Steve Cockey
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April 3, 2017 at 11:05 am
Orioles Opening Day lineup is set
Manager Buck Showalter has settled on his lineup for today’s opener, and there are few surprises. Here’s how the Orioles will debut in 2017: RF Seth Smith CF Adam Jones 3B Manny Machado 1B Chris Davis DH Mark Trumbo C Welington Castillo LF Hyun Soo Kim 2B Jonathan Schoop SS J.J. Hardy SP Kevin Gausman
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January 12, 2017 at 7:35 pm
Orioles avoid arbitration with utility man Ryan Flaherty
The Orioles have avoided arbitration with utility man Ryan Flaherty, agreeing to a $1.8 million salary for 2017, according to a source. Our senior writer Dan Connolly was the first to report the deal. Incentives included in the contract would pay Flaherty $50,000 each for making the All Star team and winning...
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October 4, 2016 at 10:54 am
Orioles and Blue Jays set Wild Card game rosters
The wait is over. The Orioles have announced their roster for tonight’s one-game AL Wild Card playoff at Rogers Centre against the Toronto Blue Jays. Their aren’t many surprises, with the most notable being the omission of Vance Worley and inclusion of Trey Mancini. Here’s the full roster: 2016 Baltimore Orioles American League...
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September 2, 2016 at 7:00 am
From one season-ticket holder’s perspective: Why I think Orioles’ attendance is down
First of all, let’s dispense with the theory that Orioles fans aren’t interested in this year’s team. Despite outcries from fans and media alike concerning poor home attendance numbers over the past few weeks, that simply isn’t true. The O’s had the third-highest local television ratings of the 30 teams through the...
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July 30, 2016 at 7:00 am
Why the Orioles shouldn’t trade Chance Sisco
With just a few days until the Aug. 1 non-waiver trade deadline and the Orioles sitting atop the American League East, trade talk in Birdland is in full swing. An acute need for starting pitching and a thin farm system could be a tricky equation for GM Dan Duquette, which is why...
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July 16, 2016 at 7:00 am
Stats suggest ‘Bad Ubaldo’ might also be ‘Bad Luck Ubaldo’ in 2016
There’s been lots and lots of bad pitching seen by all when Ubaldo Jimenez has toed the rubber in 2016. You don’t need me to tell you that. His rarely-repeatable unorthodox mechanics have resulted in some ugly numbers: a 7.38 ERA and 5.51 walks per nine innings (the worst and second-worst marks...
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July 5, 2016 at 8:14 pm
Machado voted an All Star starter; Trumbo and Wieters reserves; Britton and Brach on pitching staff
The Orioles will be well-represented in the 2016 Midsummer Classic. Manny Machado has been voted by the fans as an All Star Game starter for the first time. Machado, who turns 24 on Wednesday, will be making his third appearance overall in the game (he made the team as a reserve in 2013...
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July 2, 2016 at 12:48 am
The 81-game mark is approaching; how telling is first-half performance?
The All-Star break has always marked the informal halfway point of the Major League Baseball season. But the actual halfway point? Well that would come after the 81-game mark of the 162-game season, of course. And once Sunday’s series finale against the Mariners is complete, the Orioles will have reached it. Regardless...
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July 1, 2016 at 7:00 am
With trade season upon us, here’s a look back at notable Duquette-era deals
This year’s trade deadline may fall on August 1, but make no mistake about it: July is still the month of the deal. Middling teams use the opportunity to re-stock their farm systems by trading veterans for minor league talent. Contenders are at the opposite end of this exchange, as the Orioles...
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June 5, 2016 at 7:00 am
Starting pitching struggles are giving me flashbacks to 2013
Three years ago today, on June 5, 2013, the Orioles found themselves in third place in the American League East, trailing the Boston Red Sox by 2 1/2 games. They had a powerful offense that was out-slugging opponents often enough to be seven games over .500. They had an outstanding defense and solid...
