Dan Connolly
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October 20, 2017 at 7:00 am
Myriad O’s Thoughts: Kim’s MLB future; Maloney not Mahoney; CC’s cementing value
There’s an interesting report out of South Korea about former Oriole outfielder Hyun Soo Kim, who arrived back in his home country this week. According to the Yonhap News Agency, Kim told reporters that he definitely wants to play again in the majors in 2018, but isn’t sure it will happen. “It’s...
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3.3K40October 13, 2017 at 7:00 amDriving with Dad down Memory Lane
Wednesday started as a bad day. In the morning, I received news that the scrape on the side of my car was...
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October 12, 2017 at 7:00 am
Farrell’s firing in Boston accentuates the longevity Showalter has had with Orioles
Whenever a major league manager is canned — like Boston’s John Farrell was Wednesday — it gives me pause. I’ve covered several managerial firings – Mike Hargrove, Lee Mazzilli, Sam Perlozzo, Dave Trembley — and it’s never fun. It also makes me realize how long Buck Showalter has been at the helm...
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October 11, 2017 at 7:00 am
If Sabathia is done as a Yankee, the Orioles need to make a solid push for him this offseason
The narrative is set for Game 5 of the American League Division Series tonight in Cleveland. The Indians, the AL’s best team, are trying to advance to the next round of the playoffs, and the man that’s trying to stop them is New York Yankees’ lefty CC Sabathia, who spent his first...
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October 10, 2017 at 7:00 am
Delving into 2018 arbitration salary projections
When we explore what the Orioles need to do to add quality starting pitching, part of the premise for why they should be able to make moves is that a ton of money is coming off the books. The rotation alone will shed about $32.5 million from 2017 with the departures of...
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October 5, 2017 at 7:00 am
Yankees make a point about bullpens, but O’s don’t have much else to deal for rotation help
I’ve covered postseason baseball for years, and I’ve always had friends tell me they’ll watch some of the playoffs, but the games drag on and they have to go to sleep. I’d nod and think, ‘Suck it up, buttercup. The games don’t go that late.’ I get it now. I tuned out...
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October 2, 2017 at 7:00 am
Myriad Orioles Thoughts: Worst rotation ERA ever; no homer or strikeout king; the degree of awfulness; saying farewell to Bancells
It’s official. Your eye test was right. This 2017 rotation was, statistically speaking, the worst in the modern-day history of the franchise dating back to when the Orioles moved to Baltimore in 1954. That is based on rotation ERA, which was 5.70 this season, crushing the previous worst mark of 5.51 set...
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September 30, 2017 at 7:00 am
Thoughts on the idea that the Phillies could ‘target’ Showalter as their next manager
Shortly after news broke that the Philadelphia Phillies were shifting manager Pete Mackanin from the dugout to the front office, speculation began as to whom the Phillies might select as their next manager. Philly.com, at the end of its initial piece about Mackanin’s firing, threw a little fuel onto a southbound Interstate...
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September 28, 2017 at 7:00 am
J.J. Unplugged: Emotional Hardy talks career, future, family, depression, fatherhood, hunting, Baltimore, and ‘stalking’ his wife
In the years I’ve covered the Orioles, there are a few players who’ve really made a lasting impression. Shortstop J.J. Hardy is right at the top of the list – for the media, for his teammates, for the fans. Hardy, 35, is as understated as they come. For the past seven seasons,...
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September 26, 2017 at 7:00 am
Duquette on 2018 rotation: ‘I don’t know where they’re going to come from, but we’ll have some good starting pitching’
Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette views his club’s 2017 collapse pretty clearly. He believed his veteran-heavy rotation heading into the season would be good enough to at least supplement a stout bullpen and a solid offense for another postseason run. Instead, the rotation crumbled on its way to the worst starters’...
