Baltimore Orioles Baseball
For the Baltimore Orioles, Every Game Matters
Based on projections from FanGraphs, the Baltimore Orioles are expected to finish the season with an 85-77 record. With 15 games left in the season they would have to go 7-8 and that doesn’t seem all that unrealistic of a prediction. Coming into the season the...
The New Pitchers – Reviewing Their Performance
The O's picked up 3 pitchers of note at the trade deadline (or before) by acquiring Bud Norris, Scott Feldman, and Francisco Rodriguez for the stretch run of the season. The logic was flawless. The O's pitchers as a whole rank 24th in Major League Baseball this season...
Paper Orioles: 9/10/2013
The last time we visited the models, it was the All Star Break. They stood 4.5 games back of the division leading Red Sox and 1 game behind the Texas Rangers for the second Wild Card. Almost two months later and the Red Sox have added another 4.5 games to their lead...
Bird Talk – Episode 45
In this episode of Bird Talk Tucker and Lance talk about whether the Baltimore Orioles rotation performance over the last week is a mirage, if the offense can improve their .176 batting average with RISP over the previous two weeks, and Steve Melewski is...
Live Blog: Tri-City at Aberdeen — Game 1, New York-Penn League playoffs
6:40 p.m. (Luke): Greetings from Ripken Stadium as the IronBirds prepare for their first playoff appearance in team history. Tucker Blair and I will be updating Baltimore Sports and Life throughout the game and we'll be talking about everything Orioles with an...
Bottom 9, World Series Game 7. Who’s Your Guy?
World Series Game 7. Bottom of the ninth. 2 Outs. Down by 3. Bases Loaded. 0-2 Count. Every little leaguer in America has played through this fantasy in their head countless times. Envisioning themselves walking up to the plate, ready to face the closer from the...
Bird Talk – Episode 44
In this episode of Bird Talk the guys talk about the Baltimore Orioles quest for the playoffs, roster updates and expansion, as well as whether the Orioles were right not to spend a lot of money on free agents this past off-season. (You can discuss this show...
Minor League Players of the Month: August
This will be the last Minor League update of the year. I really appreciate everyone reading and following throughout the season, and hopefully I was able to shed some light on the upcoming prospects within the Orioles system. I'll be doing a Season Review for each...