by Jonathan Mitchell | Sep 4, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
Darren O’Day’s name is not commonly among those listed when we talk about the best relievers in the game. Heck, his name probably does not even come up when we talk about the best relievers in the Baltimore Orioles’ bullpen. Well, that needs to...
by Jonathan Mitchell | Aug 13, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
As a team, your Baltimore Orioles are sitting pretty at the top of the American League East and are one of only nine teams with a wRC+ over 100 and their .323 wOBA is tied for fourth in all of baseball.If you are unfamiliar with wRC+, the basic idea is that it is an...
by Gary Armida | May 15, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
Heading into Thursday’s games, only one team in the American League East, the Toronto Blue Jays, had a positive run differential. While run differential can be misleading early in the season, it has been a reliable indicator of quality teams. Four of the five...
by Gary Armida | May 6, 2014 | Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball’s best strength is that it is steeped in tradition. It is also the one characteristic that holds it back the most. The employment of pitching staffs around baseball is largely inefficient. Just like one hundred years ago, a starting pitcher...
by Gary Armida | Apr 24, 2014 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball
It was another exciting week in the American League East. Of course, there was another pitcher scheduled for Tommy John Surgery. There were transfer rule problems that actually may have cost the Orioles. And, there was even a bit too much pine tar. The AL East is...
by Gary Armida | Apr 23, 2014 | Major League Baseball
It still seems quite early in the season, but the calendar says that the first full month of the Major League Baseball season is nearing an end. As the shininess wears off, the reality of the grind is beginning to set in. The first month saw some great performances,...
