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Tag: Baltimore Orioles

Marlins and Orioles playoff bound? That’s so 2020

August 14, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

With expanded playoffs a “thing” this season, eight teams from each league will play October baseball. The top two teams in each division make up 12 of the 16 spots, with the two final places in each league going to

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Baltimore Orioles 2020: Reasons for optimism

February 7, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion, Previews

What happened in 2019? Oh my! On Sunday 31 March, Paul Fry came on in the ninth inning to strike out Troy Tulowitzki and secure the series win over the New York Yankees. The season went downhill as soon as

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Reasons to watch baseball – AL East

January 18, 2020 Thomas Pringle Baseball, Opinion, Previews

AL EAST | AL CENTRAL | AL WEST | NL EAST | NL CENTRAL | NL WEST I’m committing myself to watching every team this season, at least one full game each. No longer will I load up MLB.tv after

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September storylines to follow: Worst team of the century

September 7, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

With four or maybe five of the divisions sewn up, you can be forgiven for thinking that there is not much left to get excited about until the postseason starts. When real, meaningful baseball takes centre stage. The tightest AL

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Off the Roster with O’s Head Groundskeeper Nicole Sherry

May 25, 2019 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Off the Roster

Welcome to Off the Roster, a series profiling people who don’t play pro ball, but who are inexorably connected to the sport, either personally or professionally. First up is Baltimore Orioles Head Groundskeeper Nicole Sherry, who has been in the

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Tactical genius or over-managing nonsense?

April 12, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar MLB UK, Opinion

Cast your mind back to Friday 14th September, 2018. I’ll remind you if you can’t remember. The Baltimore Orioles hosted the Chicago White Sox in front of 18,000 fans.  The two teams had combined for 194 losses, and there were

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Hot takes and overreactions

April 3, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

It is far too early to anoint Phillies as World Series champions or label Chris Sale’s contract a bust, or even start thinking that the Baltimore Orioles might be a good team. Here are some interesting snippets from the opening

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JUST ACCEPT IT, PECOTA HATES YOUR TEAM

February 10, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

Baseball Prospectus has just released their PECOTA projections for 2019, and you know what? They hate your team. The funny thing is, PECOTA is not opinion, yet MLB players, managers and fans take it personally. An acronym for Player Empirical

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What does each MLB club want in their Christmas stocking? Part One

December 10, 2018 Padraig Whelan Baseball, Pinch Hitting

Ho-ho-ho. It is that time of year again. Unfortunately for baseball fans though, Christmas comes at a time of year when, save for off-season signings and Winter Meetings, there is little happening in the sport. But that doesn’t mean anyone

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Three minutes on the Baltimore Orioles

December 8, 2018 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

In February, PECOTA, the much-maligned projection system from Baseball Prospectus, suggested a 69-win season for the Orioles. Camden Chat’s response was: Where does it all leave the Orioles? PECOTA has given its answer: 69 wins. Orioles fans have to hope

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