Posts By Peter Schmuck
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175OriolesPeter Schmuck: O’s make it feel like the leaves are turning already
BALTIMORE – This is May, right? We can confirm that, but you wouldn’t have known it by the level of stress the...
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171OriolesPeter Schmuck: What the young Oriole hitters still need to learn
For lack of a better term, let’s call it the “Pressure Dynamic.” Hypothetical situation: Runners on first and second with none or...
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138OriolesPeter Schmuck: It wasn’t a pitched battle, but O’s fans got to see the greatest Shohei on earth
It was supposed to be one of those marquee pitching matchups that haven’t passed this way very often over the last few...
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243OriolesPeter Schmuck’s short take: Cora may have meant no disrespect, but ‘red flag’ comment rankles Orioles
It had the making of one of those divisional rivalry dustups when Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora seemed to question how...
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173OriolesPeter Schmuck: Mullins’ big weekend showed these Orioles are made of sterner stuff
WASHINGTON — Granted, the Orioles are only three weeks into the new season and it’s a little early to draw any sweeping...
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225OriolesPeter Schmuck: Rodriguez is probably here to stay, but he still has some growing up to do
Baseball managers hate “What if? questions, but I asked one anyway during Brandon Hyde’s pregame press briefing on Tuesday afternoon. The subject,...
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1.1KOriolesPeter Schmuck: Orioles already putting their improved pitching depth to the test
The sharp comebacker that knocked young starter Kyle Bradish onto the injured list on Monday and pulled top pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez...
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343OriolesPeter Schmuck’s Short Take: Orioles might be the canary in MLB’s new mineshaft
It has certainly been fun watching the Orioles run wild during their season-opening series against the Red Sox at Fenway Park, but...
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212OriolesPeter Schmuck: It’s time to find out if Orioles’ youth is ready to be served
The Orioles outsmarted the experts and oddsmakers with their uplifting performance last year and came surprisingly close to reaching the postseason. Now...
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305OriolesPeter Schmuck: Emerging O’s bask in the Florida sunshine while Ravens future is clouded by no-win Jackson contract situation
It would be an exaggeration to contend that the worm has turned in regard to the current state of Baltimore’s bifurcated major...