Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Snyder back to 3rd?
Brandon Snyder is going through an adjustment period at AAA.After 201 at-bats at Bowie, where Snyder had an OPS of 1.018, with a .343 batting average, 30 xbh's, and 45 rbi; Snyder has struggled to a .221 batting average in his first 77 at-bats for Norfolk. However,...
Toronto comes to Baltimore for 3 games to end the 1st-half
After losing 3-2 in Tampa today, the 43-44 Toronto Blue Jays will come to Baltimore for 3 games starting tomorrow. Toronto is 18-26 on the road, and 2-8 in their last 10 games overall. Baltimore is 38-47 overall, and 24-20 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The scheduled...
Tillman strong again, promotion forthcoming?
Chris Tillman took the mound for AAA Norfolk tonight, and for the 6th consecutive outing, went at least 6 innings. Tonight, Tillman pitched 6 innings, allowing 6 hits, 0 er, 0 bb's, with 6 k's. He improved his record to 7-5 overall, with a 2.50 era. The 21 year-old...
Baltimore scores 5 in the 9th to beat Seattle!
The Baltimore Orioles staged another come-back today, as they scored 5 runs in the 9th inning to beat Seattle 5-3. With the win, the O's took 2 of 3 from the Mariners. Overall, the Orioles have won 5 of their last 8 series. Held scoreless through 8 innings, the O's...
BJ Ryan released by Toronto; O’s should sign him
Former Oriole closer BJ Ryan was released by Toronto today.The Jays owe him the remainder of $10M this year, and $10M for 2010.The O's should be on the phone with him now, and making him an Oriole.He has had a horrible 20.2 innings in 2009, so what?In 2008, Ryan...
Arrieta and Matusz once again
Both Jake Arrieta, and Brian Matusz were again in action on the same night last-night. Arrieta went 6.1 innings, allowing 7 hits, 4 er, 1 bb, with 8 k's for Norfolk. This was his 3rd consecutive start over 6 innings, and really is putting him on the verge of a call-up...
Why trading Guthrie now does not make sense
With a number of quality arms on the way, and the O's wanting to improve their positional core there has been some talk from Oriole fans of trading Guthrie at the 7/31 Non-Waiver Deadline. I think there are a number of reasons why you should not do that, but none...
Why are some O’s fans pushing the panic button?
If you view the message boards of Orioles Hangout, InsideTheOs (Scout.com), Camden Chat, or the Baltimore Sun - you do not have to look very far to find irrational posts about the O's increasing each day.The irrational posts are also increasing in the comments...