The barkeep’s a little irritated today. Wasn’t a particularly good night at the Tap Room last evening. I spent hours cleaning up glass after someone threw the one unmounted TV in this joint through the front window. It happened with Chris Davis at the plate, two strikes, two outs, and the bases...
Welcome back to “Stats All, Folks,” our season-long look at sabermetrics and analytics in baseball. That’s enough pleasantries. It’s time for stats! Today’s edition: Win Expectancy and Win Probability Added. What is Win Expectancy? Win Expectancy (WE) projects a team’s chances of winning a game at any given point of a game....
So, now what? Same-old, same-old or a revelation? Any new observations about this Orioles team – and its playoff chances – after one city is down on this 10-game trip? Maybe this is a little premature – not much of a sample size – but this is what happens in August when...
Last Thursday, fans at Camden Yards who waited out two rain delays and a sluggish 7-5 Orioles loss to the Detroit Tigers got to witness a rare feat: a triple play turned by the Orioles’ defense (its second of the year, and first at home since 1992). Third baseman Manny Machado started...
I gave you a little time to think about it, to decide whether you’re OK with what the Orioles did – and didn’t do – at the trade deadline. I gave you a little time to read some articles, listen to talk radio, converse with fans at other blogs. You can even...
It’s non-waiver trade deadline day in Major League Baseball. By 4 this afternoon, we can finally separate truth from rumor — in the baseball world, anyway. We’ll know if Zach Britton and Brad Brach, among others, are sticking around Charm City a little longer. All eyes around here, of course, are on...
Let’s get a little philosophical in the Tap Room today as we wait to figure out what club Executive Vice President Dan Duquette is going to do with these Orioles by next Monday’s nonwaiver trade deadline. I’d still imagine they are sellers, but to what extent is the real question. For a...
Dan Duquette may be facing uncharted territory in his Orioles’ career. His club, languishing under .500 and in fourth place in the AL East, could be a seller at the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline – even though he talked publicly Saturday about looking to improve his rotation for a stretch run....
The local high school baseball season is long over. But it’s not forgotten. Today we unveil our second annual BaltimoreBaseball.com Diamond Nine. Our picks for the top nine players in the Baltimore area – regardless of position — were made after reviewing statistics and looking over all information that was available thee...
I always try to take each baseball season for what it is: A marathon and not a sprint. So, when the Orioles are doing well early, I try not to make too much of it. And when they struggle, I tell Orioles’ fans that are on the ledge to relax and let...