Archives for May 2023

At least it was a beautiful day for baseball | Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Ohtani was too incredible, Adley is a winner, and more in today’s Bird Droppings Happy Tuesday, Camden Chatters. I’m not gonna lie, last night was a tough one. Not because the Orioles lost. Good teams lose baseball games and there is certainly no shame in losing to Shohei Ohtani. But the … [Read more...] about Tuesday Bird Droppings: Losing in disappointing fashion

International League Player of the Week Colton Cowser has reason to smile. | Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Triple-A Norfolk continues to have the best record in all the minors Remember a few years ago, when the Orioles were routinely losing 100+ games and getting humiliated at the major league level, when O’s fans would look wistfully upon the … [Read more...] about Orioles minor league week in review: Cowser, Westburg keep making case for promotion

Reggie Hildred-USA TODAY Sports Bautista was the known quantity coming into this season, Cano the unknown. Together they are combining to form the most intimidating one-two punch of relievers in MLB. I was in attendance during last week’s 2-1 win over the Rays that saw the O’s win their first series against baseball’s best team. When the bottom of the 8th inning ended, … [Read more...] about Félix Bautista and Yennier Cano are redefining what a dominant bullpen duo looks like

Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Some better Orioles pitching would be welcome tonight The Orioles continue to have a pretty darn good record. This is not enough to stop people from getting grumpy after losses like last night’s. I get it. The Grayson Rodriguez outing was a real downer, and added to that, it feels like quite a waste to have scored … [Read more...] about Orioles Game #42 Game Thread: vs. Angels, 6:35