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July 5, 2018 at 7:00 am
Tap-In Question: Do you want Buck Showalter managing 2019 Orioles?
Hope you had a great July 4th. Incidentally, it was also Peter Angelos’ 89th birthday. Just thought you should know. This seems like it’s a good time to bring up the elephant in the Tap Room. It’s been my belief for years that Angelos and Orioles manager Buck Showalter basically had an...
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3.0KJuly 2, 2018 at 7:00 amOrioles missed Ohtani on the mound, but how have they done historically against rookie stud pitchers?
The Orioles finished their season series against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday, and the Angels’ two-way rookie sensation, Shohei Ohtani, didn’t...
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June 27, 2018 at 7:00 am
Myriad Orioles Thoughts: Multiple players injured; Yacabonis likely to start; booing club veterans for lackluster play
When it rains, it pours for the 2018 Orioles. Not only did the club lose again — dropping to 23-55 on the season with a 3-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday — but their injury woes escalated when reliever Darren O’Day exited in the eighth inning with a sore hamstring....
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June 25, 2018 at 7:00 am
Tap-In Question: What was most encouraging this weekend during a road series win in Atlanta?
Earlier last week a veteran Oriole walked past me and joked, “You gonna write something positive today?” Your humble barkeep responded, “Give me something positive to write.” That response was met by a shrug and a nod. It is what it is in Birdland, a miserable season with the storyline in three...
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June 15, 2018 at 1:00 pm
2018 ‘Diamond Nine’ unveiled — the top nine prep players in the Baltimore area
The local high school baseball season wrapped up three weeks ago. Today we unveil our third annual BaltimoreBaseball.com Diamond Nine. Our picks for the top nine players in the Baltimore area — regardless of position — were made after reviewing statistics and other information available. This year’s Diamond Nine includes seven seniors...
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Tap-In Question: What do these Orioles have to do to keep you interested?
One of the things I’ve learned in doing this job for as long as I have – make that two jobs, actual sportswriter and fake bartender – is that fans like to complain almost as much as they like to cheer. Heck, some like complaining more. That’s fine with me. I want...
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June 12, 2018 at 7:00 am
These ‘No O’ Orioles are brutally bad
A return to Baltimore did nothing to halt the never-ending nightmare that is the 2018 Orioles. They lost their fifth straight game Monday, dropping their MLB-worst record to 19-46. It’s the middle of June and the Orioles are still seeking their 20th win. With their .292 winning percentage, the Orioles are on...
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June 11, 2018 at 7:00 am
Factoids, quotes and tidbits about each of the Orioles’ 40 draft picks in 2018
Last week, Major League Baseball held its annual, first-year-player draft. The Orioles selected 22 pitchers and 18 position players in the three-day event. Breaking it down further, the club took 16 right-handed pitchers and six lefties. Of the position players, seven each were listed as infielders and outfielders, while the Orioles added...
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June 7, 2018 at 7:00 am
In the interleague era, how have Orioles’ pitchers fared when forced to bat?
The Orioles wrapped up their brief two-game interleague stint against the New York Mets at Citi Field yesterday. The series brought not only the Orioles’ first sweep of the season, but also the return of a tradition unlike any other: pitchers trying to hit. For the first time in 2018, the Orioles...
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June 6, 2018 at 10:51 pm
Wrapping up O’s 2018 draft; five more local prospects selected
Major League Baseball’s first-year-player draft wrapped up Wednesday evening. On the third and final day, the Baltimore Orioles drafted 14 pitchers and 16 position players. Four of those pitchers are left-handed. Overall, the Orioles used their 40 picks on 16 right-handed pitchers, six left-handed pitchers, seven infielders, seven outfielders and four catchers....