Posts By Rich Dubroff
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Rich Dubroff
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...
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Rich Dubroff
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...
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Minors
Orioles’ minor league arrangement could be vastly different a year from now
The Orioles have an ideal minor league structure. Four of their five minor league affiliates — Double-A Bowie, High-A Frederick, Low-A Delmarva...
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Rich Dubroff
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,...
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World Series
Astros dominate Nationals in D.C., take 3-2 World Series lead
WASHINGTON—A.J. Hinch knew coming back from a two-game deficit in the World Series wasn’t going to be easy, but the Houston Astros...
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World Series
Astros’ Urquidy, Bregman key Series-tying win over Nationals
WASHINGTON—Suddenly, it’s the Washington Nationals’ time to question themselves. In the first two World Series games against the Houston Astros, the Nationals...
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World Series
Smith’s strikeout of Zimmerman propels Astros to 4-1 Series win over Nationals
WASHINGTON—The Nationals had forced Astros starter Zack Greinke out of the game and had the face of the franchise, Ryan Zimmerman, at-bat...
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Rich Dubroff
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...
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Rich Dubroff
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...
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Rich Dubroff
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...