Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Baseball, Ripken, and My Journey to BSL
I’m not sure I ever really had a choice with baseball. Since I can remember, the game has been a part of my life. My love affair with the sport was always different than my friends who rooted for the Yankees or even the cross town Mets. I know it has so much to do...
Top 10 Orioles Moments of 2013
As we come to the close of 2013, I'd like to share what I think are the best Orioles moments from 2013. Some of these are singular events, some are charged with emotion, and some are cumulative over the course of the year. These are the ten things that stick out in my...
Which MLB Team Has the Best Home Field Advantage?
Unlike other sports like football and basketball, each Major League Baseball stadium is unique. While there are always ninety feet to first no matter where home is, the outfield fence can be wildly different shapes, heights, and distances, making the line between home...
Should the O’s Sign a DH or Starting Pitcher?
Today Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe suggests that agent Scott Boras will target the O's as a potential landing spot for Kendrys Morales. Now that Boras has helped get deals for his other premier free agents, his focus will likely turn to Morales and finding a...
The Summer of Flaherty
Following the Orioles' not entirely unexpected willingness to let Brian Roberts walk all the way to New York, many fans may be left wondering what to make of the team's current crop of second basemen. The 40-man roster, as currently constructed, includes possible...
What Happens If the O’s Add Exactly Who They Say They Will?
Dan Duquette has made it abundantly clear that the Orioles have some specific targets in mind for the remainder of the off-season. We know that they're talking with a few players like Grant Balfour (EDIT: Balfour has been signed by the O's), and have missed out on...
Orioles Options in Left Field
One of the Orioles' biggest holes entering this offseason was their lack of a decent left fielder. Nate McLouth was, at the time, entering free agency, and, as we have found out, the O's had no intentions of bringing him back. The roster is now left with the fringe...
Should the O’s Be Concerned About Shin-Soo Choo’s Splits?
Let's assume for a moment that this report from Jon Morosi on the O's interest in Shin-Soo Choo is accurate. While many O's fans have their doubts about the team's willingness and ability to spend on a free agent of Choo's caliber, I want to take a look at a...