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April 27, 2020 at 7:00 am

Orioles’ Alex Cobb thinks there will be baseball in 2020

Alex Cobb was supposed to start against the Minnesota Twins on March 12, the day baseball came to an end. Because he was recovering from a blister, it was decided that instead of traveling to Fort Myers that night with the team, he’d throw a simulated game on a back field at...

April 23, 2020 at 7:00 am

Five Oriole questions to ponder as we wait

Had there been a 2020 season, it would be four weeks old, and the Orioles would have completed 24 games—15 percent of the schedule. After a trip to Kansas City and Los Angeles, the Orioles would have had a day off on Thursday before opening a home series with Toronto. By now,...

April 20, 2020 at 7:00 am

It’s been a long time since the Orioles won a World Series or a major award

Everyone knows that the Orioles last won a World Series in 1983. The 37-year drought between World Series appearances is fourth longest in the major leagues. Only the Seattle Mariners, who were established in 1977 and haven’t reached the World Series, the Pittsburgh Pirates, who beat the Orioles in their last Series...

April 17, 2020 at 7:00 am

Five ways delayed season affects Orioles’ plans

As the delay to the 2020 season goes on, it’s complicating life for the Orioles. There’s no telling how many schedule and roster scenarios have gone though the mind of executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias. Manager Brandon Hyde has probably contemplated lineups and pitching matchups in his ample down time. Here...

April 16, 2020 at 7:00 am

Answering your Oriole questions

With the season on pause, let’s answer some question from readers. Question: What new pitchers do the Orioles have? -David Welden from Facebook Answer: Had the season started on time, the Orioles likely would have had two new starters, Wade LeBlanc and Tommy Milone, both of whom came to spring training on...

April 15, 2020 at 7:00 am

Ex-Orioles Steve Pearce, Mark Reynolds end careers; Elias shows draft comfort; Jim Frey dies

Two noted players from the Orioles’ successful 2012-2016 run have announced their retirements. Steve Pearce and Mark Reynolds, two personal favorites, each ended long careers that included many stops, but notably the Orioles. Pearce played for seven clubs, including all five of the American League East teams in a career that lasted...

April 14, 2020 at 7:00 am

Orioles continue to prepare for draft amid uncertainty

Major League Baseball’s annual draft is scheduled for June 10-12. It might take place then, or slide back into July. Based on an agreement between MLB and the Players Association, the draft could go from 40 rounds to as few as five or possibly 10. Bonuses will be deferred and won’t be...

April 13, 2020 at 5:37 pm

Trey Mancini’s recovery will take ‘months rather than weeks’

Orioles outfielder Trey Mancini underwent surgery to remove a malignant tumor from his colon on March 12, the day that Major League Baseball ended spring training because of the coronavirus pandemic. General manager Mike Elias said on a Zoom conference call on Monday that he’s been speaking with Mancini. “He’s doing well,”...

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Another proposal to start the season has issues

Fantasy baseball isn’t for me. I haven’t been simulating the first weeks of what would have been the Orioles’ season. I have been closely following another kind of fantasy baseball — the proposals that have been floated for beginning the 2020 season. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines limiting gatherings...