Archives for April 2022

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images If you’re staying up late to watch Spenser Watkins pitch for the Orioles, well... we both need a little help, don’t we? It’s been a strange first week and a half or so of the 2022 season. Orioles pitching has been largely better than advertised while the offense has been unbelievably terrible, dropping off at a pace way larger than … [Read more...] about Monday night Orioles game thread: at Athletics, 9:40

Rougned Odor is not a good second baseman. This is part of what cost the Orioles. | Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The Orioles of recent years specialize in stupid innings. One cost them again tonight. One stupid inning is all it takes for a team to lose a baseball game. The Orioles of recent vintage have specialized in these sorts of stupid innings for all … [Read more...] about One stupid inning sends Orioles to 5-1 late night loss to Athletics

Bruce Zimmermann has been a big part of the team’s pitching success so far this year. | Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports The guys in the minors are rolling, there is a new batch of prospects, and the pitching has been impressive. Happy Tuesday, Camden Chatters! How about that game last night? I’ll be honest, I am writing this long before the end of last night’s game so … [Read more...] about Tuesday Bird Droppings: The west coast trip has begun

Kyle Bradish: Coming soon to an Orioles game near you? | Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports The Tides won five of six this week thanks to Kyles Bradish and Stowers, while a slew of 2021 draft picks have put Aberdeen atop its division. The minor league season has kicked into high gear, as the Orioles’ three non-Norfolk affiliates each played their first full, six-game series … [Read more...] about Orioles minor league week in review: Norfolk continues hot start with near-sweep

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images Who knows if it will last, but Baltimore relievers have been getting the job done to this point. In the four years going on five since the Orioles started their downturn, relief pitching has been among their more agonizing and irritating deficiencies. How often have you seen it where the O’s, searching for a rare victory and seemingly … [Read more...] about It’s been so far, so good in Orioles bullpen this season