Rich Dubroff
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3.9K8November 5, 2019 at 7:00 amChris Davis on $3 million donation: ‘We want to do what we can to help people out’
BALTIMORE—After one of their regular visits to the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital, Chris and Jill Davis decided they wanted to do...
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November 4, 2019 at 7:00 am
After a year away, Dan Duquette looks for another chance in baseball
When Dan Duquette and Buck Showalter were fired by the Orioles 13 months ago, there was doubt that either one of them would work again in baseball. Showalter was recently interviewed for the Los Angeles Angels and Philadelphia Phillies managerial positions that went to Joe Maddon and Joe Girardi but still hopes...
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November 1, 2019 at 7:00 am
Orioles watch championship teams as they enter Year 2 of rebuild
Before Game 7 had even begun, two oddsmakers were already setting lines on the 2020 season. Both SportsBetting.ag and BetOnline reported that the Houston Astros were 5/1 favorites to win next season’s World Series with the Washington Nationals and New York Yankees next at 8/1. The Orioles had the longest odds, 250/1....
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October 31, 2019 at 7:00 am
Nationals’ strange World Series win might be painful for Orioles fans
In perhaps the strangest World Series in history, the Washington Nationals upset the Houston Astros. Wednesday’s 6-2 Game 7 win ended the only Series in history in which the home team failed to win a game. Only the first game of the Series was close, and this World Series will be remembered...
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October 30, 2019 at 6:09 pm
Orioles outright four players, add infielder Pat Valaika
The Orioles cleared space on their 40-man roster by outrighting four pitchers — right-handers Ryan Eades, Luis Ortiz and Tayler Scott and left-hander Josh Rogers to Triple-A Norfolk. They also claimed infielder Pat Valaika on waivers from Colorado. Eades, who was claimed on waivers from Minnesota on August 14, was 0-1 with...
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October 29, 2019 at 7:00 am
A sad goodbye to Orioles’ FanFest
On a late January Saturday morning, there was always an arresting sight surrounding the Baltimore Convention Center. The weather was often raw, and Opening Day was still more than two months away, but Orioles fans gathered to await the opening of FanFest. No matter how many years I saw the crowds, it...
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October 25, 2019 at 7:00 am
Winning a World Series is difficult, and that makes it fun
At the beginning of the postseason, I predicted a Los Angeles Dodgers-Houston Astros World Series. The Dodgers seemed like the class of the National League, and I thought the Astros would hold off the New York Yankees in a competitive American League Championship Series. After the Washington Nationals made it through an...
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October 24, 2019 at 7:00 am
Hanser Alberto will try to duplicate his 2019 Orioles success in 2020
Hanser Alberto is an enigma for the Orioles. A good enigma, but he’s still a mystery in many ways. Alberto, who shocked everyone by not only making the club but at one point challenging for the American League batting championship, is 27, so he’s not exactly part of the youth movement. But...
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October 23, 2019 at 7:00 am
As Orioles wait for Adley Rutschman, last year’s catchers try to stick around
Adley Rutschman won’t be the Orioles’ starting catcher in 2020. After making him the first overall pick in last June’s draft and signing him to a record $8.1 million signing bonus, the Orioles are grooming him to be their catcher for many years to come. Rutschman briefly played at Rookie Level Gulf...
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October 21, 2019 at 7:00 am
Jim Palmer talks about Orioles’ rebuild, their pitching, and his health
Jim Palmer celebrated his 74th birthday last Tuesday. The Hall of Fame pitcher, who’s been a longtime Orioles broadcaster, spoke last Friday from his home in Southern California about the current state of the Orioles, and his health. Palmer missed the last few weeks of the season after he was diagnosed with...