Two questions for you. 1) Will this person be the starting pitcher on Opening Day, and 2) Do you even recognize this person? | Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Mullins is going to the WBC final, Gibson is getting stretched out, and more in today’s Bird Droppings Happy Monday, Camden Chatters! It was a big sports weekend with March Madness and the World Baseball … [Read more...] about Monday Bird Droppings: Kyle Gibson is making his pitch to be OD starter
Previewing the AL East: Boston Red Sox
Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Star slugger Rafael Devers and a healthy Chris Sale will look to lead Boston as they hope to bounce back from a last place finish in 2022. When the Orioles finished above the Red Sox during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, it seemed like an anomaly. After all, these are the yo-yo Red Sox, a team that recently went … [Read more...] about Previewing the AL East: Boston Red Sox
Orioles are poised to be even more dangerous on the basepaths in 2023
Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Cedric Mullins and Jorge Mateo will be surrounded by a slightly speedier group than they were last summer. Major League Baseball wants players to run more, and just about every rule implemented this winter should incentivize them to do so: bigger bases, fewer pickoff attempts, and a pitch clock. It’s a speedster’s dream and should make it … [Read more...] about Orioles are poised to be even more dangerous on the basepaths in 2023
Sunday Bird Droppings: An Orioles split squad day with nothing televised
Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images Two different Orioles games will be played today. You can listen to the home one on the radio. Hello, friends. There are now just 11 more days remaining until Orioles Opening Day. This was a number in use by Chris Owings in the 2022 season. #11 remains unclaimed for the 2023 O’s, so far. Its most memorable wearers … [Read more...] about Sunday Bird Droppings: An Orioles split squad day with nothing televised
Saturday Bird Droppings: Grayson Rodriguez to pitch on TV today
Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images The O’s are on MASN 2, Baumann heads to a bullpen in flux, and Haskin is making his mark Good morning, Birdland! Between the ongoing World Baseball Classic and March Madness, MLB’s regular season is sneaking up on us. In just under two weeks, the Orioles and Red Sox will get the year underway at Fenway Park. For … [Read more...] about Saturday Bird Droppings: Grayson Rodriguez to pitch on TV today