Rich Dubroff
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3.2K12June 19, 2020 at 7:00 amThe man who didn’t care about sports
Every Father’s Day, I enjoy reading friends’ and colleagues’ remembrances of connections through sports with their dads. My father, who died a...
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June 16, 2020 at 7:00 am
Updating Oriole Park at Camden Yards?; Servideo has team ties; Credits for ticketholders
The pandemic has presented unique challenges for the Orioles. A season without fans and the uncertainty of 2021 won’t help declining attendance, which has dropped about 47 percent since 2014. As reported by The Baltimore Sun, the Orioles and the Maryland Stadium Authority are discussing a new lease, a deal that could...
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June 4, 2020 at 7:00 am
2014 was the year of the pitcher for the Orioles
On August 1, 2014, Ryan Webb was called into manager Buck Showalter’s office. The Orioles had just traded for reliever Andrew Miller, and Webb was sent down to Triple-A Norfolk. Webb had a rough July — his ERA had risen from 2.48 to 3.80 — and was the logical player to be...
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June 3, 2020 at 7:00 am
Ideas to help promote baseball; Remembering Unseld; A baseball bar lost to the pandemic
On Tuesday, we ran part of our interview with Greg Bouris about compromises the owners and players of Major League Baseball might make to have a 2020 baseball season, provided the health issues can be addressed. For nearly two decades Bouris was the director of communications for the Major League Baseball Players...
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3.8K31June 2, 2020 at 7:00 amFormer union official thinks there’s room for compromise in baseball negotiations
With players and owners squabbling over terms for opening of the 2020 season, Greg Bouris has a unique vantage point to talk...
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June 1, 2020 at 7:00 am
Answers to your Orioles questions
With the hope that there will be positive news on the 2020 baseball season soon, let’s answer some questions from readers. Question: Rich – my question is how does this year impact the development of someone like Rutschman, who is just starting his career and oppositely someone like Mountcastle, who is on...
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May 29, 2020 at 7:00 am
How would an 82-game season affect the Orioles
Assuming that there’s an agreement between Major League Baseball and the Players Association, there could be an 82-game season. The Players Association reportedly has countered MLB’s proposal of a sliding scale with a request for more games. The owners want a regular season that begins early in July and a lengthened postseason...
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May 28, 2020 at 7:00 am
Orioles’ 2020 schedule likely to feature many quirks
Assuming the players and Major League Baseball come to terms on a format for the abbreviated 2020 season, an 82-game schedule is likely. I hadn’t given the season, apart from the Orioles, much thought until last weekend when I finally got around to reading the Sports Illustrated baseball preview. That’s been must...
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May 27, 2020 at 7:00 am
Doug Brocail says Oriole pitchers have been doing their work during pandemic
The Orioles hope to begin their delayed season in early July, and pitching coach Doug Brocail can’t wait. Brocail and the Orioles’ new bullpen coach, Darren Holmes, have been regularly checking in with perhaps 35 pitchers. Brocail and Holmes use Zoom and WhatsApp. In WhatsApp, the pitchers log their daily work. If...
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4.2K9May 25, 2020 at 7:00 amA summer for great baseball books
I have a weakness for books, particularly baseball books. I probably own between 200 and 300, and during the pandemic, I’ve gotten...
