Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Chen Wei-yen set to make O’s / MLB Debut
One of the more interesting moves the Baltimore Orioles made this Winter, was the addition of Taiwanese lefty Chen Wei-yen. The 26 year old Chen is known as a power arm, whose velocity dipped in ’11, as he dealt with a leg injury. In ’11, Chen was 8-10, with a 2.68...
O’s / Yankees 4/9 – 4/11 Things to Look For
Tonight, the 3-0 Baltimore Orioles begin a home series with the 0-3 New York Yankees. Here are some things I'll be looking for: 1) Obviously the O's starting pitching was outstanding in the Opening Series against Minnesota. Brian Matusz worked hard during the...
25 plausibly realistic positives for the O’s in 2012
Most people are anticipating about 70 wins for the Orioles in 2012. I'm slightly more optimistic than most, with my 74-88 projection. Baltimore has not reached the 70 win plateau since ’06, nor been at or above .500 since ’97. Due to that, it is understandable that...
Best Professional Seasons for the O’s likely 25 Man Roster
It is not official, but I believe the Orioles Opening Day roster will be: Arrieta, Chen, Hammel, Hunter, Matusz Johnson, Lindstrom, Gregg, Strop, Ayala, Wada, Patton Markakis RF Reimold LF Jones CF Wieters C Reynolds 3rd Hardy SS Davis 1st Betemit DH Andino 2nd...
Questions & Thoughts on the O’s as Spring Ends
As Spring Training ends, and the Baltimore Orioles prepare to begin their 2012 season next Friday, here are some of the questions and thoughts I have. Question 1: Going into ’11, we polled 19 writers and analysts on their projected record for the O’s. The average pick...
Fact & Opinion
With the usual apologies to former Baltimore Sun Columnist (and current CSNBaltimore.com contributor) John Eisenberg, here is another submission of my version of ‘Fact & Opinion.’ Fact: The Baltimore Ravens have lost Ben Grubbs, Cory Redding, Jarret Johnson,...
No Expectations, but Optimism Rising
On our Message Board, there is a thread (https://baltimoresportsandlife.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=493) dedicated to the predictions I have received for the Baltimore Orioles 2012 season. The basic expectation is that the O's will be around 70 wins, +/- a game...
Extend or trade Adam Jones? 14 Writers / Analysts Respond
During this Winter, we have posed the following question to 14 writers and analysts across the game: “In a Baseball America poll (http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/ma ... 12213.html) of Major League Managers, Adam Jones was ranked as the 2nd best defensive CF in...