Paul Folkemer
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September 24, 2019 at 8:05 am
Home runs sting Orioles again; Hays continues sensational September; Mancini named Player of the Week
The Orioles threw everything they had at the Toronto Blue Jays in their 15-inning, series-opening marathon Monday night. But the game ultimately ended with a sight that’s all too familiar to the Orioles pitching staff: with an opposing batter making a home run trot around the bases. Anthony Alford’s walk-off home run...
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September 16, 2019 at 7:00 am
Orioles’ draft position becomes clearer with wins over Tigers; Alberto plays catalyst; no sweeps
In the battle of Major League Baseball’s cellar dwellers, the Orioles have emerged the better of the two so far. The Orioles secured an 8-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon, their second win of the four-game set that concludes Monday. The series has further cemented the Tigers’ place as...
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September 2, 2019 at 7:42 am
Orioles take the good with the bad in series loss to Royals
The Orioles’ weekend series in Kansas City began on a positive note, with the club scoring a season-high 14 runs in Friday’s rout of the Royals, before frustrating mistakes and blown late-inning leads resulted in consecutive losses Saturday and Sunday. A few Orioles stood out during the three-game set — both for...
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August 26, 2019 at 7:00 am
Five Orioles storylines to watch in the season’s final five weeks
Five weeks and 31 games remain in the Orioles’ 2019 schedule. And while the rebuilding club is plodding toward another 100-loss campaign, there are still interesting storylines to watch as the season winds to a close. Does Chris Davis have a role anymore? When the Orioles signed Davis to a club-record, seven-year,...
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August 19, 2019 at 8:37 am
Will the Orioles break last year’s record for players used?
When former first-round draft pick Hunter Harvey took the mound for his major league debut in Boston on Saturday, he became the 54th player to wear an Orioles uniform in 2019. Last season, the Orioles set a franchise record by using 56 players, leaving this year’s club three shy of breaking that...
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August 12, 2019 at 7:00 am
Which teams have had the most dominant single seasons against the Orioles?
The Orioles head to New York today for a four-game series against the Yankees, which will complete the two clubs’ season series for 2019. Forgive the Orioles if they aren’t looking forward to the experience. The season series has been a one-sided affair, to put it mildly. Since winning two of three...
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August 5, 2019 at 7:00 am
A year after the Orioles’ 2018 trade bonanza, how the prospects have fared
The July 31 trade deadline came and went last week without the Orioles dealing anyone from their major league roster. It stood in contrast to a year earlier, when former executive vice president Dan Duquette traded a slew of veteran Orioles for prospects in July to officially begin the club’s rebuilding process....
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5.6K24July 29, 2019 at 7:00 amStats All, Folks: Is it time to retire the batting average statistic?
Welcome to the first edition of Stats All, Folks of 2019. For those who don’t remember, or have blocked it out, this...
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July 22, 2019 at 7:00 am
The Ex-Oriole report: A midseason check on the departed 2018 Orioles
A couple of familiar faces have been on the Orioles’ radar recently. On Sunday, Andrew Cashner returned to the Baltimore mound with the Boston Red Sox, eight days after the Orioles traded him. The Orioles got the upper hand, tagging Cashner for four runs in six innings en route to a 5-0...
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July 15, 2019 at 7:00 am
The story of the 2019 Orioles so far, as told through ‘Hamilton’ songs
The Orioles’ opening homestand of the second half isn’t the only notable event happening in Baltimore this week. Just a few blocks away from Camden Yards, the Hippodrome Theater is hosting the final week of Hamilton, which is indisputably the best musical of all time. (I will not be accepting counter arguments.) If...