Dusty Baker’s Astros will be trying to punch another ticket to the World Series. | Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images The all-Texas ALCS starts tonight I had tickets for this game, if it had been in Baltimore. I’m sure it would have been the most fun I ever had on a cool night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards just to be there. I’ve never been to an Orioles LCS game. Maybe … [Read more...] about ALCS Game 1 Open Thread
Monday Bird Droppings: Waiting for the postseason to end
Photo by Ron Jenkins/MLB Photos via Getty Images The ALCS has started without the Orioles. Happy Monday, Camden Chatters. The ALCS began last night but the Orioles were not there. This remains a bummer, but I have adjusted and am now not-so-patiently waiting until the end of the season. There won’t be any major Orioles news until then and that’s all I care about right … [Read more...] about Monday Bird Droppings: Waiting for the postseason to end
Orioles prospect season in review: Alex Pham and Trace Bright
Alex Pham very much enjoyed the switch from relieving to starting. | Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Two unheralded right-handers made names for themselves at High-A and Double-A this season. Camden Chat’s annual prospect season in review series begins today, and don’t worry, soon enough you’ll be reading all about the A-list names you know and … [Read more...] about Orioles prospect season in review: Alex Pham and Trace Bright
Ryan McKenna’s season started with an infamous flub and ended off the playoff roster
Ryan McKenna before an Angels game in September. | Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images By the end of the season, McKenna’s spot as the Orioles fourth outfielder had been displaced Over the next several weeks, members of the Camden Chat staff will be reviewing one 2023 Orioles player each day to see how the season went for each of them. Even now, … [Read more...] about Ryan McKenna’s season started with an infamous flub and ended off the playoff roster
ALCS Game 2/NLCS Game 1 Open Thread
Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images The Rangers took an early lead in the ALCS, while the upstart D-Backs and Phillies kick off their series later tonight. Orioles-less playoff baseball rolls on, so you, like O’s manager Brandon Hyde, can sit and watch the proceedings “a little ticked off.” Game 2 of the ALCS kicks off at 4:37 ET this afternoon, and Game 1 of the NLCS … [Read more...] about ALCS Game 2/NLCS Game 1 Open Thread