Baltimore Orioles Baseball
The Most Hall of Fame Worthy Orioles
Baseball has a lot of stats that allow us to compare players. Sometimes those comparisons are easy. For example: how does Adam Jones compare to other MLB centerfielders? Sometimes they are more difficult to judge. An example of this would be: how does Mike Mussina...
Bird Talk – Episode 50
In this episode of Bird Talk the guys talk about Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado's decision to have knee surgery over rest and rehab, whether Cal Ripken would make a good manager or not, and discuss what the team can do to improve for the 2014...
O’s vs. The 4 Teams Left Standing
With Detroit's Game 5 victory in Oakland last night, the League Championship Series' are set. Boston vs. the Tigers, and the LA Dodgers vs. St. Louis. How did the '13 O's compare vs. these teams? (You can discuss this post on the BSL Board here.) Baltimore: 5th Runs...
Is The O’s Next Second Baseman a Free Agent This Offseason?
We all know about the biggest second baseman on the market, the one who will likely receive the biggest free agent contract this offseason. Heck, he's likely to receive the biggest contract for a second baseman ever. That free agent is Robinson Cano, but he's not...
Bird Talk – Episode 49
In this episode of Bird Talk Jeff, Jon, and Lance discuss what it would take to extend Chris Davis and Matt Wieters, as well as whether the Baltimore Orioles should or not. They also talk about Brian Matusz being on the trade block and whether the team should...
Is Hardy’s pending future with the O’s still tied to Machado?
JJ Hardy recently completed his 3rd season as a member of the Baltimore Orioles. Back in July 2011, the SS signed a 3 year extension with the O's through the 2014 season. When Hardy signed that extension, the prevailing thought among O's fans was that Hardy's ability...
The Baltimore Orioles Begin Their Off-Season Early
The Baltimore Orioles have the un-envious task of beginning work on the off-season earlier than 10 other teams. Even though free agency doesn’t officially begin until the day after the World Series and the free agent and trade markets aren’t ‘official’ yet, we can at...
Adam Jones and his 2013 Season
2012 was a good year for the Adam Jones. Not only did Baltimore have team success for the first time with Jones as a member of the organization, the Orioles CF saw the best production of his career to date. On top of everything else, he signed a 6 year $85.5M...