Showalter keeping options open for Game 4 | orioles.com
Tillman hasn't exactly impressed thus far in his two postseason starts. Perhaps hold him back for a potential Game 5 and MiGo and his ice-water for blood take the ball in Game 4?
Inside the matchup: Orioles vs. Royals (Game 3) - Stats & Info Blog - ESPN
A quick look at some of the important matchups in Game 3, per ESPN.
Orioles Buzz: Andrew Stetka: Probability suggests tide will eventually tilt O's way in ALCS
That's all well and good, but...it brings to mind the famous John Maynard Keynes quote about long-term probabilities: 'In the long run, we're all dead.'
School of Roch: Leftovers for breakfast
Roch's daily early post.
FG on Fox: Ambushing First Pitch Fastballs | FanGraphs Baseball
So food for thought the next time you want to complain about the O's aggressiveness at the plate.
Camden Depot: Darren O'Day's Game 1 Mistake to Alex Gordon
If you want to relive that moment for some masochistic reason...read on.
Bridwell and Esposito off to Strong Starts in AFL | Frederick Keys News
Esposito went 1-4 last night. Ohlman took an 0-3, w/ 1 BB & 3 Ks. Davies started, going 3 while allowing 3H, 2ER, 2BB, 1HBP, & 1 HR. He K'd 2. Givens pitched 1 inning, K'ing 2 and walking 1.
After long hiatus, Duquette finds fit in Baltimore - Sports - The Boston Globe
Profile on Duq' and the road he took in between GM stints. Interesting note about the Sox having offered him a position soon after firing him as GM.
Trade Candidate: Evan Gattis – MLB Trade Rumors
The O's have been mentioned in number of times now as possibly being a suitor for El Oso Blanco. Thoughts?
Frank Cashen, Fresh-Up Freddie, and the Birth of the Orioles Cartoon Bird | Todd Radom Design
Today I learned...
Happy birthday, Kiko Garcia. In spite of an Orioles career OPS+ of 66 (including a mind-numbing 36 over 340 PAs in 1980) he performed well in the '79 postseason, slashing .400 / .429 / .600 in the World Series. On this date in 1969 the Mets shutout the O's 5-0 to take a 2-1 lead in the World Series. In '71 the Pirates shutout the O's 2-0 to take a 3-2 lead in the World Series. In '79 the O's hold a 1-0 lead until the 6th after which they meltdown to allow 7 runs to the Pirates, allowing the Bucs back into the Series, who are now down just 3-2. 1983 featured a more amenable result, as the O's defeat the Phillies 3-2 to take a 2-1 lead in the World Series.