Archives for May 2022

Nick Vespi is already back in the minors, but I think we’ll see him in Baltimore again. | Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Orioles were patient with this lefty reliever’s development and it may be paying off this season. Over the offseason, Camden Chat published an article about each member of the Orioles 40-man roster. During the 2022 season, … [Read more...] about Know Your Orioles 40-man: Nick Vespi

Bruce Zimmermann, whom I presume is tired of facing the Yankees by now. | Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Orioles took down Yankees’ ace Gerrit Cole in Game 1. Can they keep the momentum going against veteran lefty Jordan Montgomery in Game 2? Last night, the Orioles delightfully, deliciously bested last year’s AL Cy Young runner-up Gerrit Cole, who’d had a 1.95 … [Read more...] about Tuesday night Orioles game thread: at Yankees, 7:05

The Orioles took full advantage of the New York short porch in right, but the bullpen squandered the lead in extras. | Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images The Orioles’ extra-innings luck ran out on Tuesday, as Bryan Baker coughed up the game in the eleventh inning. Familiarity breeds contempt, is a thing I have definitely heard people say. On Tuesday, yet another … [Read more...] about Orioles rally from behind against the Yankees, but a tired bullpen can’t hold on in extras, 7-6