The Orioles’ 2017 season hasn’t been pretty. But here they are, preparing to play meaningful games in September for the sixth consecutive year. The Orioles are one of eight teams currently fighting for two American League Wild Card berths. In a mediocre field of teams, none has really risen to the occasion...
If the Orioles’ comeback win against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday proved one thing, it’s that the club’s offense and bullpen are strong enough to help them overcome early deficits. If it proved another thing, it’s that the Orioles’ starting rotation still isn’t good enough. The Orioles, who have been operating with...
Miguel Castro: 2017 Most Valuable Oriole? OK, maybe that’s going too far. But as the club won its seventh consecutive game and finished a sweep of the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday, the 22-year-old right-hander played a pivotal role yet again. After starter Ubaldo Jimenez’s third-inning exit, Castro turned in another stellar, long...
So, you think it’s frustrating being a fan of this enigmatic Orioles team? Try being a writer/fake bartender who is expected to analyze this squad on a fairly routine basis. I feel like a psychologist dealing with a patient with multiple personality disorder. Except these Orioles primarily have two personality traits: They...
The barkeep has been a bit preoccupied the past few days. On Wednesday, my wife and I dropped off our son at college for his freshman year. He’s the oldest of our three children, and the only boy. For those of you who have done this before, well, I guess I’m now...
It appears that lightning doesn’t strike twice for Ubaldo Jimenez. Last year, Jimenez’s banishment to the bullpen in August managed to jump-start his season. He returned to the rotation at the end of that month and was the Orioles’ best starting pitcher down the stretch, posting a 2.45 ERA and delivering five...
Just after celebrating the 25th anniversary season of Oriole Park at Camden Yards last weekend, the Orioles have another anniversary awaiting them today. Except this is one they’d rather forget. It was 10 years ago this afternoon — Aug. 22, 2007 — that the Orioles were the victims of the most lopsided...
One step forward and two steps back. So it goes for the struggling 2017 Orioles. The club had a golden opportunity this weekend to make some noise in the American League Wild Card race, kicking off a homestand against the Los Angeles Angels, who sat three games ahead of them for the...
Chris Tillman’s brief banishment to the bullpen, it seems, didn’t solve the 2017 struggles for the Orioles right-hander. Tillman, shifted back into the club’s rotation to provide extra rest for other Orioles starters, labored through another erratic outing against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. Tillman was tagged for four runs in...
Back-to-back days at the Tap Room. It’s been that kind of week. I’ve been thinking about this topic for a while. One of our regulars – 5Brooks5 – wrote something Thursday about Chris Davis that triggered the thought again. And this weekend’s celebration of the 25-year anniversary of Camden Yards, which includes...