Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images Gunnar Henderson is representing the Orioles in this year’s edition of the dinger competition. One of my rules of baseball fandom is that it’s cool any time an Oriole has a chance to win something cool. It’s a lot of fun that they had five players end up making the All-Star roster and it’s a lot of fun that one of those players, … [Read more...] about Home Run Derby Open Thread
Tuesday Bird Droppings: Gunnar Henderson is saving his home runs for the regular season
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Tonight is the All-Star game and five Orioles will be there! It’s still cool. Happy Tuesday, Camden Chatters! If you tuned into the Home Run Derby last night to see Gunnar Henderson, you probably ended up a little disappointed. The derby isn’t a big deal so the disappointment was fleeting, but it still would have been nice to see Gunnar … [Read more...] about Tuesday Bird Droppings: Gunnar Henderson is saving his home runs for the regular season
Orioles minor league weekly recap: Standout starting performances lead a strong week of pitching
There haven’t been many opportunities to use a Justin Armbruester photo this year, so let’s do it now. | Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Two O’s minor league hurlers won their respective leagues’ Pitcher of the Week honors. Here on Camden Chat, in addition to our daily minor league coverage, we’ll be stepping back every Tuesday morning to look at the bigger picture … [Read more...] about Orioles minor league weekly recap: Standout starting performances lead a strong week of pitching
Can the Orioles buy enough pitching to fix this rotation?
Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Mike Elias’ approach to building organizational pitching depth will be tested in the second half of the season. Another MLB Draft has come and gone with Mike Elias & Co. showing little interest in investing in pitching through the draft. Last year, the O’s set a record for the earliest-drafted pitcher of the Elias era, taking … [Read more...] about Can the Orioles buy enough pitching to fix this rotation?
Mullins delivers dose of Orioles Magic as Baltimore walks off New York in 6-5 win
Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images The Orioles closed out the All-Star break with a thriller that saw four total home runs, a blown lead in the ninth and a walk off double with two-outs. The Orioles were going to need some Orioles Magic if they wanted to head into the All-Star break with the division lead. What they got was their most magical win of the season, as … [Read more...] about Mullins delivers dose of Orioles Magic as Baltimore walks off New York in 6-5 win