Manny Machado and Royals Pitch Selection
In what will be an unending overanalysis of the debut series for Manny Machado, I decided to take a look at how the Kansas City Royals piched to the Oriole phenom, at least in terms of pitch type.To...
View ArticleThe Unsung Relief Duo
The emergent stars in the Orioles bullpen, the best in the American League, have been Jim Johnson, establishing himself as an elite closer in 2012 and Pedro Strop as the setup man with the electric...
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Tides vs. Braves: 8/21/12
L.J. HoesThe Norfolk Tides completely handled the Gwinnett Braves today in Lawrenceville, GA 8-0. Since I felt an acute case of baseball fever coming on this morning, I called out sick and went to the...
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From Jeff Conine to Chris Davis: A Recent History of Offensive Futility at...
For more than 10 years, the Baltimore Orioles have been looking for a regular first baseman. By and large, they have failed.Below is a graph showing the Orioles' offensive output measured by sOPS+, a...
View ArticleA Few Quick Pictures...
...of some of the Norfolk Tides players from Tuesday's game. Some of these guys ended up in Baltimore this weekend and helped the team win the Toronto series.Tides vs. Braves
View ArticleBaltimore Acquires Joe Sauders from Arizona
The Baltimore Orioles acquired starting pitcher Joe Saunders from the Arizona Diamondbacks for reliever Matt Lindstrom and a player to be named later. The Diamondbacks also sent some cash to offset the...
View ArticleCurse of the Andino Is Real After All
OK, so maybe I was wrong.At the end of last season, when the Orioles won their 69th game and knocked the Red Sox from the playoffs, I was not one of the Baltimore fans giddy with delight. The game was...
View ArticleBreathe Deep Baltimore at OPACY, September 22
I don't post a lot of press releases but this event is for a great cause and sounds like a cool experience. Check it out.Lung Cancer Survivors, Loved Ones to Gather for LUNGevity’s Breathe Deep...
View ArticleFree-Swinging Orioles Making History Again
This Oriole team is looking to make some history by breaking a 14 season winning streak and has a chance to even make the playoffs. But this team is a mortal lock to create even more team history by,...
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Stunned Silence
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View ArticleIndividual Performances Leading Team Effort on Charge to the Top
On July 18th, the Orioles were 2.5 games out of the AL Wild Card spot and 10 full games back on the Yankees for the AL East title. Today, they started the day in possession one of the wild card spots...
View ArticleZach Britton Getting Noticed
I thought I would pass this along...Zach Britton is getting noticed outside of Baltimore. Andrew Schwartz of Midwest Sports Fans provided his thoughts on the young pitcher:A former 3rd round pick,...
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Negative Run Differential Playoff Teams and the Key to Their Success
Much has been made of the Orioles' negative Run Differential this season. But they would hardly be the first team to make the playoffs with a negative Run Differential. In fact, I have discovered a...
View ArticleMarkakis Coming into His Own (Or Was Anyway...)
I was working on this post but then I was at that game last Saturday night at OPACY when C.C. Sabathia hit Nick Markakis with a pitch and broke his thumb and it thoroughly bummed me out so I set this...
View ArticleWhat's Up with Pedro Strop?
Pedro Strop came into yesterday's game in the 9th inning and turned what was a 9-4 romp into a relatively tense affair with the tying run in the on deck circle when Buck Showlater called in Jim Johnson...
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How to Build a Winner: The 2012 Baltimore Orioles
A graphical representation of the origin story for these 2012 Baltimore Orioles. Well, the best I could do at least.Click on the picture or go here for a full sized view.
View ArticleThese 2012 Orioles are Record Breakers
This team has broken a lot of records on their way to their improbable playoff chase, individual and team, franchise and league. Here's a look at some of the notable, the obscure and downright...
View ArticleThis Week in Chat: 9/26/2012
Where we boil all the weeks baseball chats down to their Oriole essence...(For the first time in the history of this semi-regular feature, the Baltimore Orioles are seemingly the talk of the baseball...
View ArticleThe Orioles Go Primetime
Could Deion Sanders have cured the Orioles offensive doldrums?Via CSN:
View ArticleThis Week in Chat, Part 2: 9/28/2012
Part 2 of the weeks chats boiled down to their Oriole essence...Dave Cameron, Fangraphs.com12:03 Comment From Preston Could the Orioles outperforming their expected wins based on WAR mean that we are...
View ArticleGuest Post at Camden Depot: Who Gets the Credit for the 2012 Orioles?
I have a post up this morning over at Camden Depot.breaking down player contribution to this season's team with what GM brought them to town. Enjoy!
View ArticleGuest Post at Camden Depot: The Clutchiest Hits
What were the top 10 clutchest hits for the Orioles in 2012 (in terms of WPA)? Find out here. The results might surprise you.
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Hanging 'Em Up
After more than six seasons, I going to hang up my blogging cleats and shut down Dempsey's Army.As anyone who comes here regularly has noticed, the frequency of my posting has fluctuated quite a bit...
View ArticleThe Nick Markakis-Brian Roberts Steroids Mashup
In 2007, Oriole second baseman Brian Roberts was named in the Mitchell Report and issued a statement admitting his use of steroids.In 2013, Oriole rightfielder Nick Markakis was very candid with Dan...
View ArticleOrioles Face Tough Task Of Repeating In American League East
As far as surprises go, the Baltimore Orioles probably had the most impressive season in baseball in 2014. The team was able to run away with the American League East title, and they also had a little...
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