Archives for September 2022

Nick Vespi completed his perfect season at Norfolk. | Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Connor Norby hit an organization-leading 29th home run, and Nick Vespi completed the season with a perfect Triple-A ERA. Triple-A: Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Marlins) 5, Norfolk Tides 3 The minor league season came to a close for Orioles’ affiliates on Wednesday night. Norfolk … [Read more...] about Orioles minor league recap 9/29: Tides drop season finale

Captain America and his pitcher, Bryan Baker, sporting Fourth of July gear and a dapper ‘stache. | Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports Baker started off 2022 slow, but unlike a lot of the bullpen, he is not flagging down the stretch. The Orioles look tired. Sigh. It’s been a long season. Over the last 30 days, the bullpen has an ERA of 4.83, seventeenth in the game. Arms … [Read more...] about Bryan Baker’s Tale of Two Seasons

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images A win today guarantees the Orioles at least a .500 season. This has been true the last two days as well, but they lost. Would you believe that the Orioles are 23-32 in day games this season? This is a rhetorical question, because I know you will have no problem believing that. The frustrating record in afternoon games has been one of … [Read more...] about Thursday afternoon Orioles game thread: at Red Sox, 1:35

This J.D. Martinez swing turned into a two-run home run that was the biggest reason the Orioles lost today. | Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports The Orioles came up short in a third straight attempt to get the elusive win #81. Heading into Thursday afternoon’s series finale between the Orioles and Red Sox, the Orioles tried something a little different. They actually … [Read more...] about Orioles stand on brink of elimination after dropping series finale to Red Sox, 5-3