Baltimore Orioles Baseball
AL East Preview: New York Yankees
The narrative for the New York Yankees is already written. They are too old. They overspent on the free agent market and brought in a group of guys who have a high risk of injury and produce in 2014. The narrative is easier to write after a season in which the Yankees...
Schoop Offers What Orioles Need To Contend
A decision about a rookie should never be made because of Spring Training. The mini season that is Spring Training is a lesson in what the phrase small sample size means. Remember, Damian Rolls once hit .438 in the spring and won the third base job for the Tampa Bay...
Is This The Year the AL East Has One Playoff Team?
After the emergence of the Orioles as a playoff contender in 2012, every fan in baseball recognized that one division stood out among the rest. The AL East, with its big-money players in New York and Boston, its moneyball pros in Tampa Bay, its all-star (in name only,...
Orioles Bullpen Shaping Up To Be An Asset
One of the most unpredictable aspects of a Major League Baseball team is the bullpen. Because relievers are inherently flawed pitchers who have failed as starters, performance can vary from year to year. As Spring Training starts to head into its final stretch, teams...
The Orioles’ Offseason in Perspective
Dan Duquette has shown a fairly unparalleled competency at adding players via free agency who are able to provide production at a relatively low cost. Recent examples include Nate McLouth and Miguel Gonzalez, and any number of players from this year's free agent crop...
Fact & Opinion: O’s Edition
With the usual apologies to former Baltimore Sun Columnist (and current BaltimoreRavens.com contributor) John Eisenberg, here is another submission of my version of ‘Fact & Opinion.’You can discuss this on the BSL board here.Fact: Chris Davis had a slash line of...
AL East Preview: Tampa Bay Rays
The franchise has become the model of Major League Baseball. While the Oakland A’s three year run has received its fair share of deserved attention, it has been the Tampa Bay Rays who have been the most successful small market team in the sport. Since the start of the...
Brian Matusz is Not A Starter
In 2010, Brian Matusz had the kind of rookie season that gets people excited. With a 4.30 ERA and promising K/BB numbers, it was easy for fans and front officer staff members alike to get stars in their eyes. Maybe the Orioles had finally hit gold with the fourth...