Posts By Peter Schmuck
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271Peter SchmuckPeter Schmuck: Orioles prove it’s not who you play … it’s how you play
I’m pretty sure it has come to everyone’s attention that the Orioles have developed a bad habit of making bad teams look...
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385Peter SchmuckPeter Schmuck: Big questions facing O’s going into the non-mathematical second half, but what else is new?
The Orioles will come out of the All-Star break with many of the same troublesome issues that greeted them at the start...
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253Peter SchmuckPeter Schmuck: Kimbrel’s win on Sunday illustrates need for some statistical updates
I don’t want to pile on future Hall of Fame reliever Craig Kimbrel after Sunday’s ninth-inning meltdown, but the fact that he...
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290Peter SchmuckPeter Schmuck: Jordan Westburg handles All-Star snub with class and then gets invited after all
BALTIMORE–All you need to know about the maturity of Orioles second-year third baseman Jordan Westburg is that I was more upset about...
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598Peter SchmuckPeter Schmuck: Orioles obviously need relief help, but who and at what cost?
Every time the Orioles’ bullpen takes an ugly dive, talk turns to which prized Oriole prospects – and how many – will...
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381Peter SchmuckPeter Schmuck: Suarez delivers his best performance of the season and Orioles barely avoid a bullpen blowup in 2-1 win over Rangers
Veteran right-hander Albert Suarez bounced back from a pair of shaky starts to deliver a very strong six innings against the Texas...
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383Peter SchmuckPeter Schmuck: Well, at least the Orioles picked the right time to lose five in a row
The Orioles have been so good over the past two years that their five-game losing streak has got a lot of us...
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553Peter SchmuckPeter Schmuck: Yes, pitching injuries are on the rise and there’s not much anybody can do about it
I’m a little late to the party when it comes to writing about the epidemic of pitching injuries in Major League Baseball,...
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563Peter SchmuckPeter Schmuck: Orioles’ Hyde struggles to avert a pitching crisis
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde has spent the past three months doing everything he possibly can to protect baseball’s most valuable commodity, but...
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584Peter SchmuckPeter Schmuck: The new and improved Jorge Mateo just might be the real deal
BALTIMORE – The Orioles have spent the last three years trying to figure out Jorge Mateo, but maybe he just needed to...