Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Player Profile: Chris Tillman
90 starts into his major league career Chris Tillman bears at least some close resemblance to what many O's fans expected out of the highly touted prospect. While Tillman's first few years in the Oriole's organization were filled with hot streaks and cold stretches...
Series Preview: Orioles @ Rays, 5/6-5/8
This schedule, right? It just doesn't get any easier. At least the Orioles got a few unexpected days off last week and are rostering two grown men named Matt Wieters and Nelson Cruz. Those guys are a treat to watch in 2014. Cruz looks like he's trying to Roy Hobbs the...
Series Preview: Orioles @ Minnesota 5/2-5/4
Coming off of their double-header win vs. Pittsburgh last night, the Orioles head to Minnesota for a weekend series.You can discuss this series on the BSL Board here.This series will be a battle of poor pitching as two decent offenses go up against pitching staffs...
AL East Beat: Manny Returns, April Progress Reports
21 year old third baseman Manny Machado has looked like he belonged on a Major League Baseball field since his surprise call up as a 20 year old rookie during the Orioles' miracle playoff run of 2012. Actually, that's where it all began as Machado skipped the triple-A...
Living Without Chris Davis
With Chris Davis sidelined for about two weeks with a strained oblique, the Orioles are forced to make do without the monster slugger that's been propelling the team to wins for over a year. A number of defensive changes and shifts in the lineup will need to take...
Weather allowing, Previewing the O’s vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
The Baltimore Orioles find themselves sitting in second place in the American League East, just two and a half games behind the surprising New York Yankees, despite dropping two of three to the Kansas City Royals. The offense has been inconsistent at best, but losing...
Analyzing OBP: O’s Outfield
Brooks Baseball has some interesting tools on their site that allows you to determine how good of an eye a particular batter has against a given pitch. The way that Brooks does that is by comparing the percentage of pitches that a hitter swings at that are in the zone...
Series Preview: Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles, April 25-27
In many ways, the Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles are similar. They are two franchises with a rich tradition. At various points of the 60's, 70's, and 80's each franchise was considered the model. There was something about the "Oriole Way" with Earl Weaver...