Baltimore Orioles Baseball
Orioles: ’89 Was Fun / Different World Exists In ’20
The favorite season of my Orioles fandom was 1989. It was 30 years ago, and a simpler time. At-least a different time. I was 9 years old most of that year, and maybe because of that age, and how information was consumed; that year holds magical elements for me three...
Orioles Notes – Dec. 12th
SAN DIEGO – It was nearly impossible to judge Brandon Hyde’s performance during his first year as a major league manager. Hyde inherited an Orioles team that went 47-115 in 2018. He was also handed a roster with limited major league talent as new general manager Mike...
Orioles Rule 5 Options
If the lack of big name free agent news and action surrounding the Baltimore Orioles at this year’s Winter Meetings in San Diego has been disappointing, get ready to buckle your seatbelt and hang on tight. On Thursday morning (9 am PST), the Winter Meetings will...
How the Orioles can subtly improve this offseason
As the offseason begins to really kick into gear with the Winter Meetings this week, there is one thing we can be sure of: The Baltimore Orioles will not be big players. Oh they’ll be active. Mike Elias will be working the phones, gathering information, shopping some...
Thoughts On Two Different Quotes From Mike Elias
In the book Astroball, Baltimore Orioles General Manager Mike Elias (then with the Astros) was quoted as saying, “I don’t think we have any special insights or special knowledge, or that we’re smarter than anyone else." Today, after the trade of Dylan Bundy to the LA...
Building the 2020 Orioles through Free Agency
Mike Elias has been at the head of the Orioles rebuilding efforts for just over one full calendar year. We know how awful the team was last year and it seems as though we are going to be in for a down year in 2020 and perhaps beyond that. I was okay with how things...
Orioles Bullpen Improvements In 2019
I have always been someone who strongly believes in the saying, “bad baseball is better than no baseball.” That was until I watched the 2018 Baltimore Orioles and then the 2019 Orioles. The past two seasons have really challenged that belief. Luckily, Austin Hays and...
MLB Notes: Nov. 22nd
The Houston Astros are being investigated by Major League Baseball over allegations they have used a center-field camera at Minute Maid Park to steal catchers’ signs and tip their hitters to pitch types. Oakland Athletics right-hander Mike Fiers pitched for the Astros...