Rich Dubroff
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September 29, 2019 at 7:54 pm
Orioles’ final game typifies season; Wilkerson’s phenomenal catch, poor judgment; waiting on coaches
BOSTON—Game 162 typified the Orioles’ 2019 season. There were some excellent plays, and some absurd ones. The result was one final loss, the 108th, 5-4 to the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. A wondrous play extended the game in the eighth, and a careless one ended it in the bottom of the...
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Mark Trumbo: The exit interview
BOSTON—Mark Trumbo is set to play in his final game for the Orioles Sunday afternoon. Trumbo was dealt to the Orioles in December 2015 and led the major leagues in home runs with 47 in 2016. Before the 2017 season, he signed a three-year extension. In September 2018, he underwent right knee...
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September 28, 2019 at 5:35 pm
Means finishes excellent rookie season with 12th win; Hays might not play fall ball; Villar steals 40th
BOSTON—John Means’ stellar and unexpected rookie season ended Saturday with a win. Means, who allowed three runs in the first inning, got strong support from the Orioles in their 9-4 win over the Boston Red Sox. He will finish his first major league season with a 12-11 record and 3.60 ERA. He...
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Wojociechowski closes his season with strong start; Nunez hits 30th homer, drives in all four Orioles runs
BOSTON—Starter Asher Wojciechowski closed out his season by showing the Orioles that he deserves to come back for 2020. Wojciechowski, who spent the second half of the season with the Orioles, got stronger as he went along on Friday night, throwing six scoreless innings, allowing four hits in the Orioles’ 4-1 victory...
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September 27, 2019 at 6:14 pm
Hyde looks back on 2019, ahead to 2020; Santander rests; Williams won’t play this weekend
BOSTON—A little over seven months ago, Brandon Hyde began his first spring training as a major league manager in Sarasota, Florida. His second spring training begins on February 11. “The season did kind of fly by,” Hyde said late Friday afternoon as the Orioles prepared for their final series of the season...
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September 25, 2019 at 7:00 am
Orioles’ Mike Elias talks about Alex Cobb, openers, ownership and coaches
In Mike Elias’ final scheduled press briefing of the 2019 season, the Orioles’ general manager covered a variety of topics. One of the areas that didn’t get much attention were his comments on starter Alex Cobb. “I think he’s going to be in spring training, have a normal spring training, and we’ll...
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September 23, 2019 at 7:00 am
Orioles’ attendance falls by more than 250,000 in 2019; Elias vows fans will be ‘back in a big way’
BALTIMORE—On a beautiful Sunday, the Orioles drew 17,540 fans for their final home game of the 2019 season. That number was about 1,200 higher than their average of 16,348 for the season. The 2019 season was a disappointment on the field and at the box office. With six games remaining, the Orioles...
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September 22, 2019 at 4:33 pm
Davis savors game-winning home run in Orioles’ final home game of 2019
BALTIMORE—Chris Davis trotted around the bases extra slowly. Home runs, which once came so easily for him, are few and far between, and they’re to be savored. In the bottom of the seventh of a 1-1 tie Sunday, Davis hit Marco Gonzales’ pitch just into the right-field stands, propelling the Orioles to...
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Mike Elias says there’s been improvement, but Orioles have a long way to go
BALTIMORE—Orioles general manager Mike Elias believes that his team has improved from when he took over last November. However, he thinks the team has a lot to work on. “We’ve got a lot of areas to get better in. I think that’s no secret, but overall [when] we sit back and look...
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Orioles lose in 13th as Mariners steal a run; Armstrong, Tate sparkle
BALTIMORE—After 4 ½ hours, and some superb relief pitching, the Orioles came apart in the 13th inning when the Seattle Mariners used their speed to steal a 7-6 victory Saturday night. Shawn Armstrong retired all six batters he faced in the ninth and 10th, and Dillon Tate polished off Seattle in the...
