Dan Connolly
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August 15, 2016 at 7:00 am
Tap-In Question: Did you learn anything about this team from its recent 5-5 road trip?
Enter the Taproom today and try not to fall asleep in your beer. A week of West Coast baseball can do that to you. The Orioles’ 10-game, 10-day, three-city road trip wasn’t exactly the highlight of the 2016 season, but Sunday’s come-from-behind, 8-7 victory certainly ended it on a positive note. I...
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August 14, 2016 at 7:00 am
O’Day’s injury should be Duquette’s signal to acquire veteran lefty reliever
The news that sidearmer Darren O’Day will be out for at least 15 days with a rotator cuff strain in his right shoulder is obviously a big blow to one of the best bullpens in baseball. O’Day is the unit’s leader, but he’s also one of the club’s most effective relievers versus...
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August 13, 2016 at 7:00 am
A shocker: Only 2 Orioles’ teams in last 35 years have had a better record through 115 games than this group
One of the things I try to do as a baseball writer is provide a little historical perspective when possible. You don’t want to read a fan’s point of view from me. And, in turn, I take the emotion out of what I’m writing. I try to present the facts or my fact-based...
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3.1KAugust 12, 2016 at 7:00 amAround The Beat: Baggarly talks Giants, Bumgarner, Bochy and Alex Trebek
CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCASTS ON ITUNES It’s an even year. And this is a really good team. So there’s...
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August 11, 2016 at 7:00 am
Key road trip proving no place is like home for Orioles
We didn’t make a big deal out of it when the Orioles left Camden Yards last week for a 10-day, 10-game, three-city, two-time-zone trip. The focus at the time was on how good the Orioles have been at Camden Yards – and they’ve been splendid, a record of 39-17 (.696 winning percentage)....
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August 10, 2016 at 7:00 am
Know Your O’s: Dylan Bundy
He has been in the organization for five years, but how much do you really know about Orioles’ right-hander Dylan Bundy? I’m sure, by now, you know he has a tremendously talented right arm. And that he has dealt with serious injuries the past few years that delayed his permanent arrival in...
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August 9, 2016 at 4:24 pm
On Tim Tebow’s MLB dreams and Adam Jones’ NFL tweet
So Tim Tebow, the former Heisman Trophy Award-winning and NFL quarterback, is trying to make a comeback. As a baseball player? He’ll be 29 this month. He hasn’t played since he was a junior in high school – and was a very good prep player – in Florida. There are lots of...
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Tap-In Question: How would you fill Steve Pearce’s spot if he goes to DL?
Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette thought he filled one of the Orioles’ primary holes on Aug. 1 when he dealt High-A catcher Jonah Heim to the Tampa Bay Rays for infielder/outfielder Steve Pearce. I talked to some people who believe the Orioles paid a lot more for Pearce than they...
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August 8, 2016 at 7:00 am
Crazy fact: Of six current division leaders, only Giants have won the World Series more recently than O’s
Orioles’ fans are starved for a World Series title. We all know that. And it is human nature to think your situation is worse than others. I mean, the Orioles haven’t been in – or won — a World Series since 1983. That’s 33 years. Heck, I was a freshman in high...
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August 7, 2016 at 12:53 pm
ARod retires as co-homer king vs O’s, tying a Hall-of-Famer
Yes, this is BaltimoreBaseball.com. Not nationalbaseball.com. Or YankeesBaseball.com. So maybe you don’t want to see Alex Rodriguez’s mug on the front of the site today. The New York Yankees announced that their enigmatic and controversial star will be retiring Friday and joining the organization in a special advisor role. So why should...