Baltimore Orioles Baseball
I believe this off-season will be different
Among Oriole fans, there is a lot of talk of what this off-season will be like.The late former Oriole Executive Syd Thrift once stated, "It is like I am offering Confederate money," when talking about his pursuit of impact Free Agents. It is often stated that...
O’s win, move over .500 since the AS Break
Brian Matusz won his 10th game of 2010 tonight, as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1. Matusz's win was his 6th consecutive winning decision, and really punctuated his impressive 2nd-half. For the second straight start Matusz had at-least 8 k's. Down...
Looking forward to the O’s off-season
After sweeping a double-header yesterday against the Detroit Tigers, the Baltimore Orioles are now 65-95 with two games remaining in the 2010 season.65 wins represents a 1 game improvement over the 2009 season, which is frankly amazing considering the O's were 32-73...
O’s win, take 2 out of 3 in Tampa
Buoyed by 7 scoreless innings from veteran Kevin Millwood, the Baltimore Orioles beat the Rays 2-0 in Tampa. With the win, the O's moved to 4-1 against Tampa for the month. Since the All-Star break, the Orioles are now 34 and 36 overall. If Baltimore can take 3 of 4...
Matusz was dominating
Brian Matusz was pretty dominating last-night in the O's 4-0 win at Tampa. Matusz is not going to confuse anyone of Randy Johnson in his prime, but in his own way he was every bit as impressive. As Palmer pointed out on the telecast, Matusz's curve was in top-form....
Tejada Part 3?
If the O's were unable to obtain a legitimate multi-year option for SS, would you be opposed to Tejada returning to Baltimore for a 3rd time? He has played SS for the Padres since being traded. He has a .766 OPS as a Padre (.702 overall, .860 vs. LHP). Fangraphs.com...
Jim Johnson is not a starter
There is nobody associated with the Orioles organization that I respect more than Jim Palmer.The man was part of every Oriole World Series team, won 3 Cy Young Awards, and was a 20 game winner 8 times. (On another day we can discuss how many within the sabermetric...
Obvious questions for Wieters, Markakis, & Jones
As the O's get ready to stare another off-season in the face, lets identify some of the obvious questions that exist with some of their core players. In this piece, we will take a look at Wieters, Markakis, and Jones. Matt Wieters - By all accounts he has improved at...