Monthly Archives: August 2012

Chris Volstad won! – Again! – Two in a row!! — Against the pretty hot Giants, too. —- Madison Bumgarner was the opposing pitcher. Between 2005 and 2011, the Orioles had one shutout, total, in the Bronx. – They didn’t … Continue reading →

James Loney hit cleanup today. –For the Red Sox. —- He hit a home run, even. Mike Baxter and Cliff Pennington both hit home runs today. Jim Johnson of the Orioles has more saves (41) than the Astros have wins … Continue reading →

It’s August 29 and the As are in sole possession of the first Wild Card spot. The Mets have won four in a row! – They also have a better run differential than the Orioles. – They’re 7-1 at Citizens … Continue reading →

Phil Hughes, a right-handed heavy flyball pitcher, is 6-0 with a 1.72 ERA in his last seven starts at YSIII. – He’s already given up thirty home runs this year, but his overall numbers aren’t bad at all. – Today, … Continue reading →

The Blue Jays scored eight runs against the Yankees and won. – Encarnacion went 0-for-5. The Orioles have won their past thirteen one-run games. – Related, Lew Ford hit a homer for them tonight. – He hasn’t homered in the … Continue reading →

The Orioles had 69 wins as of Sunday morning. – That’s the same number of wins they had ALL of last season. Cliff Lee won. – It’s his first home win of 2012. — Prior to his win today, the … Continue reading →

Reminder that this was a mere 17 months ago. – Also, while we recognize it’s far more complicated than that, James Loney was the headliner in the package Boston got back for Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett, and Nick … Continue reading →

Chris Davis hit three home runs tonight. – If you remember, earlier this season, he pitched in a game we honor with our Twitter avatar, and got a win. — Davis is the first player to hit three home runs … Continue reading →

I talk about only two games in this roundup, but it’s still one of the wackier nights of the year. The Mets lost 1-0 to the Rockies. – Is that even possible? Apparently so. – At Coors, it is more … Continue reading →

By the time you read this, Orioles playoff tickets will be for sale. Carlos Santana stole a base. The Mariners have the best record in the American League since the All-Star break. Wednesday was the five-year anniversary of this game. … Continue reading →