Dan Connolly
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June 30, 2017 at 6:43 pm
Orioles sign top pick DL Hall; prep lefty introduced at Camden Yards
In need of pitching throughout the organization, the Orioles made it a priority to find high-ceiling arms in the amateur draft this month. The biggest prize signed Friday, with the club and Georgia high school left-hander DL Hall agreeing to a contract with a $3 million bonus – slightly above suggested slot...
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Myriad O’s Thoughts: Ubaldo bounces back; Scott’s emergence; the ‘nicest’ Camden Yards
While a guest on 105.7’s “The Vinny & Haynie Show” on Thursday morning, I was asked what I expected to see from Orioles’ right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez that night. I just laughed. Nothing is more difficult to predict than which Jimenez will show up on any given evening. After I snickered, this is...
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June 27, 2017 at 7:00 am
Radio Musings: Mancini’s bad timing in trying to break Orioles’ Rookie of the Year drought
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE iTunes / Google Play In a normal year, Orioles first baseman/left fielder Trey Mancini would be at or around the top of the early discussion for the American League Rookie of the Year Award. It’s late June, and Mancini has 14 homers and 43 RBIs while hitting...
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June 24, 2017 at 8:00 pm
Showalter’s right; blaming McDowell for pitching woes is ‘wrong tree to bark up’
The Orioles have the worst ERA in all of baseball at 5.20. They have the second worst starting rotation ERA, 5.82, behind only a Cincinnati Reds’ group that has been decimated by injuries. As bad as you may have thought last year’s pitching was – the Orioles were 19th in the majors...
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Orioles win, Bundy pitches well and the streak of allowing five runs or more ends at 20 games
The No. 21 has an ominous connotation for the Orioles organization. In 1988, the club set a major league record with the most consecutive losses to start a season, dropping their first 21 contests. The Orioles had a chance for another dubious 21, but right-hander Dylan Bundy and relievers Donnie Hart and...
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June 23, 2017 at 9:15 pm
Orioles tie dubious MLB pitching record
Records aren’t always good. The Orioles proved that Friday night at Tropicana Field tying what is an obscure and dubious record. According to Elias Sports Bureau, these 2017 Orioles have tied the 1924 Philadelphia Phillies for most consecutive games in which they’ve allowed at least five runs. The Orioles already had eclipsed...
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June 22, 2017 at 12:25 am
Myriad O’s thoughts: Gausman’s night; chasing bad history; powerless bench; Granddad Buck
Perhaps the bar is too low right now. That’s what happens when one of your best pitchers enters the evening with a 6.60 ERA through 16 starts and your rotation as a whole is struggling. Still, Orioles’ right-hander Kevin Gausman, who has sputtered most of the season, showed some much-needed improvement Wednesday...
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June 21, 2017 at 7:00 am
Myriad O’s Thoughts: Manny’s surge; Castro’s spot; Tillman’s struggles; Doug Stamper’s toss
The Orioles are going to win a lot or go down in flames this season depending on what their starting pitching does. We all know that. But it sure wouldn’t hurt if Manny Machado starts hitting like Manny Machado. He certainly did that Tuesday. The team’s best player had arguably his best...
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June 20, 2017 at 7:00 am
Orioles have allowed 5 runs or more in 16 straight — most in AL in at least 104 years
There are a lot of numbers to throw out at you about how absolutely horrid the Orioles’ pitching staff has been in the past two-plus weeks. But one particular number puts the stench in proper perspective. 16. After losing 12-0 to the Cleveland Indians on Monday, the Orioles have allowed their opponents...
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June 19, 2017 at 11:27 pm
Dylan Bundy says his recent mound struggles are all command-related — and can be fixed
Let’s start with this: Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy deserves a mulligan or two. In comparison to the rest of the Orioles’ starting rotation, Bundy should get about 10 mulligans. Maybe more. But in Monday night’s 12-0 beatdown by a now-surging Cleveland Indians club that has won six straight and are looking like...
