Rich Dubroff
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January 21, 2019 at 7:00 am
Mountcastle, Sisco, Stewart must be ready for spring training exam
At the end of a Buck Showalter-managed season, he’d often remark that it was time for the Orioles’ players to pick their own friends because for eight months their friends were effectively picked for them. As spring training nears, we’ll find out what general manger Mike Elias and manager Brandon Hyde think...
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January 18, 2019 at 7:00 am
Diner Question: What would you ask an Orioles legend?
The Orioles are holding their annual FanFest next Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Baltimore Convention Center. One of the most popular parts of the daylong event is the autograph stations that are set up, and this year, three Hall of Famers, Eddie Murray, Jim Palmer and Brooks Robinson join the active players...
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January 17, 2019 at 7:00 am
Brocail is an impressive addition to Orioles’ staff
Most of the reported names on the list of Orioles coaches for 2019 aren’t widely known. However, the news that longtime major league pitcher and pitching coach Doug Brocail has been added to manager Brandon Hyde’s staff was greeted with enthusiasm by at least one keen observer of the Orioles. “Dylan Bundy...
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3.8K36January 16, 2019 at 7:00 amWhat will the Orioles’ 2019 roster look like?
Oriole pitchers and catchers report to Sarasota, Fla. 27 days from today, and while a number of moves still could be made,...
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3.3K13January 15, 2019 at 7:00 amA fan’s spring training to-do list
A month from tomorrow, spring training opens in Sarasota, Fla. It will be the 10th spring training for the Orioles at the...
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January 14, 2019 at 7:00 am
Elias keeps adding infielders to Orioles
After word surfaced on Friday that the Orioles had reached agreement with their three players eligible for arbitration and just before the team sent out its letter from general manager Mike Elias to season ticket holders, Elias acquired his fourth infielder, Hanser Alberto, in the past month. If Elias’ predecessor, Dan Duquette,...
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January 11, 2019 at 10:35 pm
No arbitration for Orioles: Bundy, Givens, Villar agree to contracts
In Mike Elias’ first offseason as Orioles general manager, he gets to avoid going to arbitration with any of the three players who were eligible. On Friday, Dylan Bundy, Mychal Givens and Jonathan Villar, the only three players who could have gone to arbitration agreed to one-year contracts with the team. Bundy,...
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Orioles payroll to fall significantly in 2019
The Orioles’ payroll will be substantially lower in 2019 than it was last year, and there are fewer players eligible for arbitration. Only Dylan Bundy, Mychal Givens and Jonathan Villar are eligible. A year ago, seven players, all of whom are no longer with the team, were eligible for arbitration, and none...
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January 10, 2019 at 3:58 pm
Billy Joel will play at Oriole Park in team’s first concert
BALTIMORE—After 26 years, the Orioles will hold their first concert when Billy Joel performs on July 26. Since Oriole Park at Camden Yards opened in 1992, the Orioles haven’t held any stand-alone concerts. The most prominent non-sports event was when Pope John Paul II held Mass on Oct. 8, 1995. Brothers John...
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Diner Question: Will you attend more Orioles games in 2019?
After a break for the holiday, Dubroff’s Diner is open for a full year of Orioles business. Last season, Orioles attendance fell to a 40-year full-season low of 1,564,192. To conclude 2018, we asked if fans were more optimistic with the hiring of Mike Elias as general manager and Brandon Hyde as...