Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Series Preview: Orioles @ Pittsburgh, 5/20-5/21
Baltimore's ball club next travels to Pittsburgh to play hated rivals the Steelers two games in an interleague matchup with National League opponent the Pirates. You know what that means: pitchers swinging lumber! This is the best goodbad thing about baseball....
AL East Beat: Mediocrity or Tough Competition?
Heading into Thursday's games, only one team in the American League East, the Toronto Blue Jays, had a positive run differential. While run differential can be misleading early in the season, it has been a reliable indicator of quality teams. Four of the five teams...
Series Preview: Orioles @ Kansas City 5/15-5/18
The Orioles have a chance to redeem themselves after a disappointing series against the Tigers in Baltimore. Can they right the ship and continue to keep some space between themselves and the rest of the division?You can discuss this series on the BSL Board...
The Value Of Average Pitching
In a vacuum, the numbers look quite awful. By WAR standards, the Orioles' rotation ranks just 12th in the American League. Their 4.26 ERA ranks just 10th. Their 4.37 FIP ranks just 13th. Heading into Tuesday's action, the rotation has pitched 209.1 innings, also...
What Run Differential Says About the Orioles
If you're an Orioles fan, you're probably already familiar with run differential, and statistical anomalies with respect to run differential. The 2012 playoff team had a run differential of just +7, which estimated a far more pedestrian record than the 93-69 record...
Series Preview: Detroit Tigers vs. Baltimore Orioles May 12th – 14th
Despite the disappointing Mother's Day loss for the Orioles, the O's continue to lead the American League East. Tomorrow begins a series against the American League Central leading Detroit Tigers.Detroit arrives in Baltimore sporting a 21-12 record. The Tigers are 8-4...
Nick Markakis’ Strong Start
A few weeks ago my colleague Patrick Dougherty detailed Nick Markakis' career so far; encapsulating the thoughts and feelings of O's fans over the past decade. Patrick summarized Markakis as:The things that Markakis can do, he does well. He’s about the only player...
Series Preview: Houston Astros vs. Baltimore Orioles, May 9-11
This is the exactly the type of series that the Baltimore Orioles have to win. The leaders of the American League East return home for a weekend series against the rebuilding Houston Astros. As widely predicted, the Astros are in last place in the American League West...