Know Thy Enemy 2013: Baltimore Orioles

by | Mar 10, 2013 | Baltimore Orioles, Brian Matusz, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Darren O'Day, Dylan Bundy, Jason Hammel, Jim Johnson, Know Thy Enemy, Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, Nate McLouth, Nick Markakis, Pedro Strop, Steve Johnson, Wei-Yin Chen, Zach Britton

Baltimore Orioles 2013 Season Preview When we starting the Know Thy Enemy series, I specifically requested to cover the Orioles. There was a specific reason for that – I wanted to write about what I think will be the biggest fall-to-earth team in baseball. I...

Evaluating the AL East, Part One

by | Jan 20, 2013 | Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brandon Morrow, Brandon Morrow, Brett Lawrie, Brian Matusz, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Edwin Encarnacion, Emilio Bonifacio, Jake Arrieta, Jason Hammel, Jim Johnson, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Kyle Lohse, Manny Machado, Mark Buehrle, Mark Reynolds, Matt Wieters, Melky Cabrera, Mike Gonzalez, Nick Markakis, R.A. Dickey, Toronto Blue Jays, Wei-Yin Chen, Zach Britton

Baseball’s offseason sucks. Well, alright, every sports offseason sucks. But baseball’s feels worse, somehow. Maybe it’s just how slowly it moves. There’s no real free agent blitz like there is in football; it can be months before free agents...

The Advanced Scout – Baltimore Orioles

by | Jun 5, 2012 | Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brian Matusz, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Darren O'Day, J.J. Hardy, Jason Hammel, Jim Johnson, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Mark Reynolds, Marlon Byrd, Matt Lindstrom, Matt Wieters, Mike Aviles, Nick Markakis, Nick Punto, Nolan Reimold, Pedro Strop, Robert Andino, Scott Atchison, Scott Podsednik, Steve Tolleson, Steven Pearce, Stuart Pomeranz, Ted Kennedy, Toronto Blue Jays, Tsuyoshi Wada, Vicente Padilla, Wei-Yin Chen, Will Middlebrooks, Wilson Betemit, Zach Britton

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

by | May 4, 2012 | Aaron Cook, Adam Jones, Adrian Gonzalez, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brian Roberts, Chris Davis, Clay Buchholz, David Ortiz, Endy Chavez, J.J. Hardy, Jason Hammel, Jim Johnson, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Gregg, Kevin Youkilis, Luis Ayala, Mark Reynolds, Matt Lindstrom, Matt Wieters, Nick Johnson, Nick Markakis, Nolan Reimold, Robert Andino, Taylor Teagarden, Tommy Hunter, Tsuyoshi Wada, Wei-Yin Chen, Will Middlebrooks, Wilson Betemit, Zach Britton

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 –...