I know, I know. There’s no reason to think about next year, because the Orioles are terrible, won’t have any pitching for the rest of the millennium and will trade any good arm in their system for a bag of balls and an Under Armour T-shirt. But, for the four of you...
Sometimes I like revisiting the past, and throwing on those hindsight glasses. Many times, things are clearer with history’s reflection, but not always. I was thinking about that Sunday night with Trevor Bauer on the mound for the Cleveland Indians against the Orioles. Th 26-year-old Bauer is having a pretty outstanding second...
One of the impressive things about the Buck Showalter Era Orioles is that they don’t panic. The manager continually preaches taking each game as it comes, and his players have followed that mantra. So, when things go badly, the Orioles usually find a way to break free. And when they are on...
OK, so the New York Yankees blew the Orioles’ doors off Thursday afternoon, 9-1, in the rubber match of what we all thought was a key series. The Orioles dropped two of three to the Bronx Bombers and were a middling 6-4 in their penultimate homestand of the year. And now they...
Outfielder Austin Hays, the club’s out-of-nowhere, suddenly-can’t miss-prospect, is now with the Orioles. “It’s been unbelievable. This first full season has gone by unbelievably fast and then to see where I’m standing right now is just incredible,” Hays (pictured above) said Wednesday. “It’s a dream come true.” He’s wearing No. 18, and...
The Orioles and Yankees will play their 2017 Camden Yards’ finale Thursday at 1:35 p.m. after Wednesday’s game was postponed due to rain. It is the first rainout at Camden Yards this year, though the Orioles have suffered through 18 rain delays in 2017. It’s the Orioles’ second rainout of the season...
It was an odd outing Monday for Dylan Bundy – three innings without allowing a hit. And then parts of two in which he couldn’t do much right. Ultimately, the result was two homers and five runs allowed in four innings in a 7-4 loss to the New York Yankees, who moved...
It hasn’t been a factor yet — not in the first three games since the Orioles expanded their big league roster. Who knows, maybe it won’t be a factor at all this month. Orioles manager Buck Showalter isn’t one to juggle his lineup much and there aren’t many obvious batters to replace...
I guess it doesn’t really matter how it happens. A win is all that’s important at this time of year. So, give the Orioles credit: They beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-4, in 12 innings Sunday to split the four-game series and again close within 1 ½ games of the Minnesota Twins...
Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy threw Sunday, could swing a bat Monday and be back later this week for the first time since fracturing his wrist in June. Or he may stay on the 60-day disabled list for a while longer, forcing the Orioles to bring up another infielder as bench insurance. Those...