Baltimore Orioles Baseball
The Depressing Reality of the Orioles’ Rotation
So what does one do about Miguel Gonzalez?That’s Baltimore’s problem in nutshell, though it’s not Baltimore’s only problem. Plainly stated, the biggest problem with the Baltimore Orioles is: how does one deal with a rotation that’s stopped making the Warehouse look...
Baltimore Orioles 2016: Choose Your Own Adventure
Two days ago, I wrote the following, "..it’s hard to completely mentally move on to the questions of the Winter when it is still to-be-determined how ’15 ends." In hypocritical fashion, let me do just that.No matter how you envision '15 ending, the season will end....
30% Of The O’s Season Remains
Entering play Friday night, the Baltimore Orioles are 57-56. This has the O's 5.5 games back in the AL East, in 4th place within the Division. Baltimore is 2.5 games out of the 2nd Wild Card, with the Tampa Bay Rays in-between them and the LA Angels.With 49 games...
Jimmy Paredes Has Turned Back Into a Pumpkin
In recent years, it hasn't been unusual to see the Orioles have a player that has hit much better for the team than was expected. Chris Davis. Nelson Cruz. Delmon Young. Steve Pearce. And half way through the 2015 season it looked like we'd be able to add Jimmy...
The Orioles Sure Can Pick It
The Orioles have a very good defense. JJ Hardy has won three straight Gold Gloves. So has Adam Jones. Manny Machado won one in his only full Major League Season. Matt Wieters has a couple on his shelf. One can argue about the efficacy of the occasional Gold Glove...
The Trade Deadline and the Orioles
So ends the most exciting trade deadline in years, and with it, the Orioles’ realistic shot at the AL East division title.Perhaps that’s a bit presumptive. After all, there is a lot of baseball left to play, and there’s still time for both the Yankees and the Blue...
Chris Tillman’s Recent Resurgence
When Chris Tillman came over to the Orioles in the Erik Bedard trade*, he was a 20 year old in Double-A. Tall, big fastball, huge curve. You could dream on him becoming the O's number one starter one day. He was called up to the Majors in 2009 and showed some promise....
Forecasting Pitcher Strikeout Rates
It's no secret that strikeouts are important parts of a baseball game. While there's plenty of evidence to show that it's just another out (no more or less valuable than a fielder's choice, by some measures) strikeouts are undeniably important to pitchers because they...