Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images Akin rebounded from an injury-interrupted struggle in 2023 to post some solid, if low-leverage, numbers this season. There is no getting around that the changing fortunes for the Orioles bullpen are part of what led the team to ten fewer wins in the 2024 season and having to settle for a wild card berth. A year ago, the O’s had the … [Read more...] about Keegan Akin was quietly one of the best Orioles relievers this season
Sunday Bird Droppings: Trying to find a rooting interest since the Orioles are out
Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images There’s nothing left to do but decide which remaining teams we hate the least. Hello, friends. Are you out of your mourning period for the 2024 Orioles yet? I think it’s going to take at least another week for me. As long as the Division Series round is playing out, I can think about how if the Orioles only managed to score five runs … [Read more...] about Sunday Bird Droppings: Trying to find a rooting interest since the Orioles are out
Saturday Bird Droppings: An Orioles-less Division Series
Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Playoff baseball continues, but not for the Orioles. Instead, they are in offseason mode early. Good Morning, Birdland! A week ago, the Orioles clinched the AL’s top Wild Card seed. Today, they are sitting on the couch with the rest of us as the Division Series gets underway. Baseball is cruel like that. The next few weeks are going … [Read more...] about Saturday Bird Droppings: An Orioles-less Division Series
Notable comments from Orioles GM Mike Elias’s season-ending press conference
Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Elias addressed a variety of topics as the team heads into its offseason after an early postseason exit. Whether we like it or not, it’s October 3 and the season is over for the Orioles. That means press conference time for the guy in charge of the team. GM Mike Elias delivered on this expectation on Thursday afternoon with some post-mortem … [Read more...] about Notable comments from Orioles GM Mike Elias’s season-ending press conference
Friday Bird Droppings: The Orioles start to digest what they can do better
Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Mike Elias gave his season-ending press conference on Thursday afternoon. Hello, friends. I hate that it’s October 4 and we’re already in offseason mode for the Orioles. All that they had to do is hit just a little bit against the Royals and instead right now we would be thinking about how the team would match up against the Yankees … [Read more...] about Friday Bird Droppings: The Orioles start to digest what they can do better