The Advanced Scout – Baltimore Orioles

After taking two of three from the Blue Jays in a quick road trip to Toronto, the Boston Red Sox (28-26) return home to Fenway Park to start a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles (30-24). The injury bug has hit the Orioles, with Nick Markakis most notably...

The Advanced Scout – Baltimore Orioles

The 16-9 Baltimore Orioles come to Fenway Park for the weekend to play three games against the cellar-dwelling 11-13 Boston Red Sox. The Orioles are in second place in the American League East? And they are pitching well? Is this 1971? STARTING PITCHERS –...

Know Thy Enemy 2012: Baltimore Orioles

Come on.  Who else were you expecting for us to pick to finish last in the American League East?  Once a proud franchise, the Baltimore Orioles have fallen on hard times producing fourteen consecutive losing seasons dating back to 1998.  While most Oriole fans solely...

Know Thine Enemy 2009: Baltimore Orioles

It’s time for Fire Brand’s annual Know Thy Enemy series, one where we reveal our division standing predictions over the course of the week by taking you into each division rival and examining what we will have to deal with. In most seasons, the predictions...

Know Thy Enemy: 2008 Baltimore Orioles

Welcome to the 2008 Know Thy Enemy series. A staple of Fire Brand that covers all AL East foes plus itself, it starts early this year because the Red Sox are headed to Japan to open the 2008 season against the Oakland Athletics. What follows is Fire Brand’s...

Beckett earns 18th win beating Baltimore 3-2

Josh Beckett won his 18th game pitching for 7 innings, on seven hits, two runs, no walks, and eight strikeouts and Hideki Okajima and Jonathan Papelbon finished the rest of the game off in the 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Okajima pitched a perfect eighth inning...

Dice-K touched up for 7 runs in third inning, Sox lose 11-5

A Matt Moore grand slam capped off a seven run inning for the Baltimore Orioles who beat the Boston Red Sox 11-5. Nick Markakis and Tike Redman homered for the Orioles and David Ortiz had two doubles while hitting his 28th homerun of the season, but Matsuzaka had a...