Manny Machado was the talk at the Diner last week, and I think he’s going to continue to be a hot topic. Machado’s Los Angeles Dodgers are facing the Boston Red Sox in the World Series that begins tonight. When the postseason began three weeks ago, I thought the World Series would...
Manny Machado has been the focal point of the National League Championship Series between his Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Brewers. If the Dodgers win on either Friday or Saturday, they’ll advance to Machado’s first World Series, enhancing his visibility. Throughout the World Series, there’s likely to be speculation about Machado’s...
It’s time for the grand finale of my end-of-season 2018 AL East position rankings. In Part 1, I reviewed the infields. Part 2 covered the outfields, DHs and benches. So far, the Orioles have ranked last in six categories. There are three categories left: starting rotation, bullpen and manager. How many more...
Welcome back to my end-of-season AL East position rankings, where I rate how each team in the division fared at each position in 2018, while also looking back at my preseason predictions as we all point and laugh at my stupidity. Yesterday, I covered the infield rankings. Now, let’s move on to...
Back in March, I previewed the Orioles’ 2018 season by comparing them to their AL East opponents all around the diamond, ranking each position one to five. Now the chickens have come home to roost. It’s time to look back at my preseason rankings and see how well I fared. I got...
The Ravens have already played five games, but it’s postseason baseball that’s the talk in Dubroff’s Diner. After four Division Series that were decided in either three or four games, will we have a truly contested pair of League Championship Series? In the American League, the defending World Series champion Houston Astros,...
It’s been a monumental week in Orioles’ history with both Buck Showalter and Dan Duquette moving on, and there’s been a lot of talk about it among the patrons at Dubroff’s Diner. Many of the patrons have been watching the tiebreaker, wild card and National League Division Series, and enjoying our special...
The Orioles wrapped up the worst season in franchise history on a rare positive note, blanking the Houston Astros on Sunday in what may have been the swan song for both center fielder Adam Jones and manager Buck Showalter. Now, the Orioles head into an offseason rife with questions. One looms larger...
The Orioles’ season ends Sunday, and Dubroff’s Diner will be transitioning to offseason hours. We’ll still be around with questions every week. Since we have many TVs, some will be tuned into football, others to postseason baseball. After watching 122 Oriole games so far this season, you might think I’ve had enough....
From time to time this year, I’ve been checking in on Orioles from the 2017 team who have landed elsewhere this season. Who has found success since leaving Baltimore? Who has slumped? Who hasn’t found a new home? The last time I updated this feature, at the All-Star break, there were 21...