Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images As the Birds begin their biggest series of the year so far, they’ve got major questions about their relief crew. Good morning, Camden Chatters. The Orioles’ warm-up act for their biggest series of the year could have gone better. Hoping to stack some wins against a sub-.500 Athletics club before the Yankees come to … [Read more...] about Monday Bird Droppings: The O’s bullpen is on shaky ground as the Yankees arrive
Archives for April 2024
Orioles minor league recap 4/29: John Means looks ready with a 7 IP shutout for Norfolk
John Means meant business on Sunday, with seven scoreless for the Norfolk Tides and eight strikeouts. | David Richard-USA TODAY Sports Three of four affiliates won close games on Sunday. Triple-A: Norfolk Tides 2, Gwinnett Stripers (ATL) 0 Normally if I told you that the Tides only scored two runs on Sunday, you’d expect the result to be poor. But two runs were more … [Read more...] about Orioles minor league recap 4/29: John Means looks ready with a 7 IP shutout for Norfolk
Despite tough weekend, the Orioles bullpen has been better than expected with room to grow
Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images The loss of Félix Bautista still looms large, but the depth of the O’s relief group has been impressive. There is reason to believe they will get even better. It was a bad weekend for Criag Kimbrel. He blew two saves—both of which resulted in Orioles losses—and he is now dealing with back tightness. It remains to be determined if … [Read more...] about Despite tough weekend, the Orioles bullpen has been better than expected with room to grow
Orioles-Yankees series preview: Early fight for first place
If Orioles batters do a lot of rounding the bases in this series, it’ll probably turn out OK. | Kenneth K. Lam/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images If one of these teams takes the series, they’ll be ahead in the division when it ends. Even before the 2024 season began, you could circle this week’s four-game set between the Orioles and Yankees as being … [Read more...] about Orioles-Yankees series preview: Early fight for first place
Monday night Orioles game thread: vs. Yankees, 6:35
Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Grayson Rodriguez will look to tame a red-hot Yankee lineup in the first of a four game series at Camden Yards. The Orioles will begin tonight’s game with a bad taste in their mouth after dropping two of three over the weekend. It’s difficult to label any April series as pivotal, but all the games count the same. … [Read more...] about Monday night Orioles game thread: vs. Yankees, 6:35