Rich Dubroff
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April 15, 2020 at 7:00 am
Ex-Orioles Steve Pearce, Mark Reynolds end careers; Elias shows draft comfort; Jim Frey dies
Two noted players from the Orioles’ successful 2012-2016 run have announced their retirements. Steve Pearce and Mark Reynolds, two personal favorites, each ended long careers that included many stops, but notably the Orioles. Pearce played for seven clubs, including all five of the American League East teams in a career that lasted...
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April 14, 2020 at 7:00 am
Orioles continue to prepare for draft amid uncertainty
Major League Baseball’s annual draft is scheduled for June 10-12. It might take place then, or slide back into July. Based on an agreement between MLB and the Players Association, the draft could go from 40 rounds to as few as five or possibly 10. Bonuses will be deferred and won’t be...
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April 13, 2020 at 5:37 pm
Trey Mancini’s recovery will take ‘months rather than weeks’
Orioles outfielder Trey Mancini underwent surgery to remove a malignant tumor from his colon on March 12, the day that Major League Baseball ended spring training because of the coronavirus pandemic. General manager Mike Elias said on a Zoom conference call on Monday that he’s been speaking with Mancini. “He’s doing well,”...
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at 7:00 am
Another proposal to start the season has issues
Fantasy baseball isn’t for me. I haven’t been simulating the first weeks of what would have been the Orioles’ season. I have been closely following another kind of fantasy baseball — the proposals that have been floated for beginning the 2020 season. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines limiting gatherings...
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4.2K22April 10, 2020 at 7:00 amBallparks of the past remembered fondly, and some just remembered
I’ve been fortunate to visit 54 major league ballparks, 29 current ones—no one has yet seen a game in the Texas Rangers’...
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April 9, 2020 at 7:00 am
My ballpark journey revisited: Camden Yards is still the best
Wednesday was a beautiful day in Baltimore, the nicest of the spring, and for the first time since I returned from spring training, I took the short drive from my house to the ballpark. I was curious to see it. Since I don’t live very far, and visit it for games, there’s...
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April 8, 2020 at 7:00 am
Empty stadiums in Arizona one of many ideas for starting 2020 season
As hard as it may be to comprehend, the canceled Opening Day was just 13 days ago. So much has changed since then, and baseball is trying to prevent a full season from being lost to the coronavirus pandemic. When fans woke up on Tuesday, many read a report from ESPN.com that...
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3.8K14April 7, 2020 at 7:00 amNative Baltimorean, Hall of Famer Al Kaline ‘was a special guy’
On September 8, 1963, Al Kaline had a double in four at-bats in the Detroit Tigers’ 5-2 loss to the New York...
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April 6, 2020 at 7:00 am
The great Orioles quiz — pandemic edition
While we wait for Orioles news, here’s a challenging 30-question quiz. The answers will be published on Tuesday. Good luck! In the win and loss column 1. How many times has an Orioles pitcher won 20 or more games in a season? A) 28 B) 19 C) 24 D) 15 2. Which...
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March 30, 2020 at 7:00 am
2012 was the year everything worked for the Orioles
People often ask me what is the most unforgettable game I’ve ever seen. I have a few contenders, but there’s something they never ask me that I have an easy answer for. The 2012 Orioles were my favorite team. In September 2011, ComcastSportsNet, now NBCSportsWashington, decided that it should begin coverage of...
