Chris Tillman

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Tillman shines as O’s win again

You know that the starting pitching has been good when the rhythmic applause begins to rise from the crowd the moment that the manager pops out of the dugout to relieve the starter. In the top of the eighth…Read More

Baltimore Orioles: Hey Rocco…I didn’t hear no bell!

Remember in Rocky when he’s a young kid working out at Mickey’s neighborhood boxing “center” and he’s ready to give up after being beaten? Mickey’s line to him was…Read More

Orioles salvage one against Tampa

Perhaps the afternoon sunshine above Oriole Park at Camden Yards was all the Orioles needed to break out. One way or the other they broke out yesterday in their 6-2 win over the Tampa Rays, avoiding a…Read More

Four straight quality starts equals four straight Oriole wins

Chris Tillman showed up to pitch last night at Progressive Field in Cleveland…not the evil twin that we saw in Minneapolis. Tillman’s line: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K. Tillman gave up a first…Read More

Orioles beaten down

The sad thing about last night’s 19-7 loss in Minnesota was that Oriole bats came alive once again. In fact, had things fallen differently in this one we would probably be saying this morning that…Read More

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Season 2012 – Halftime Thoughts

The season is now 50% complete – with 81 of 162 games having been played, and the Orioles have a record…Read More

Orioles spend Independence Day on “Tillman Island”

Chris Tillman came up for a short cup of coffee in the big leagues yesterday before being optioned to…Read More

It’s Tillman Time for the Orioles

This offseason, the Orioles put an emphasis on transforming the bullpen. They acquired Luis Ayala, Tsuyoshi…Read More

Orioles’ pitching is a good problem to have

What a title; I’ll be honest I didn’t think that I’d be using that one! Throughout…Read More

Spring Games Week One Review – A Small Sample Size

Looking back on the first week of Spring Training games, what might we observe? Well, nothing definitive,…Read More

Tillman shines in Orioles’ loss

There’s little positive that you can take away from a 6-1 loss in which your team only posted three…Read More

If the Orioles Were A Celebrity…

What celebrity would the Orioles be?  I was thinking about Lindsay Lohan recently and what a train wreck…Read More

O’s look for a bounce-back win against the Cards 6/29/2011

Tonight the Orioles look for a win against the Cardinals, after a tough 6-2 loss last night. Zach…Read More

Roster Moves/Injury Updates

There’s been quite a few of these in the past few days and in case you’ve missed them, here…Read More

Orioles Rotation Looks Bright

With Brain Matusz coming off the disabled list to make his 2011 debut on Wednesday, I thought I would…Read More

Orioles Don’t Stay at .500 for Long

The Orioles started their West Coast trip with a loss in Oakland. The A’s beat the Orioles 6-2…Read More

Orioles Must Count on Young Starters

It is becoming painfully clear that the Orioles success, short term and long term, is going to hinge…Read More

Seattle sizzled with aftertaste of ’08 trade

The Orioles have gotten something right again. I don’t know what has happened but the pitching…Read More

Can’t Pitch + Can’t Hit = Can’t Win

The season is slipping away. Last year the Orioles were done by the third week in April. This year they’ll…Read More

What a difference a year makes

It feels like it’s been an up and down start of the season for the Orioles, but upon further look,…Read More