Baltimore Orioles Baseball
A look at the BSL Media Survey
Last week, BSL owner Chris Stoner posted his media survey article. In that article, Chris got several local and national baseball writers to answer several questions regarding the Orioles upcoming season. In this article, I will respond to the results and give my...
Sunk Cost: Not Going Down With the S.S. Ubaldo
As Orioles players report to Sarasota for spring training, discussion turns to possibility and hope. Gone are the cold winter days wrought with worry of a front office exodus. The questions surrounding the team, ones that used to concern leadership and contracts and...
Baltimore Orioles 2015 Media Survey
Baltimore Sports and Life reached out to MLB Writers and Analysts from various local and National outlets to gauge their opinions on a number of O's related topics.It should be noted that several people who participated in this survey elected to keep their...
Does PECOTA have a flaw?
For the last few years, the Baltimore Orioles have been looked at as overachievers, in part because the preseason projection systems have, in the eyes on some Orioles fans, slighted the team. The one system that seems to draw the ire of Orioles fans the most is...
How the Orioles Stack Up
It could be another good year in Baltimore.I’m not one for picking the Orioles to do well; for one, it goes against my ingrained instincts as a fan from the early part of this century, but as an analyst there’s a specific sort of team I like -- lots of balanced bats...
Which Orioles Will Look Better at the Plate in 2015?
Batters rarely learn the strike zone suddenly and on the fly. Fangraphs has previously shown that O-Swing% correlates highly from one year to the next, something that I have confirmed and expanded upon. Nearly 65% of the variation in 2014 O-Swing rates across Major...
What should O’s fans be looking out for this Spring Training?
As I type this, it is about 15 degrees outside and the wind chill makes it feel even colder. Weather like this can’t help but make you think about how you can’t wait for winter to be over and spring to begin. Well, my unofficial start to spring comes this week, when...
DD’s Roster Machinations
On April 6th the Orioles will play the first game of their season against Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg. They'll play three games in Florida before having a day off and then coming home to host Toronto in their home opener. The O's first home stand includes games...