All posts tagged "top story"
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3348Baseball EssaysCalling the Pen: The gift of love
The backyard ball field with the chicken wire backstop and the marble bases carefully set at ground level was my sanctuary. It...
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1.2K3Baseball Essays
Viviano’s unforgettable swing and message at Ripken’s Baseball Experience
I walked up to the batter’s box careful — at first — not to make eye contact with the pitcher. After looking...
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1.8K47Dan ConnollyMyriad O’s Thoughts: Cobb’s season; Davis’ run total; players moving on
I’ll start with the most painful observation. It’s what is called a comparative attention-grabber in those crazy sports journalism circles. Through eight...
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1.5K9Dan ConnollyOrioles and Cashner need Saturday’s gopher balls to be an aberration and not a trend
This obviously wasn’t what Andrew Cashner wanted from his Orioles debut. The big right-hander, whom the Orioles signed to a two-year, $16...
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1.4K15Dan ConnollyEx-Os Guerrero & Thome join Jones & Hoffman in 2018 HOF Class; Mussina gets 63.5 percent
Two players who ended their splendid big-league careers as designated hitters with the Orioles are part of this year’s National Baseball Hall...
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10.9K52Dan ConnollySix reasonable moves the Orioles could — and should — make this month for 2018 and beyond
The Orioles are in the same spot today as they were in early November – with the exception, basically, of three, shiny...
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9.7K58Dan ConnollyOne scout’s thoughts on the Orioles: Davis, Jones, Mancini, Schoop, Bundy and more
I love talking to major league scouts and picking their brains on the Orioles. The problem, of course, is that other teams’...
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1.4K18Dan ConnollyMyriad Orioles Thoughts: Bundy still starting; Austin Hays’ hustle; Farrell on Judge call
Orioles’ right-hander Dylan Bundy couldn’t get out of the fifth Monday night, allowing six earned runs in 4 1/3 innings in an...
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1.2K12Dan ConnollyWieters picks up his ninth game-winning hit — and first against the Orioles
WASHINGTON — So, ever seen that before? Catcher Matt Wieters with a clutch hit to end a game and send the opposition...
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1.2K15Dan ConnollyMyriad Orioles Thoughts: The Good Ubaldo; Norfolk shuttle; Brach’s save; Smashing pies
Wednesday night is exactly why the Orioles keep giving Ubaldo Jimenez the ball every fifth day. And it’s also exactly why he...