Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Corbin Burnes had another stumble of an outing on Wednesday night, which isn’t much fun. Hello, friends. The Orioles...? I’ll be honest, I don’t know what to say about them because I’ve gone to bed before Wednesday night’s game has ended and this will be posted before I’m awake, so if you’re checking Bird Droppings right at 7am to see if … [Read more...] about Thursday Bird Droppings: The Orioles look to wrap the Dodgers series with one more win
Orioles minor league recap 8/29: Creed Willems homers twice in Double-A
Photo by Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images It was a night full of losses down on the farm, but it wasn’t without its bright spots. Triple-A: Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Marlins) 2, Norfolk Tides 1 Tucker Davidson has pitched well enough to get some sort of chance on the pitching-starved Orioles. With September call-ups looming his outing here was important, and he … [Read more...] about Orioles minor league recap 8/29: Creed Willems homers twice in Double-A
Anthony Santander’s 40-HR chase is wildly improbable for several reasons
Photo by Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images A switch-hitting former Rule 5 pick who hit only nine four-baggers before June is an unlikely candidate to be putting up the numbers he is now. No, the Orioles haven’t had the same “it” that they did in 2023, when they unexpectedly won 101 games and the AL East. The rotation is thin, the bullpen random, the offense spotty. … [Read more...] about Anthony Santander’s 40-HR chase is wildly improbable for several reasons
Thursday night Orioles game thread: at Dodgers, 10:10
Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images The Orioles have a chance to win the Dodgers series, if they can play well and win tonight. It’s been multiple months now that we have been trying to will the Orioles into playing closer to what we believed their potential to be and they just refuse to do it. I feel like a broken record for bringing it up so often but it remains … [Read more...] about Thursday night Orioles game thread: at Dodgers, 10:10
Cade Povich struggles as Orioles drop series finale to Dodgers, 6-3
Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images You know what else was bad? The Orioles got only four hits. Something is rotten with the Baltimore Orioles roster. What that is, who is to blame for it, and how to fix it, are questions that seemingly become more urgent with every passing clunker. Thursday night’s series finale against the Dodgers offered another one of those games … [Read more...] about Cade Povich struggles as Orioles drop series finale to Dodgers, 6-3