Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Keeping up with the AL East, April 5-16
Keeping Up with the East, April 5-16This is the first installment in a weekly feature following the performance of each AL East team besides the Orioles in the preceding week, then looking forward at what they’re facing in the week to come. Know thy enemy, after all....
Early Orioles Musings
Baseball is different vs. other sports. Next fall, when the Ravens finish their Week 1 game - it will be early, but there will be legitimate takeaways that you can have about the roster.How many games do you need in baseball to feel the same? This is not a new topic....
Intro to Sabermetrics: wOBA
Over the early part of this season we'll be rolling out a series of posts that helps explain some of the advanced statistics we use here at BSL. In order to do that we'll be using a familiar lens: the Orioles. These first few posts will primarily look at last year's...
Baseball’s True Power Hitters
Power is at a premium in today's Major League Baseball. In a suppressed run environment, a player who can add runs to the scoreboard in the purest sense is a valued asset to any team hoping to contend in the postseason. Home runs, in fact, might be more important than...
Orioles & MLB Preview – BSL Roundtable
As the Baltimore Orioles prepare to begin their 2015 season, BSL's O's Analysts (Jonathan Bernhardt, Patrick Dougherty, Jeff Long, and myself) have come together roundtable style to preview the year.(You can discuss this on the BSL Board here.)Question 1) The Orioles...
Baltimore Orioles 2015: The Worst Case Scenario
Now that Patrick has shared with you a glorious vision of the future wherein Baltimore repeats as AL East champions, I’ve been tasked to come in and rain on the parade a little bit. I don’t think Baltimore will be quite as bad as I make them out to be here -- and I...
Baltimore Orioles 2015: The Best Case Scenario
Someone in the Warehouse must have their office decorated with horseshoes, rabbits' feet, and four-leaf clovers. Or maybe the front office knows something the projection systems don't. Or maybe these Orioles players are better than anyone thought. It's hard to tell...
Local Blogs Discuss The Orioles
There are numerous quality local blogs. Baltimore Sports and Life (BSL) has reached out to some of them for their thoughts on the Baltimore Orioles forthcoming season.BSL suggests you check out each of their sites, and thanks them for taking the time to respond.Those...