Posts By Paul Folkemer
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Paul Folkemer
In the interleague era, how have Orioles’ pitchers fared when forced to bat?
The Orioles wrapped up their brief two-game interleague stint against the New York Mets at Citi Field yesterday. The series brought not...
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2018 MLB Draft
Orioles select RHP Grayson Rodriguez at No. 11 overall, Oregon State SS Cadyn Grenier at No. 37
With the present-day Orioles in such a sorry state, the club got a much-needed chance to look toward the future Monday night....
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Paul Folkemer
Hess impresses, but don’t expect many more O’s youngsters on horizon soon
I’ve got bad news and good news for you, folks. And then more bad news. The bad news is that the Orioles...
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Paul Folkemer
Stats All, Folks: What is spin rate, and why exactly does it matter?
Back by popular demand (or maybe despite it), it’s Stats All, Folks! I began this feature last year as a primer into...
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Paul Folkemer
Looking at the worst road teams in club history — and where the 2018 Orioles fit
The Orioles’ season-long ineptitude on the road continued over the weekend in Boston, where the Red Sox bagged three wins in the...
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Paul Folkemer
Myriad O’s Thoughts: Refreshing competence; Richard Bleier’s All-Star bid; Darren O’Day’s costly injury
On Wednesday night, the Orioles finally did something they haven’t in a while: They looked like a major league team. Sure, it...
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Paul Folkemer
Myriad O’s Thoughts: Cobb’s collapse; near-historically bad start; an inspiring return
If Orioles right-hander Alex Cobb is still trying to find his footing this season, then Wednesday night was like slipping on a...
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Orioles
Myriad O’s Thoughts: Machado’s hot hitting; Cashner’s iffy outing; more defensive woes
The 2018 season certainly isn’t playing out the way the Orioles had hoped. But Manny Machado is holding up his end of...
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Paul Folkemer
The Ex-Os Report: Looking at the 2017 Orioles that are elsewhere — or nowhere — this season
While the Orioles’ scheduled game in Boston was rained out Monday, their regional rivals in Washington caught my eye. The Nationals’ starter...
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Paul Folkemer
It may have crashed, but the ‘Chris Davis Leadoff Experiment’ reaching 5 games is nearly unprecedented (sans one MLB Hall-of-Famer)
The Chris Davis leadoff experiment has been put on hold — and could be abandoned altogether — after the first baseman went...