These guys were supposed to be the present, and then half of them didn’t even make the Opening Day roster. | Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images It’s going to be disappointing if they come up just short of the playoffs, and worse if they miss by a lot The coming Orioles season seemed a lot more exciting when the last one ended than it … [Read more...] about What are your hopes, fears, and predictions for the 2023 Orioles?
Opening Day Bird Droppings: Orioles baseball is finally back
Soon. | Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images At last, we can stop wondering what’s going to happen and start reacting to what happens Hello, friends. We made it! It’s Opening Day! Orioles baseball, the real kind that counts in the standings and in the record books, is back in our lives. The 2023 season kicks off today in Boston, where the weather will be cold and not … [Read more...] about Opening Day Bird Droppings: Orioles baseball is finally back
Orioles-Red Sox series preview: A season of high hopes begins
May we see many congratulatory handshakes between Adley and Gunnar this season. | Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images The Orioles, for the first time in a half-decade, are beginning a season with actual expectations of winning. It’s nice! Ready or not, here we go. The 2023 Orioles season begins this afternoon in Boston. And for the first time in a long time, the O’s … [Read more...] about Orioles-Red Sox series preview: A season of high hopes begins
Orioles officially announce 2023 Opening Day roster
Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images The 26-man roster that starts the season will not be the one that ends the season Opening Day is finally here, and with it, the official first Orioles 26-man roster of the year. The team announced its last set of roster moves to get the active roster to the correct size on Thursday morning, a few hours ahead of the first … [Read more...] about Orioles officially announce 2023 Opening Day roster
The first Orioles lineup of the year is here
No surprise to see Cedric Mullins leading off, as he did 141 times last year. | Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s the first Opening Day for both Adley Rutschman and Gunner Henderson One of the truths of baseball analysis is that lineup construction doesn’t really matter all that much. One of the other truths of baseball analysis is that it … [Read more...] about The first Orioles lineup of the year is here