Let’s start this by saying that the Baltimore Orioles are a better team when Chris Davis is Chris Davis. When the big first baseman is slugging and carefree and wisecracking and pitch-smacking. This team is usually better when Chris Davis is in the middle of the lineup, pacing a formidable offense. But...
Take a seat at the bar and bring your hater hat. I’ve got a topic for you. It was announced Friday that New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira will retire at the end of this year. You can read my thoughts on Teixeira, who grew up in Severna Park, here. Teixeira’s...
For years I jokingly called him “The Savior of Severna Park.” Then I switched it to “The Prodigal Son of Severna Park.” And, occasionally, “Some Guy From Severna Park Whom Shall Not Be Named.” Over time, I had a lot of fun writing about Mark Teixeira, the New York Yankees first baseman...
It’s a great storyline for an otherwise non-descript game in August against a mediocre Chicago White Sox team. There’s a potential for redemption in this one. Technically, there’s potential for hard feelings, for a sense of vengeance, for a ‘this is what you’re missing’ vibe. But this is also a tale that...
Assuming Wade Miley wakes up Friday and his lower left calf feels fine, then his Orioles’ debut Thursday can be viewed as acceptable. It wasn’t particularly good. He allowed four runs on eight hits in five innings in a 5-3 loss to the Texas Rangers at Camden Yards. It wasn’t as bad...
Wade Miley was a 24-year-old rookie in 2011 when he pitched in eight games and made seven starts for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks had 94 wins that year and captured the NL West title before losing to the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Division Series. Miley didn’t pitch in the...
The end line looks great for Kevin Gausman. He allowed just two runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out seven Wednesday night as the Orioles beat the Texas Rangers, 3-2. The pitching line, though, is not the important thing. Nor is the fact Gausman picked up his second win...
Maybe you missed it during Bundypalooza last night, but Buck Showalter won his 518th game as an Orioles’ manager, putting him second on the all-time list behind only Hall of Famer Earl Weaver (1,480). He passed Paul Richards, who managed the Orioles from 1955 to 1961. In pure Showalter fashion, he joked...
It’s not supposed to be this easy. I’m not supposed to be this off-base, at least this quickly. But Dylan Bundy is proving me wrong and proving just how much he belongs in the Orioles rotation despite not pitching much since 2012. He’s also showing why he was the No. 1 player...
Fans won’t have to wait long to see the Orioles’ new trade acquisitions playing for the club. Manager Buck Showalter said Tuesday that infielder/outfielder Steve Pearce will start Wednesday – at a position not yet determined — and that left-handed pitcher Wade Miley most likely will make his debut by starting Thursday’s...