Rich Dubroff
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October 14, 2020 at 7:00 am
Orioles face hard decisions on key players
The Orioles have decisions to make on a number of players, and it’s difficult because they had fewer games to watch them. That was known entering the 60-game season. Now that the season has ended, they’ll have to make some educated guesses. It’s one thing to extrapolate the 25-35 record, which works...
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3.6K8October 13, 2020 at 7:00 amMorgan’s death another reminder of a painful 2020
In a year that’s been so unspeakably awful, another Hall of Famer has been taken from us. We were just getting over...
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October 12, 2020 at 7:00 am
Orioles can look to Rays for how winners are constructed
Oriole fans watching the American League Championship Series might not have a strong choice in deciding who to root for. In the National League Championship Series, former Orioles Nick Markakis and Darren O’Day are playing for the Atlanta Braves. Catonsville’s Adam Kolarek pitches for the Los Angeles Dodgers. There’s not a former...
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October 9, 2020 at 7:00 am
Duquette says he left a strong foundation for Orioles
A little over two years ago, Dan Duquette departed the Orioles after serving as their executive vice president of baseball operations for seven years. Duquette, who is currently a management consultant in Massachusetts, is proud of the work he did with the Orioles, although he acknowledges that anything short of a World...
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4.4K8October 8, 2020 at 7:00 amVince Bagli was The Dean of Baltimore Sports
When I came to Baltimore in 1980, Vince Bagli was in the middle of his 31-year run as weekday sports anchor at...
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October 7, 2020 at 7:00 am
Pat Valaika was Orioles’ most pleasant surprise in 2020
Four Orioles played more than 50 games in the 60-game 2020 season. Surprisingly, Pat Valaika was one of them. Hanser Alberto and Rio Ruiz tied for the club lead with 54. Valaika and Renato Núñez each played 52. Valaika started games at five positions, all four infield spots and left field. He...
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October 5, 2020 at 7:00 am
Mountcastle’s rookie status; Fall frenzy; Hall of Famers lost
Ryan Mountcastle might get some votes for the American League Rookie of the Year award. He also might be a favorite for the award next year, too. Mountcastle, who played in 35 of the Orioles’ 60 games this season (60 percent), remains eligible in next year’s voting because he fell four at-bats...
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October 2, 2020 at 7:00 am
Answers to your Orioles questions, Part 2
We had a lot of good questions this month, and while I can’t get to all of them, we decided that since it’s the offseason to answer as many as we could in two days. If your question wasn’t answered this month, please resubmit it next month. Some questions were edited for...
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October 1, 2020 at 7:00 am
Answers to your Orioles questions, Part 1
Editor’s note: The 2020 season for the Orioles might be over, but readers had a lot of questions for reporter Rich Dubroff, so many that he thought it would be best to present them in two parts. He’ll have Part 2 on Friday. (Questions are edited for style.) Question: My question is...
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September 30, 2020 at 8:42 pm
Brocail, Flores out as Orioles make coaching changes
The Orioles have made two changes to their coaching staff. Pitching coach Doug Brocail and third base coach José Flores will not return in 2021, according to industry sources. The news was first reported by MASNsports.com Brocail, who worked with executive vice president/general Mike Elias in Houston, and Flores, who worked with...