Dan Connolly
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March 17, 2017 at 1:41 pm
Pedro Alvarez has an uneventful debut in right; smacks a homer, two doubles in B game
Spring training B games are about as flexible as an Olympic gymnast. You can have four outs in an inning. Or stop after a certain amount of pitches. The same batter can hit twice in an inning. Or maybe once in every inning, no matter what’s happening with the lineup. But, technically,...
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Tillman explains the decision to get a cortisone shot (Ondrusek released)
Chris Tillman is one of those guys who hates when he’s not doing something. And he knew that if he had a cortisone shot in his aching right shoulder that he’d be sidelined for another 10 days or so during a spring in which he has been idle way too long for...
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March 16, 2017 at 6:38 pm
Santander is getting his elbow checked out — why that might help him remain with the Orioles
Anthony Santander, one of two outfielders the Orioles selected in the Rule 5 draft this winter, underwent a MRA of his right elbow Thursday and will be shelved for a few days. It’s bad news in that it will make it more difficult for the Orioles to evaluate Santander’s ability to play...
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March 15, 2017 at 4:53 pm
Myriad Orioles Thoughts: Ubaldo’s control; Pedro’s bat; Pirates’ pirated lineup
Here’s the good news: Ubaldo Jimenez became the first Orioles starter to go at least four innings in the spring, when he lasted 4 2/3 Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He allowed just two hits, and struck out five while throwing 75 pitches – a very solid number for this time of...
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Tillman to have cortisone shot in shoulder
Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman will receive a cortisone shot in his right shoulder – perhaps as early as today – manager Buck Showalter said Wednesday morning. Tillman has not pitched in a game this spring and had his scheduled bullpen session shut down before it began Sunday because of lingering discomfort. He...
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March 14, 2017 at 5:36 pm
Myriad Orioles Thoughts: Right-field roulette; starters not going deep; handling the WBC guys
SARASOTA, Fla. — Trey Mancini charged in on a single to right in the first inning Tuesday. It skipped in front of him and then bounced away. Error, right field. Mancini, who before this week hadn’t played the outfield since the summer after his freshman year in college back in 2011, has...
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March 11, 2017 at 4:11 pm
Thoughts on Orioles re-signing Pedro Alvarez to a minor league deal: Really? And, why not?
The Orioles, under executive vice president Dan Duquette and manager Buck Showalter, make unconventional moves. Decisions that don’t seem to fit initially, but might if certain things happen. And that’s what has appeared to have occurred this weekend. According to FanRag Sports, the Orioles have agreed to a minor league deal with...
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March 8, 2017 at 3:34 pm
Radio musings: Pikesville’s Gladstone on Team Israel’s surge; Dempsey on Castillo and the WBC
Technically, my weekly radio show on WOYK 1350 in York is called “The Baltimore Baseball Show.” But, really, its primary focus is on highlighting the sport; the location is secondary. If the subject has a Baltimore connection, well, that’s even better. This week, my attention was on international baseball and the World...
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March 2, 2017 at 1:19 pm
College Corner: Coppin’s Eagles keep flying despite challenges; will play in free, unique tournament in Washington this weekend
Coppin State University head baseball coach Sherman Reed Sr.’s mind was racing when he walked toward the dugout after the fourth inning of his team’s season opener last month in Los Angeles. The Eagles were playing the University of Southern California Trojans, one of Division 1’s most storied baseball programs, and Reed’s...
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February 28, 2017 at 6:30 pm
Around the Beat Podcast: Matt Wieters on leaving the Orioles, joining the Nationals, pitch-framing metrics and waiting for a deal
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS HERE Catcher Matt Wieters hasn’t played in a Grapefruit League game yet for the Washington Nationals. That’ll come soon enough, but for now he is getting acclimated with a new team, a new uniform, a new culture after signing a two-year, $21 million deal. Earlier this week, we...
