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Birds On The Wire: Preseason is Over!

In this week’s edition of Birds On The Wire, Jeff and Zach discuss the Orioles successful against, Buck Showalter’s impact on the team, September call ups, the Ravens preseason and injuries and give their predictions.

All that and more on Birds On The Wire, BSR’s official podcast. Check it out and don’t forget to . . . → Read More: Birds On The Wire: Preseason is Over!

Birds On The Wire: Koji sideburns giveaway

This week on the podcast, Jeff and Zach discuss the Orioles three game series in the windy city, Brian Matusz’s hot August, Koji’s sideburns, an 18 game schedule in the NFL and the latest injuries as the purple and black host the g-men on Saturday.

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Birds On The Wire: Zornado Returns

On this week’s edition of Birds On The Wire, Jeff and Zach discuss the Orioles signing of Manny Machado, the Ravens offensive line, Lardarius Webb’s return and Ravens trade rumors.

All that and more on Birds On The Wire, BSR’s official podcast. Check it out and don’t forget to subscribe on iTunes.

Can you name O’s opening day lineups from 1991-2010

If you’re looking for a way to waste fifteen minutes of your time today and test your Orioles’ knowledge, we’ve got just the quiz for you. Sporcle.com’s feature quiz from yesterday is listing the Orioles opening day lineups from 1991 through this season.

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Birds On The Wire: O’s on FIRE!

In this week’s edition of Birds On The Wire, Jeff and Zach discuss Buck Showalter’s red hot Orioles, Ravens training camp and preview the long awaited preseason match up against the Carolina Panthers.

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Birds On The Wire: Buck and Sharks

This week on the podcast, Jeff and Zach discuss Buck Showalter’s managerial debut, Ravens injuries and the middle linebacker competition out at Westminster.

All that and more on Birds On The Wire, BSR’s official podcast. Check it out and don’t forget to subscribe on iTunes.

The O’s Starting Rotation in The Year of The Pitcher: Part 2

By Ross Gore

Welcome to part two of the two-part examination of how the Orioles 2010 starting rotation is fairing in ‘The Year of the Pitcher’. Recall from the previous post, that so far in the 2010 MLB season home runs are down (~11.5%), walks are down (~2%), strikeouts are up (~0.5%), and the Ground ball to Fly ball ratio (GB/FB) is up (~3.5%) as of July 22, 2010 compared to 2009. In part one we looked at the 2010 Orioles starting rotation as a whole compared to the 2009 starting rotation. Here, we’ll examine three members of the 2010 starting staff individually and see how well they have performed compared to their 2009 efforts. READ MORE >>>

The O’s Starting Rotation in The Year of The Pitcher: Part 1

By Ross Gore

2010 is the year of the pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). Compared to previous years (2005-2009) home runs are down (~11.5%), walks are down (~2%), strikeouts are up (~0.5%), and the Ground ball to Fly ball ratio (GB/FB) is up (~3.5%) as of July 22, 2010.GB/FB measures how frequently a pitcher gets batters out on ground balls versus fly balls. Recording more outs via ground ball is preferred since there is no chance the ball can leave the ball park and ground balls that are not recorded as outs rarely result in more than a single. READ MORE >>>

The Forgotten Birds: A History Lesson in Baltimore Baseball

We all remember the Baltimore Colts leaving Owings Mills in a bunch of Mayflower moving trucks. What we may not remember is that Baltimore lost its professional baseball team to New York in 1903. That team would eventually evolve into the hated Yankees. So what happened in the 50 years between when the old Orioles left and the St. Louis Browns moved to Charm City to become what we now know as the Baltimore Orioles? 50 years of continued baseball tradition as part of the International League. The documentary, The Forgotten Birds, gives us the history of baseball in Baltimore during that time period.

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Steve Carrell spoofs Lebron James The Decision during ESPYs

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Birds On The Wire: A day late and a guest short

On this week’s episode of Birds On The Wire, Jeff and Zach discuss the Orioles second half, Matt Wieters trip to the disabled list, the All-Star game and the Ravens controversial new autograph policy at training camp. All that and more on Birds On The Wire, BSR’s official podcast. Check it out and don’t forget to subscribe on iTunes. . . . → Read More: Birds On The Wire: A day late and a guest short

BSR Kicks Off Our Ravens Coverage

Although we are only at the All Star Break, the reality is that Training Camp starts in 2 weeks. We feel like we have a ton of information to cover for the Ravens this year, and we are excited to get to it. Starting today, we will be kicking off the roster countdown. Using the roster listed at BaltimoreRavens.com, we will be going through every player giving you a quick synopsis on last years play and this year’s potential. That analysis will lead into position battles. That analysis will lead into depth chart. And so on…… . . . → Read More: BSR Kicks Off Our Ravens Coverage

World Cup Final: Who ya got?

It all comes down to this, July 11, 2010 (or free Slurpee day). The Netherlands vs. Spain, 2:30 PM. Who are you pulling for Baltimore? . . . → Read More: World Cup Final: Who ya got?