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The Murky Future of the Baltimore Orioles

Feb 20, 2018

The 2017 season marked the first time since 2011 that the Baltimore Orioles finished with a sub-.500 record, with the club winning just 75 games and finishing last in the American League East. 2018 presents ano...

Report: Orioles Haven’t Discussed Extensions for Manny Machado, Adam Jones

Tyler Jennings

Nov 19, 2017

American League, American League East, Baltimore Orioles, Contract, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Rumors

The Baltimore Orioles have put the discussions for extending its players on the back burner this offseason. Roch Kubatko of MASN reports that the team is "preoccupied with drumming up potential trade partners" ...

Boston Red Sox, Adam Jones Set Standard for Pro Sports Venues

Tom Dorsa

May 10, 2017

American League, Headlines, Major League Baseball

In the midst of a furious, heated series between the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles, the two American League East teams threw scorching fastballs at and around each other's star players. "I felt it was...

WBC Shows Baseball Doesn’t Need to Change — We Do

Kyle Head

Mar 13, 2017

Headlines

The World Baseball Classic has been excellent. Big comebacks, surprise teams, and plenty of star power to go around. On Saturday night, I sat in my man cave and watched the United States take on the Dominican R...

Jonathan Schoop Hinting at Plate Maturation

Nick Cicere

Mar 15, 2016

Baltimore Orioles, Features, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

For all of the Baltimore Orioles' preconceived faults, the American League's winningest team since 2012 can claim one fact to be true. These boys can hit. The returns of Chris Davis and Matt Wieters, along w...

Who Is the Face of Each American League Franchise?

Joshua Sadlock

Mar 7, 2016

American League, Features

Major League Baseball fans were treated to an extra-special dose of smartphone technology last season, as team- and player-specific emojis continued their rise to prominence. Yes, it's a little gimmicky to blas...

How Adam Jones became my favorite player

Cory Fallon

Jan 28, 2016

American League, American League East, Baltimore Orioles, Features, Major League Baseball

It was early May, I had returned home from my sophomore year at college about a week prior and was already getting bored with all the free time. Being close to Citi Field, I called up a buddy of mine in the mor...

Bargain Bin: Diving into Baseball’s Best Contracts

Jesse Foster

Jan 26, 2016

American League, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images Everyone always talks about the terrible contracts handed out in baseball. The trend towards these long-term deals have brought this talk about - and for good reason. There are...

Which players back from injury will have the biggest impact in 2016?

Joshua Sadlock

Jan 20, 2016

Baltimore Orioles, Features, Headlines, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays

Credit: Rob Foldy / Getty Images North America In baseball, as with all professional sports, players get injured. It is unavoidable, and it can often torpedo a team's entire season. Losing an impact player ...

Five Reasons for Orioles Fans to be Thankful

Joshua Sadlock

Nov 26, 2015

American League, Baltimore Orioles, Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Credit: MASN While there has been a lot of doom and gloom and hand wringing surrounding the Baltimore Orioles so far this offseason (and for good reason, as Chris Davis, Wei-Yin Chen, and Darren O'Day are f...

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