Buck Showalter asked for Jake Arrieta to step up and he answered with eight innings of shutout baseball in the Yankee Stadium. Baltimore took…
Jake Arrieta
I’m From Out Of Town: April 30
A west coast trip for the Nationals, and a car accident: What are the reasons this article is up a day late. Now that…
O’s Success Brings Mixed Emotions As Gauntlet Looms
While the city of Baltimore remains inexplicably allied to the Washington Capitals’ playoff run (Why?! I will never understand it. I wouldn’t root for…
I’m From Out Of Town: April 23
With the Nationals on a 10 game home stand and MLB.tv blacking out Orioles games, I didn’t get to see too much of the…
Getting Hitters To Go Fishin’
One of the skills of good pitchers is the ability to get hitters to swing at pitches outside of the strike zone. This week,…
I’m From Out of Town: April 16
I learned two things this week. 1) McDonald’s serves breakfast at 4:30 AM. An Egg McMuffin tastes just as good at the ass crack…
BSR Podcast: A Week Into Baseball, Madden Curse And Live Grenades At Easter Egg Hunts
The MLB season is a week old, the Red Sox have slumped, the Orioles are .500 and the Miracle Mets have taken a small…
Who’s Hot, Who’s Not: April 13
Through the first six games of the season, we have seen the potential the O’s have at being a .500 team as well as…
Orioles “Batman” Gets Lifetime Ban From Camden Yards
The 20th Anniversary of Oriole Park at Camden Yards was celebrated by Rick Sutcliffe throwing out the ceremonial first first, Jake Arrieta earning a…
Small Sample Sizes To Believe In
The return of April baseball has begat the rebirth of By The Numbers. This week we try and weed through the myriad of “on-pace”…