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AL East Beat: April 17th
Baltimore OriolesAlex Cobb got a very late start on spring training and it showed in his Orioles’ debut last Saturday.The right-handed lasted just 3 2/3 innings in a 10-3 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway Park. He was tagged for eight runs (seven earned) and 10 hits while...
AL East Beat: April 10th
Baltimore OriolesDylan Bundy was anointed the de facto ace of the pitching staff when he was picked to start on opening day.So far in the young season, the 25-year-old right-hander has pitched like an ace. The only problem, though, has been Bundy hasn’t gotten much...
AL East Beat: April 5th
Baltimore OriolesThere are few better ways to measure where an organization is at than to face the best team in the baseball.With that in mind, the Orioles found out they clearly have some catching up to do to be an elite team after getting swept by the defending...
Know Your Enemy: The 2018 Houston Astros
Back in November I wrote about the Houston Astros and how the Orioles could learn a thing or two about franchise building from the newly crowned World Series champions.I wrote that following such a path would be painful and would require some bravery – the Astros...
BSL’s Orioles & MLB Analysts Preview 2018
Baltimore Sports and Life's (BSL) Orioles and Major League Baseball Analysts have collectively answered some questions to help preview the 2018 MLB Season.In addition to myself, those that participated in this Q&A are:Bob HarkinsJohn PerrottoRob ShieldsZach...
AL East Beat March 27th: The 2018 Season Begins
With opening day just two days away, let’s look a team-by-team look at the American League East (odds courtesy of bovada.lv):(You can discuss this on the BSL Board here.)Baltimore OriolesOdds to win World Series: 200/1Win total over/under: 73Last season: 75-87, fifth...
AL East Beat – March 11th
Boston Red SoxChris Sale finally made his Grapefruit League debut on Friday but rain Saturday wiped out what would have been fellow left-hander David Price’s first outing of the spring against major league hitters.The first-year duo of manager Alex Cora and pitching...
2018 American League East Beat – March 4th
Boston Red SoxChris Sale has been one of the game’s elite pitchers for many years as evidenced by the 28-year-old left-hander being selected to six consecutive All-Star Games.However, one of Sale’s few drawbacks is that he tends to wear down as the season goes on. He...