Camden Chat

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images O’s show off their power, tomatoes are growing in the bullpen, and a new Ripken is getting involved in Baltimore sports. Good morning, Birdland! Correlation does not equal causation, but it does feel pretty good to see the Orioles offense come alive the moment the team promotes one of their more promising hitting prospects in Kyle … [Read more...] about Saturday Bird Droppings: Orioles open series with a bang

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Friday saw a lot of offense on the Orioles farm as three of their four full-season affiliates won. Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 9, Durham (Rays) 8 The Tides scoring four runs in each of two innings wouldn’t have been enough for them to win the game, so it’s a good thing they also scored one run in the third inning. They were out-hit by the … [Read more...] about Orioles minor league recap 8/20: Jackson Holliday hits his first pro homer

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Every game is an important one for the Orioles until they lose too many and it stops mattering. It would be hyperbolic to say that today’s Orioles game, the 118th of the season, is a must-win game for them. It is not. Their season and their hopes for a postseason berth will not be automatically over with a loss. It is, however, an … [Read more...] about Thursday afternoon Orioles game thread: vs. Cubs, 3:05

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images O’s bats fall quiet again, and two runners get thrown out at the plate in a 3-2 loss to Chicago. If the Orioles proved anything on Thursday afternoon it’s that 3pm starts are not for them. A day after the offense never got going in an afternoon game in Toronto, the Birds bats were once again quieted in an afternoon loss to the Cubs. … [Read more...] about Cubs frustrate Orioles in second straight afternoon game loss

Neither Ryan Mountcastle nor Austin Hays has had many hits to celebrate in the past month or two. | Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images As the O’s desperately try to remain in playoff contention, several of their biggest bats have fizzled down the stretch. Good morning, Camden Chatters. It was a bleak day in Birdland yesterday, as the Orioles suffered a … [Read more...] about Friday Bird Droppings: The Orioles’ offense is in a bad way