by Chris Stoner | Jul 30, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
Adam Jones is 60% through his 2nd-full season in the Majors. The improvement in his play is obvious to see.In 2008, Jones played in 132 games. He had 477 at-bats, with a .711 OPS. This included 129 hits, 61 runs, 21 doubles, 7 triples, 9 homers, 57 rbi, 23 walks, and...
by Chris Stoner | Jul 30, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
Chris Tillman made his Major League debut last night. Tillman went 4.2 innings, allowing 7 hits, 3er, 3 homers, 1 bb, with 2 k’s. A total of 93 pitches, with 58 strikes. It was not a thing of beauty, but it was a glimpse into why his future is so bright. The 21...
by Chris Stoner | Jul 29, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
At least 25% of the O’s total 2009 games will have been started by that 4some. If in 2010 Tillman, and Arrieta give you 300 combined innings, at a 4.75 era – the O’s will be vastly improved.
by Chris Stoner | Jul 28, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
In-general, most Managers do very little for me.I can say that Dave Trembley falls into that category for me. I am mostly ambivalent.What I am not ambivalent about, is Organizational consistency. That means something.For 20 years there has been a revolving door with...
by Chris Stoner | Jul 28, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
On local radio, and on message-boards, there is a lot of discussion on the O’s season and what it means.There 3 basic opinions stated:1) Development is occurring.2) The O’s are horrible, with no direction.3) Ambivalence.I think it would be interesting to...
by Chris Stoner | Jul 28, 2009 | Baltimore Orioles
When Wieters was promoted May 29th, there were 114 games left in the season.My prediction on his stats were:300 batting avg, 15 homers, 57 rbi, 850 OPS, 53 walks, 65 k’s, 19 doubles, 100 games, 395 at-bats.From his initial game against the Tigers, I noticed him...
