As a founding member of the Jorge Mateo fan club, I was very excited when the Athletics home opener against the Orioles (Mateo’s team) coincided with my trip to the bay area. Blessed, as I am with two daughters, I
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Episode 273 – 2022 AL East Preview
For the final of our 2022 Previews we are in the AL East and joined by: Melanie Newman, PxP for the Baltimore Orioles Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic on the Red Sox Keith McPherson of WFAN on the Yankees Rays
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30 BOLDish predictions: One for each MLB team
AL WEST Houston Astros Jeremy Pena debuts for the Astros and creates an unstoppable middle-infield pairing with Jose Altuve. Both players hit over .300, and there’s not a single banged trashcan to be heard. Los Angeles Angels Injuries disrupt Mike
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Baltimore Orioles One to Watch in 2022: Jorge Mateo
This might be the last season when the Baltimore Orioles are a 100-loss team. The wealth of talent (Adley Rutschman, Grayson Rodriguez, D.L. Hall) in their farm system is on the verge of impacting the majors. The club’s payroll is
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Episode 264 – Kyle Martin, Baltimore Orioles
Russell is joined by Baltimore Orioles sidearm stud Kyle Martin to chat about his career with the birds, his offseason trip to the UK and hooking up with the Herts Baseball Club to get his work in. Listen to “Episode
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Things Can Only Get Better – On the 2022 Baltimore Orioles
Welcome to Bat Flips & Nerds, Graham Muncie… It was D:Ream that so famously sang ‘Things can only get better’ all the way back in 1993 (if you are not heading towards middle age like I am and have no
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No one is talking about… Jorge López
Did you know that Marcus Stroman and Luis Castillo are the only pitchers who have made more starts in the majors this season than the Baltimore Orioles right-hander, Jorge Lopez? No, you didn’t! In August 2020, the Kansas City Royals
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Episode 217 – 2021 AL East Preview
In the fourth of our 2021 Season Previews, we take to the American League, starting down the East Coast. Our guests this time up: MASN Orioles PxP Melanie Newman on the Orioles The Athletic Boston’s Jen McCaffrey on the Red
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Baltimore Orioles: The ones that got away
The 2009 draft produced six major leaguers for the Baltimore Orioles. Two half-decent relievers (Mychal Givens and Taylor Rogers), recently non-tendered outfielder Tyler Naquin, and three other guys who have combined for 0.4 WAR. But it could have been so
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What does 2021 have in store for the AL East?
It seems like a lifetime ago since I watched Blake Snell (and later Justin Turner for different reasons) slouch off the field at Globe Life Park in Arlington in Game Six of the World Series. It was the closest the
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