If Oriole fans are looking for a connection to the World Series, they’ll have to search diligently. None of the players on...
One of the most enjoyable things I wrote over the last year was my 26-man all-time Orioles team. I broke it down by position players and pitchers and was struck by how many worthy candidates there were. With the season on an indefinite delay because of the pandemic, we’re going to open...
No baseball has been played this season, and no one knows when, or if, it will be played. If it’s played, no one knows what form it will take. For the Orioles, it’s especially painful. This was the second season of the team’s rebuild, and minor league prospects would be getting essential...
Dubroff’s Diner is closing for the holidays. But before we do, there’s an important task I need help with. The Orioles have...
This World Series is an intriguing matchup. It presents the Houston Astros, who’ve won 311 games over the past three seasons, including...
With their next victory, the Orioles will equal their win total of 2018. At the beginning of the season, general manager Mike Elias said the goal of the team was to increase its talent pool, and that he wasn’t focused on the won/loss record. Manager Brandon Hyde is trying to win every...
Since Mike Elias took over as the Orioles’ head of baseball operations eight months ago, he’s hired a new manager, Brandon Hyde, brought in Sig Mejdal to head up the analytics department, conducted an amateur draft and signed players in the international market. Twelve of the players on the 40-man roster are...
It’s been quiet around Dubroff’s Diner lately, so let’s bring some music into the discussion. For many years, the Orioles have played John Denver’s “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” after “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during seventh-inning stretch. As I traveled around the majors, I’ve noticed other songs that seemed...
After Thursday night’s 11-inning 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, the Orioles have an 8-12 record. Of the 25 players on the roster, eight are new to the organization since the end of last season: Hanser Alberto, Josh Lucas, Richie Martin, Rio Ruiz, Pedro Severino, Dwight Smith Jr., Dan Straily and...
If you’re going to today’s home opener, I hope you’ll stop at Dubroff’s Diner first. The first week of Orioles baseball has been an interesting and surprising one, and they return to Camden Yards with a record of 4-2, much better than many had anticipated. Fans have noted the team’s energy, defense...