Dan Connolly
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May 15, 2016 at 6:35 pm
O’Day on first base umpire’s call: ‘Mark Wegner absolutely embarrassed himself’
Orioles reliever Darren O’Day is both a straight-shooter and incredibly aware of his surroundings. I often go to him when I want perspective on things that happen in the game. When he can, he gives me his unfiltered opinion. A lot of times, though, he’ll choose his words carefully when he is...
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at 1:14 pm
Sunday musings: Showalter on Tigers’ Brad Ausmus and Paredes placed on waivers
Orioles manager Buck Showalter has dealt with the whispers – and the screams, really – about his job security over the years. He’s left and/or been kicked aside from three previous organizations. So he said he definitely feels for other managers when they have to go through that process. A process that...
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at 7:00 am
Get ready — or Buckle Up — for a season of comebacks
You may have to get used to this in 2016. You may want to keep the television on until the last out or stay at the stadium instead of leaving early to beat traffic. The way this club is put together, expect a whole lot of late-inning fireworks. And that means the...
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May 14, 2016 at 7:00 am
Myriad O’s thoughts: Jones hits 200th; VMart shift; Britton & Julio
Because his teams have never been in the World Series, sometimes it is easy to forget how remarkable of a career Adam Jones has had as an Oriole. He provided a pretty poignant reminder in the sixth when he hammered a Justin Verlander pitch into the Orioles bullpen to give his club...
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May 13, 2016 at 11:19 pm
Matching up with and then beating Verlander is great test for Tillman
Detroit Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander may have come into Friday night with a 2-3 record and a 5.40 ERA. But he is still Justin Verlander. He is still a six-time All Star. He is still a former MVP and Cy Young Award winner. He still knows how to pitch – he had...
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at 1:31 pm
Game-loving Machado wants kids to play sports; charity bowling event will help fund that hope
Orioles third baseman Manny Machado loves competing. And he loves games of any kind. Whenever he is in the Orioles’ clubhouse for an extended period pre-game, he usually has a pool stick in his hand or is sitting down playing cards, often talking trash with first base coach Wayne Kirby and second...
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at 7:00 am
Apparently these O’s don’t always have to bash to win (and myriad thoughts)
There’s only one thing you really need to know about the Orioles’ 7-5 win over the struggling Detroit Tigers on Thursday night. They had one heck of a comeback – down 5-0 in the sixth and 5-2 in the seventh – and scored all seven runs without the help of a home...
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May 12, 2016 at 7:00 am
Around The Beat: Detroit’s Henning talks Upton, Castellanos, Ausmus and Earl Weaver
Perhaps the coolest thing about doing the weekly “Around The Beat Podcast” is it gives me an excuse to talk at length with friends who have been around the game of baseball for so long. It’s amazing the insight they bring, not just about the team they cover, but the sport in...
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May 11, 2016 at 7:00 am
Myriad O’s thoughts: Jones looks like Jones; Gausman close to a W; insipid scheduling
One swing does not necessarily end a season-long slump. But could it jumpstart a player out of a rough stretch? Perhaps. The Orioles sure hope so. They’d like to think Adam Jones is on his way back to being Adam Jones after a fifth-inning home run and then a ninth-inning, two-run single...
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May 8, 2016 at 7:00 am
Mother’s Day Edition of Know Your O’s: Angela Showalter
Mother’s Day will always be special to me. It took on added meaning for me in 1999 when my wife, Karen, became a mother for the first time. And it has had quite a different significance since 2011, when my mom passed away just a few days after Mother’s Day. So I’m...
