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Breaking Down the Detroit Tigers Hitters
Assuming that the Detroit Tigers' newly acquired shiny left-handed starter David Price can lead his team to victory today, we would have arrived at the final day of the regular season and the Detroit Tigers would be facing your Baltimore Orioles in the American League...
The Orioles Need a Healthy J.J. Hardy for the Playoffs
The Baltimore Orioles are without their Gold Glove shortstop J.J. Hardy for the third consecutive game tonight and he will be out for at least the next couple of games as he has flown back to Baltimore to have an MRI on his back.Head on over to the BSL Forums to...
Darren O’Day is Having a Career Year
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 change because Darren...
Do The Orioles Own the Worst Offensive Position in 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...
AL East Beat: Mediocrity or Tough Competition?
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 teams...
Quick Take: Tournament Pitching
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 will...
AL East Beat: 5 Things, Week Four
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...
Replays and Transfers
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,...