Dan Connolly
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November 29, 2016 at 7:00 am
Not a sexy buy, but here’s a free agent that could fit for the Orioles
Spoiler alert: This piece is not going to make you particularly excited if you are an Orioles fan. This is not a “print the playoff tickets” suggestion for making the 2017 Orioles a sure-fire World Series contender. That doesn’t happen in Birdland during free agency, anyway. No, the Orioles’ recipe for success...
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5.1K7November 23, 2016 at 7:00 amGiven the circumstances, McDowell and Mills are the right hires for O’s
The elephant in the room when Dave Wallace stepped down as the Orioles’ pitching coach in October — or at least the...
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November 22, 2016 at 12:28 pm
McDowell and Mills hired to instruct O’s big-league pitchers (with quotes)
The Orioles made it official today, hiring Roger McDowell as their new pitching coach and promoting Alan Mills from Double-A to be the club’s bullpen coach. McDowell, 55, had spent the past 11 seasons as the pitching coach for the Atlanta Braves, but was dismissed in October. During his tenure with the...
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November 21, 2016 at 4:14 pm
Wieters suffers forearm cut in household accident; will resume baseball activities by January
All-Star catcher Matt Wieters was involved in a household accident earlier this offseason in which he cut his left forearm, but the injury is not expected to affect his ability to play baseball. The cut required stitches and he’s had to wear a protective shield on his left, non-throwing arm, but he’ll...
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Can Orioles catch lightning in a one-year contract?
The Orioles aren’t coming out and saying that they absolutely need to sign a catcher for 2017. There’s still hope that Matt Wieters will return, but I think that has to be considered a longshot given what he’ll command financially and given my assumption that the Orioles aren’t opening their checkbook very...
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November 18, 2016 at 7:00 am
Explaining my AL MVP ballot: Why I had Betts first, Britton ninth
With the MVPs announced Thursday night, I figured I should explain, in detail, why I voted the way I did for American League MVP. Because I selected Boston’s Mookie Betts, who came in second, over the Los Angeles Angels’ Mike Trout, who won the award for the second time in three years....
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November 17, 2016 at 7:58 pm
Manny Machado fifth, Zach Britton 11th in AL MVP vote
Orioles third baseman Manny Machado finished fifth and closer Zach Britton placed 11th in the American League MVP voting that was announced Thursday. Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout won for the second time in three years – he’s finished first or second in each of the past five seasons – with...
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Around the Beat: Neal and Bastian discuss leaving Britton off their Cy ballots
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES After the American League Cy Young Award was announced Wednesday night, a little bit of controversy followed. Boston’s Rick Porcello captured the honor, partially because two writers – both in the Tampa Bay chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America – left...
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November 16, 2016 at 7:00 am
Tap-In Question: Should the Cy Young officially be a starters-only award?
Time to talk a little change of philosophy in the Tap Room today. And, no, we’re not getting political. Not enough beer in this joint to make me do that. It’s BBWAA awards time, and the Orioles’ Buck Showalter finished third for AL Manager of the Year on Tuesday. If I had...
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November 15, 2016 at 6:43 pm
Showalter finishes third in AL Manager of Year voting
Cleveland’s Terry Francona was named winner of the AL Manager of the Year Award on Tuesday night by the Baseball Writers Association of America, preventing the Orioles’ Buck Showalter from winning it for a fourth time. Showalter, 60, finished third in the voting, behind Francona and Texas’ Jeff Banister, the 2015 winner....