more a matter of opportunity than...
by Tucker Blair | Mar 24, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles
The Orioles and Phillies swapped minor leaguers today. The Orioles shipped out OF Ronnie Welty for RHP Julio Rodriguez. While this is mostly an organizational depth move for both sides, I think it works well for all parties involved. I have seen both players before...
by Tucker Blair | Mar 19, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
We often hear coaches and players talk about delivery time to the plate. Fans complain about how a runner was able to conjure up such a strong jump for a stolen base. In reality, baseball is just like any other job in the world. Players and coaches are constantly...
by Lance Rinker | Mar 18, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles, Q&As / Podcasts
In this episode of Bird Talk the guys talk about the World Baseball Classic a little before getting into a little debate about the role of the closer. They talk about the injury Baltimore Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis is currently dealing with, get into several...
by Jeff Long | Mar 17, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles
I have always found fantasy baseball, and the strategies used for drafting a team to be really interesting. My goal in this post is to walk through a recent draft and highlight the differing draft strategies people used and how they viewed the draft as it progressed....
