Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images The 31-year-old waiver claim has developed into a key part of the Orioles’ relief crew. When you’re a sports fan, you’ve always got a player on your team who just irrationally annoys you. It’s not that they’re a bad person. It’s not that they’re even a bad player, necessarily. But for one reason or another, you inherently don’t trust … [Read more...] about Jacob Webb quietly put up a solid season in the Orioles’ bullpen
World Series Game 3 open thread
Photo by Harry How/Getty Images As the series shifts to the Bronx, the Dodgers get good health news, and the Yankees are desperate. All of the pressure is on the Yankees in this one. Technically, it’s not a “must win,” but it is as close as it gets. They do not want to be facing a scenario in which they have to pull off four straight victories against this Dodgers … [Read more...] about World Series Game 3 open thread
Tuesday Bird Droppings: The World Series could end tonight
Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images The Yankees have yet to win a game in the WS and could be eliminated tonight Happy Tuesday, Camden Chatters! If you’re a Yankee hater, and I think you are, things are going pretty well for you during this World Series. The best option would be for the Yankees to not make it to the World Series in the first place. But since they did, watching … [Read more...] about Tuesday Bird Droppings: The World Series could end tonight
Enrique Bradfield showed he was more than just a speed demon in 2024
Photo by Josh Tijong/MLB Photos via Getty Images The 2023 first-round pick led all Orioles minor leaguers with 74 steals, but also showed impressive improvement at the plate in his first full professional season. When the Orioles drafted Enrique Bradfield Jr. in the first round in the 2023 draft, the vision was clear: he is supposed to be Baltimore’s leadoff hitter of … [Read more...] about Enrique Bradfield showed he was more than just a speed demon in 2024
Anthony Santander’s breakout season has a bittersweet feel
Anthony Santander, just after hitting a go-ahead grand slam against the Houston Astros on August 23, 2024 at Oriole Park. | Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Tony, well, he Tatered, he played good defense, and he stayed healthy—all in a walk year. Will the homegrown Oriole be back next season? Um… finders keepers? Every season, there’s an unwelcome reminder that your … [Read more...] about Anthony Santander’s breakout season has a bittersweet feel