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Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images This could end up as the finale of the 2024 Orioles season. It is October 2 and this could end up being the last day of the year where there is an Orioles game. I would enjoy if this was not true. It’s marginally more fun than if the O’s had been bad and their last game was September 29, but only marginally, and it’s hard to appreciate … [Read more...] about Orioles Wild Card Game 2 game thread: vs. Royals, 4:38

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images The Orioles season is over. Once again, the pitching was good, and the offense was toothless. Positive WPA play of the game: Cedric Mullins homers on a fly ball to right center field. KC 1, BAL 1 (+15.8 WPA) Negative WPA play of the game: Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jordan Westburg. Kyle Isbel … [Read more...] about Wild Card Game 2 Quick Recap: Royals 2, Orioles 1

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The Orioles had their chances and they blew it. The season is over. It’s over. The 2024 Orioles season is officially in the past tense forever. A season that started out full of excitement and hope and morphed into one full of confusion, frustration, and disappointment reached a quick postseason end. The O’s, after earning home field … [Read more...] about Colton Cowser breaks hand while striking out with bases loaded, Orioles season ends with 2-1 loss to Royals

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images All of that work just to play two extra (awful) games. Baseball is weird, huh? Good Morning, Birdland, No one can be shocked by what the Orioles did these last two days. It was a continuation of what the team had been doing for the three months prior. The pitching staff was pleasantly productive. Corbin Burnes looked like the Cy Young … [Read more...] about Thursday Bird Droppings: It’s over

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Cowser finishes the Wild Card series a dreadful 1-for-7 with 3 strikeouts, including a rally-killing K in the fifth inning of Game 2. • The Score: Orioles and Royals tied at 1 in the fifth inning • The Setup: Bases juiced, after Cedric Mullins ties the game at 1 on one swing. • The Moment: With one out, Colton Cowser … [Read more...] about AL Wild Card Game 2 Turning Point: Colton Cowser’s bases-loaded strikeout