Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Josh Hader Game Scouting Report
This weekend I was able to finally head down to Salisbury and catch the Delmarva Shorebirds in action. LHP Josh Hader was on the mound against the Greensboro Grasshoppers (MIA). The local product was accompanied by well over 30 family and friends, whom made sure to...
Update on O’s DH vs NL P (4/21/2013)
In the time that has passed between the initial O's DHs vs NL Pitchers post, the Orioles have played three games. In those games, the designated hitter position has been filled by Steve Pearce and Adam Jones and has gone 4 for 11 with 2 doubles and a home run. This...
10% Of The Season In The Books, Thoughts?
With this afternoon's 7-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Baltimore Orioles improved to 9-7 on the year. With 16 games in the books, the O's have basically already played 10% of their 2013 schedule. What have we learned so far? Going into today, the O's...
Pitching from the Windup: Chris Tillman and Jake Arrieta
In the start of the 4th inning against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night, Chris Tillman gave up a long double off the right field wall to Evan Longoria. It was the third ball hit with "home run distance" to that point in the game, the other two in fact leaving the...
Orioles’ DHs versus NL Pitchers: Who Has Hit Better?
As I was riding the train home today, I toggled my twitter feed and noticed the title of a thread over at Camden Chat: The Pitchers Outhitting the DHs Thread. I clicked on the link expecting to find some list of the Orioles' DH ineptitude versus pitchers, but sadly I...
Kevin Gausman Game Scouting Report
Kevin Gausman toed the rubber for the third time this season against the Erie SeaWolves (DET). I was in attendance again for the big and tall righty. If you did not read my Game Scouting Report from 4/12/13, I would encourage doing so before going any further. On this...
Bird Talk – Episode 24
In this episode of Bird Talk the guys talk about the Baltimore Orioles previous week of play along with their American League East counterparts, players who are struggling with the team right now, Tuck gives us some minor league updates, and they look to the week...
MLB Power Rankings Week 2
The week two MLB Power Rankings are here and some things are starting to normalize, somewhat at least. The Atlanta Braves are dominating everyone right now and there is absolutely no doubt that they are the best team in baseball currently. American League East...