Archives for April 2023

Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports Losses don’t get much worse than the one the Orioles had on Saturday Hello, friends. The Orioles are now on pace to go 81-81 in the 2023 season. They lost their most recent game yesterday to the Red Sox, a loss that’s almost unbelievably stupid and hard to describe to you if you weren’t one of the unfortunate people watching it. The Orioles … [Read more...] about Sunday Bird Droppings: Where we’re still shocked by a brutal Orioles loss

Josh Lester had something to smile about yesterday | Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The Tides won big to move to 2-0 on the season Norfolk Tides 13, Durham Bulls (Rays) 4 The Norfolk Tides defeated the Durham Bulls yesterday, 13-4, and if we were voting for Most Tideland Player, the winner would be first baseman Josh Lester in a landslide. Lester was one of the … [Read more...] about Josh Lester homers thrice, Hudson Haskin reaches six times in Tides’ 13-4 win

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Cole Irvin makes his O’s debut as the team tries to right itself after a disastrous loss. How is it possible the Orioles have played only two games? There’s already been enough chaos to last an entire season. Offensively, the O’s look like world beaters. They’ve scored 18 runs. They’ve cranked five homers. And they’ve turned the … [Read more...] about Sunday afternoon Orioles game thread: at Red Sox, 1:35

It wouldn’t be an Orioles game without a dropped fly ball in the outfield. | David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports The O’s dropped their opening series in Boston, looking little like a team that intends to take a step forward this season. Remember how the 2022 Orioles had that really cool and surprisingly successful season? And they were like, “We’re ready for liftoff!” but … [Read more...] about Orioles pitching and defense disappoint again in 9-5 loss to Red Sox