Paul Folkemer
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August 30, 2017 at 7:36 pm
Castro plays savior again as O’s win 7th straight
Miguel Castro: 2017 Most Valuable Oriole? OK, maybe that’s going too far. But as the club won its seventh consecutive game and finished a sweep of the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday, the 22-year-old right-hander played a pivotal role yet again. After starter Ubaldo Jimenez’s third-inning exit, Castro turned in another stellar, long...
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August 23, 2017 at 7:00 am
Myriad O’s Thoughts: Ubaldo’s ongoing struggles; the Orioles’ lack of momentum; a half-hearted Game of Thrones night
It appears that lightning doesn’t strike twice for Ubaldo Jimenez. Last year, Jimenez’s banishment to the bullpen in August managed to jump-start his season. He returned to the rotation at the end of that month and was the Orioles’ best starting pitcher down the stretch, posting a 2.45 ERA and delivering five...
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August 22, 2017 at 7:00 am
Ten years later: Revisiting the Orioles’ 30-3 loss
Just after celebrating the 25th anniversary season of Oriole Park at Camden Yards last weekend, the Orioles have another anniversary awaiting them today. Except this is one they’d rather forget. It was 10 years ago this afternoon — Aug. 22, 2007 — that the Orioles were the victims of the most lopsided...
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August 21, 2017 at 7:00 am
Myriad Orioles Thoughts: Stalling in the wild card race; Britton’s disappearing act; Simmons’ stardom
One step forward and two steps back. So it goes for the struggling 2017 Orioles. The club had a golden opportunity this weekend to make some noise in the American League Wild Card race, kicking off a homestand against the Los Angeles Angels, who sat three games ahead of them for the...
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August 20, 2017 at 6:40 pm
Chris Tillman’s return to rotation provides more questions than answers
Chris Tillman’s brief banishment to the bullpen, it seems, didn’t solve the 2017 struggles for the Orioles right-hander. Tillman, shifted back into the club’s rotation to provide extra rest for other Orioles starters, labored through another erratic outing against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. Tillman was tagged for four runs in...
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August 11, 2017 at 7:00 am
Stats All, Folks: Explaining Wins Expectancy, Win Probability Added and Britton’s great WPA
Welcome back to “Stats All, Folks,” our season-long look at sabermetrics and analytics in baseball. That’s enough pleasantries. It’s time for stats! Today’s edition: Win Expectancy and Win Probability Added. What is Win Expectancy? Win Expectancy (WE) projects a team’s chances of winning a game at any given point of a game....
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August 8, 2017 at 7:00 am
Turning three: Triple plays in Orioles’ history
Last Thursday, fans at Camden Yards who waited out two rain delays and a sluggish 7-5 Orioles loss to the Detroit Tigers got to witness a rare feat: a triple play turned by the Orioles’ defense (its second of the year, and first at home since 1992). Third baseman Manny Machado started...
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July 31, 2017 at 7:00 am
Grading each of Duquette’s 14 summer trades as EVP of the Orioles — dating back to June 2012
It’s non-waiver trade deadline day in Major League Baseball. By 4 this afternoon, we can finally separate truth from rumor — in the baseball world, anyway. We’ll know if Zach Britton and Brad Brach, among others, are sticking around Charm City a little longer. All eyes around here, of course, are on...
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July 24, 2017 at 12:01 pm
How has Dan Duquette fared in trading veterans for prospects — sell deals — in his MLB career?
Dan Duquette may be facing uncharted territory in his Orioles’ career. His club, languishing under .500 and in fourth place in the AL East, could be a seller at the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline – even though he talked publicly Saturday about looking to improve his rotation for a stretch run....
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July 13, 2017 at 7:00 am
Ex-Orioles Report: Revisiting the 2016 O’s who are playing elsewhere this season
Back in April, we checked in on all the members of the 2016 Orioles who have landed with new clubs this season, and how they’ve fared. With the All-Star break upon us, now’s a good time to take another look at that group. Which of last year’s Orioles have found success since...
