Posts By Paul Folkemer
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5.2K3Paul FolkemerA look at Roy Halladay’s career highlights — and his sheer dominance — against the Orioles
The baseball world was rocked Tuesday by the death of longtime MLB ace and two-time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay, who...
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1970 Orioles versus 2017 Astros in a battle of 100-win champs — here’s a guess at who’d win the fictional Series and how they’d do it
The Houston Astros made history in winning the 2017 World Series, and not just because they brought the franchise its first championship....
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Revisiting AL East Position Rankings: Pitching
Welcome to the final part of my 2017 end-of-season AL East position rankings. As a reminder, the main purpose of this series...
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Paul Folkemer
Revisiting AL East Position Rankings: Outfield
Welcome to part two of my AL East position rankings series. If you’re just joining us, I’m rating how each of the...
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Revisiting AL East Position Rankings: Infield
At the start of the 2017 season, I attempted to compare the Orioles to their AL East opponents by ranking each team...
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Paul Folkemer
A final look at WAR and the 2017 Orioles
Welcome to the final edition of this year’s “Stats All, Folks.” To close the book on 2017, I’m doing something a...
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Paul Folkemer
Ex-O’s Report: A final statistical look at the 2016 Orioles who played elsewhere in 2017
Periodically this season, we’ve checked the progress of 2016 Orioles’ players who landed with other major league teams this year. With the...
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Walking Off Memory Lane: 2017 O’s one of 7 in club history with a dozen or more walkoffs
Let’s face it: 2017 has been a pretty uninspiring year for the Orioles. Between shoddy starting pitching and a slump-prone offense, the...
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Myriad O’s Thoughts: No spoiler alert; Gausman’s rollercoaster; Trumbo’s troubles
So much for playing spoiler. The Orioles, who have been all but eliminated from postseason contention, aren’t exactly making life difficult for...
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Despite disliking expanded rosters and his club’s awful recent play, Buck Showalter is historically successful in September
It happens every September. Tune in to a press conference with Orioles manager Buck Showalter, and you’ll inevitably hear him grouse about...