Predicting postseason winners: You never know with this game
The Cardinals spoiled the party for the Nationals in the NLDS. (Getty Images) Picking all of the postseason results, from the two wild-card games through to the World Series, was a lot of fun for me. I didn’t come close to picking pennant winners in either league, but I did learn something about the game in the process. And I’m happy to More...
Breaking Balls: Orioles shacking up with Lady Luck
Lady Luck is spending a lot of time with Adam Jones and the Baltimore Orioles. Will she stick around until the end of the season? Last year around this time, I had the brilliant idea to spice up the last More...
Manny Machado and the man who forced the hand of Dan Duquette
Manny Machado should be an improvement at third base for the Orioles. (Derick E. Hingle/US Presswire) Manny Machado will be playing in his first game tonight with the Baltimore Orioles. His inexperience, and his More...
It’s Manny (Machado) time in Baltimore
Manny Machado is making the jump from double-A Bowie to the Baltimore Orioles. The Baltimore Orioles have selected the contract of their top prospect, 20-year-old Manny Machado, and will start him against the Kansas More...
Pittsburgh Pirates and Baltimore Orioles: A tale of two losers
Both Pittsburgh and Baltimore are in the hunt for a postseason berth, but it appears the Pirates chances are on the rise. (Joy R. Absalon/US Presswire) Imagine being a fan of a team that has had 14 consecutive losing More...
Offensive clustering is a Mark Reynolds trademark
It's not always swing and miss for Baltimore Orioles slugger Mark Reynolds. (Derick E. Hingle/US Presswire ) Sometimes, Mark Reynolds can be so bad – the swings, the misses, the errors etc. — you More...
Fans make trip to Baltimore, but Phillies still lose to Orioles
Cliff Lee remains winless in 2012 for the Philadelphia Phillies. (Brian Garfinkel/Getty Images) I was one of the many Phillies fans who made the pilgrimage down I-95 this weekend to watch the Phillies play the contending More...
Early favorites for American League postseason awards
Mark Trumbo is making a strong case for MVP consideration. (Kelvin Kuo/US Presswire) The MLB season is 60 games in. There have been a lot of surprises, falls, breakthroughs and risings in the standings. Usually, More...
The impending return of Baltimore’s Brian Roberts
Brian Roberts is getting ready to step back into the Baltimore Orioles starting lineup. (Rob Carr/Getty Images) You saw him during the beginning of the 2012 hanging in the Baltimore Orioles dugout, and more recently More...
Are these teams the real deal, no deal … or both?
How long will the celebratory mood last for the Baltimore Orioles? (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) Early-season team records as a small sample size can be very misleading. On the other hand, to apply that to every More...
