FIP! BABIP! Either we’ve stumbled into the old Batman TV show, or it’s time for another edition of “Stats All, Folks.” This is a season-long series that examines the sabermetric side of baseball, giving a primer on advanced statistics and what they mean. I took a look at WAR in the previous...
Players across the state were on their game this past week. Pitchers went the distance on numerous occasions and hitting was contagious throughout the high school lineups – resulting in a few walk-off wins. Our fourth “Prep Ballplayer of the Week” includes a player who is making his second appearance this season...
We don’t have to get cute in the Tap Room today. No clever turns of phrases and/or bad puns. I’m just gonna ask the question and get out of your way: What do you make of the circus that was Orioles-Red Sox series this weekend at Camden Yards? Pick whatever particular aspect...
Friday night’s most controversial play happened in the bottom of the eighth, when Manny Machado slid hard at second base on a force play. Machado’s slide carried him past the bag, and his spikes caught second baseman Dustin Pedroia in the leg. Pedroia had to leave the game with a calf injury,...
The Orioles’ best starting pitcher so far this season might not have been the guy everyone initially expected. Of the club’s two young starters entering the season, Kevin Gausman was supposed to be the surer thing, the hurler who would develop into an ace after his great second half in 2016. Dylan...
This is our second year handing out the “Prep Ballplayer of the Week” award, and, up to this point, I’m not sure we’ve had a player make the Top 3 two weeks in a row. It’s a pretty big area that we use as our candidate pool – Baltimore City and the...
Marty Costes never played travel ball or in showcase leagues. He didn’t face top baseball talent in his age group until he transferred to Archbishop Curley High School as a junior. He was a multi-sport athlete for the Friars, but his baseball talent was considered raw. There weren’t many schools pursuing him...
We’ve batted this topic around in the press box earlier this year. I also asked the writers at BaltimoreBaseball.com to give me their opinions. Now, with 12 games of the 2017 season in the books, I’m coming to you. Who will be the Orioles biggest surprise in 2017? Now I suppose you...
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play So, when you saw that the Orioles would play in Cincinnati for three games starting Tuesday night – the first time they’ve played the Reds on the road since 2005 — you knew it was going to be a clash of division leaders,...
The crack of the bat and slap of the glove were in full force this past week even though a number of school districts weren’t in session due to spring break. Tournaments sprung up in Anne Arundel and Howard counties while some schools traveled out-of-state to play. Players took advantage of the...