Photo by Nick Grace/Getty Images The Ravens are reinforcing the trenches on defense with a pair of experienced players. With veteran nose tackle Michael Pierce and third-year defensive tackle Rayshad Nichols sidelined for Organized Team Activities, the Baltimore Ravens added some more beef to the interior of their defensive line with a pair of veteran signings on … [Read more...] about Ravens sign 2 veteran interior defensive linemen
Archives for May 2024
Thursday Bird Droppings: The Orioles put another AL East series win in the books
Gunnar knew it was gone. So did everybody watching. | Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images They’re 13-0-5 in their last 18 AL East series. Seems good! Hello, friends. The Orioles have gone and done it again. Starting about two years ago and on through into now, that usually means something good rather than something bad. With last night’s win over the Red Sox, the O’s … [Read more...] about Thursday Bird Droppings: The Orioles put another AL East series win in the books
Orioles minor league recap 5/30: Bradfield is heating up with Aberdeen
Photo by Josh Tijong/MLB Photos via Getty Images It was a rough night down on the farm, but there were still plenty of bright spots to be found. Triple-A: Gwinnett Stripers (Braves) 5, Norfolk Tides 2 This game made some headlines because of Gwinnett’s starting pitcher, David Fletcher. The 29-year-old, who has seven years of big league experience between the Angels and … [Read more...] about Orioles minor league recap 5/30: Bradfield is heating up with Aberdeen
A mediocre Orioles bullpen has exhibited two statistical weaknesses
Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images In brief, it’s too many hard hits and also normally good players fading under pressure As good as this Orioles team has been so far, it feels wrong to finds things to complain about, but—let’s do just that. Two months into the season, it’s been up-and-down for the bullpen. Remember those two ugly walkoff losses to … [Read more...] about A mediocre Orioles bullpen has exhibited two statistical weaknesses
From 2012-16, the Orioles came up short the next year. The ‘24 O’s are doing better so far.
Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images The Orioles are on an even better pace through 54 games than they were a year ago, so that’s a nice start. From the dawn of baseball’s wild card era 30 years ago up until now, the Orioles have qualified for the playoffs in consecutive seasons on just one occasion: 1996, when they were the AL’s wild card team, and 1997, when they … [Read more...] about From 2012-16, the Orioles came up short the next year. The ‘24 O’s are doing better so far.