matthew taylor

Matthew Taylor: A few words on fairness

Matthew Taylor: A few words on fairness

The Orioles are currently in first place. But by the end of a 162-game season they won’t be, and it’s...

Josh Land April 20, 2012 8:51 am
Matthew Taylor: Examining the legend of Dylan Bundy

Matthew Taylor: Examining the legend of Dylan Bundy

It’s fitting that the surnames Bundy and Bunyan are so similar. In two brief minor league outings, 19-year-old pitcher Dylan...

Josh Land April 13, 2012 8:52 am
Matthew Taylor: It wasn’t love at first sight for me and Camden Yards

Matthew Taylor: It wasn’t love at first sight for me and Camden Yards

I was among the first paying customers to step inside Camden Yards, and I initially wasn’t sold on the place....

Josh Land April 06, 2012 8:56 am
Matthew Taylor: Recalling Steve Stone’s curve and 25-win season in 1980

Matthew Taylor: Recalling Steve Stone’s curve and 25-win season in 1980

With their 6-5 victory in Detroit on Saturday, the Orioles denied Justin Verlander the opportunity to become baseball’s first 25-game...

Josh Land September 26, 2011 11:16 am
Matthew Taylor: Revisiting O’s distribution of power

Matthew Taylor: Revisiting O’s distribution of power

Orioles fans anticipated a power surge in the lineup in 2011. The offseason acquisitions of Vladimir Guerrero, Derrek Lee and...

Josh Land September 19, 2011 9:02 am
Matthew Taylor: Some historical perspective on triple-digit losses

Matthew Taylor: Some historical perspective on triple-digit losses

The Orioles are in the home stretch of their 14th consecutive losing season. That’s a lot of bad baseball. However,...

Josh Land September 05, 2011 9:19 am
Matthew Taylor: Crafty lefty could also whiff opposing hitters

Matthew Taylor: Crafty lefty could also whiff opposing hitters

David Price established a Tampa Bay franchise record on Sunday with 14 strikeouts in seven innings of work at Toronto....

Josh Land August 29, 2011 8:32 am
Matthew Taylor: Once intertwined O’s careers take divergent paths

Matthew Taylor: Once intertwined O’s careers take divergent paths

Brian Roberts and Jerry Hairston Jr. were once part of the same sentence in Baltimore, two much-talked-about second basemen living...

Josh Land August 22, 2011 9:13 am
Matthew Taylor: The people behind the stories bring fun to the game

Matthew Taylor: The people behind the stories bring fun to the game

The Orioles are 382-544 since I started Roar from 34 in 2006, which begs the question of what reward there...

Josh Land August 15, 2011 8:34 am
Matthew Taylor: Trying to keep things in perspective

Matthew Taylor: Trying to keep things in perspective

Keep things in perspective. It’s a motto that works for sports and for life. Some of us need to be...

Josh Land August 08, 2011 10:09 am