Baltimore Orioles Baseball
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...
Know Your Enemy: The 2018 Minnesota Twins
Orioles fans can appreciate a team defying the odds, and especially the projections.The Twins did that in 2017, winning 85 games and qualifying for the postseason when anyone who predicted such a thing prior to the year would have been laughed off the face of the...
2018 Baltimore Orioles: Over / Unders
The Baltimore Orioles begin their 2018 season in a matter of hours, and we start to transition from theory to reality. From projection to production.Are the O's a contender or a pretender? Are they more like the 2012-16 Orioles that reached the post-season three times...
Orioles Off Free TV After 64 Years
Tuesday’s news that the Orioles have officially scrapped airing their games on broadcast or over-the-air television is a sign of the times, but hardly a surprise.The decision of the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, the Orioles-owned regional sports channel, to forgo...
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...
Orioles Rotation Is Improved, But Is That Enough?
The signing of Alex Cobb was a pleasant surprise for Baltimore Orioles fans, a late-spring training gift from Executive Vice President Dan Duquette that strengthened the starting rotation and provided a sense of optimism just in time for Thursday’s season opener...