Posts By Peter Schmuck
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10.1KPeter SchmuckPeter Schmuck: Adam Jones was always an Orioles Hall of Famer in my book
I’m proud to say that new Orioles Hall of Famer Adam Jones once honored me with a pie in the face. Those...
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11.3KPeter SchmuckPeter Schmuck: Orioles will have to weather some fan discontent over new ticket policy
During my 6 ½ years of college, I took a course in marketing theory, which the instructor boiled down to three words:...
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11.5KPeter SchmuckPeter Schmuck: Turns out, Orioles EVP/GM Mike Elias has a bigger blueprint than just 2026
Frankly, I didn’t expect Orioles executive VP/general manager Mike Elias to take an axe to his team’s roster going into Wednesday’s trade...
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7.1KPeter SchmuckPeter Schmuck: Orioles finally show their fans what could have been
In the middle of Monday night’s lopsided victory over the division-leading Toronto Blue Jays, a friend texted me and asked a sarcastic...
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7.6KPeter SchmuckPeter Schmuck: If Orioles can’t win now, they need to show they can win later
I know, Yogi. It ain’t over until it’s over, but it sure looks like it’s over and that means the Orioles have...
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8.5KPeter SchmuckPeter Schmuck: Is the Baker deal the canary in the Orioles’ mineshaft?
I’ll admit at the outset that at first glance I don’t like the Bryan Baker trade, though I understand the rationale. He’s...
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7.1KPeter SchmuckPeter Schmuck’s short take: If the Orioles are going to make a move, now would be the time
So what’s going on here? Did the Orioles just figure out how they used to win games when they were headed to...
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5.7KPeter SchmuckPeter Schmuck: Orioles’ playoff hopes may soon be an impossible dream
Like all of you, I keep wanting to believe that the Orioles will get healthier, bring a couple of top-flight pitchers back...
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4.9KPeter SchmuckPeter Schmuck: The Orioles are taking us all on an emotional roller coaster ride
The Orioles won on Sunday and it wasn’t particularly close. They lost on Saturday the same way, and they rebounded from an...
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5.3KPeter SchmuckPeter Schmuck: Orioles continue to defy the odds … and not in a good way
If you’re a career pessimist like me you probably knew that when the Orioles hit three straight home runs Tuesday night in...