Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Defense Doesn’t Win Championships
It wasn't long ago that Grantland's Ben Lindbergh brought down the hard truth on the Tigers and the Athletics: having an ace pitcher doesn't improve a team's chances of winning in the postseason. That's good for the Orioles, then! What if something the Orioles did...
Bud Norris Figured Out His Platoon Issues
When the Orioles first acquired Bud Norris I wrote that he was actually two different pitchers. When facing right-handed batters he basically only threw a fastball-slider combination, but had a four-pitch mix against left-handed batters.Discuss this post and more on...
A 6-Man Orioles Rotation Doesn’t Add Up
With Ubaldo Jimenez due back from the disabled list, many are split on how to proceed with one too many starting pitchers. Maybe Jimenez slots into the bullpen to act as the long man for a while, or maybe Gonzalez takes up that role. There's been a lot of buzz about a...
Replacing Matt Wieters
When Matt Wieters went down in early May with an elbow injury that would eventually require Tommy John surgery, it appeared that the Orioles were losing one of the brightest spots in their 2014 season. Wieters had been slashing .308/.339/.500 with a wRC+ of 131,...
Why is Chris Tillman So Bad (In the First Inning)?
If you've watched any of Chris Tillman's starts this season, you've probably seen some great games. Tillman leads the Orioles in quality starts (14) and is second on the staff in fWAR (1.3). If you tune it at 7:05 every night, you've probably also seen some messy...
Tillman’s Impressive Control
Chris Tillman pitched 7 excellent innings today against the Seattle Mariners. It turned out that the O's needed Tillman's effort as Nick Markakis' solo home run in the first inning was the difference in the ballgame. Tillman managed to go 7 innings without walking a...
How to Feel About the Orioles After the Trade Deadline: A Guide
After a hot ten minutes in which the Orioles were allegedly so close to Jon Lester for Miguel Gonzalez plus some other parts before reports surfaced that no, they weren't, it was almost inevitable that whatever happened before 4:00 on July 31, 2014 would be a letdown....
Two Months Left
With roughly two months to go in the 2014 Regular Season, BSL Colleagues Patrick Dougherty, Jeff Long, and Chris Stoner trade some thoughts on the Baltimore Orioles.(You can discuss this on the BSL Board here.)1) We are days away from the Non-Waiver Deadline; what are...