Rich Dubroff
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November 14, 2019 at 7:00 am
Pitcher Aaron Brooks leaves Orioles for an opportunity in South Korea
As the Orioles season ended, it seemed that pitcher Aaron Brooks had established himself as a contender for a job on their staff in 2020. Brooks, who was acquired on waivers from the Oakland Athletics just before the All-Star break, was supposed to be a stopgap starter for the Orioles, but that...
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November 12, 2019 at 7:00 am
Answers to your Orioles questions
Thanks to those who responded and sent in questions for our first mailbag. Question: “How long do you reasonably think it will take to make another playoff push?” @ballhawkdog Answer: Orioles Executive Vice President/General Manager Mike Elias hasn’t put a timetable on the rebuild, but if everything works out, I think the...
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November 11, 2019 at 6:32 pm
John Means finishes second to Houston’s Yordan Alvarez in AL Rookie of the Year voting
Orioles left-hander John Means finished second to Houston’s Yordan Alvarez in voting for the American League Rookie of the Year. Alvarez, who homered in his major league debut against the Orioles on June 9, was the unanimous winner of the annual award voted on by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. He...
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Elias attends his first GM meetings as Orioles’ top baseball executive; call for reader questions
Mike Elias celebrates his first anniversary as the Orioles’ top baseball executive this week, when he represents the team at the general managers’ meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona. Trades will undoubtedly be on Elias’ mind when he meets with his counterparts, starting today. The only major trade Elias pulled off in his first...
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November 8, 2019 at 7:00 am
Tough to predict which Orioles will stay around for the rebuild
One of the most popular questions fans ask is: Which of the current Orioles will still be with the club when they turn things around? The most popular answers are Trey Mancini and John Means. Hunter Harvey has become another favorite choice. The question seems simple, but the answer isn’t. In 2010,...
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November 7, 2019 at 7:00 am
Another player with Orioles ties is a Hall of Fame candidate
Last year, two former players with Oriole ties were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Today’s Game committee. This year, another man who played for the Orioles could join Harold Baines and Lee Smith. Dwight Evans, who played 19 seasons with the Boston Red Sox, and one with the...
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3.8K8November 5, 2019 at 7:00 amChris Davis on $3 million donation: ‘We want to do what we can to help people out’
BALTIMORE—After one of their regular visits to the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital, Chris and Jill Davis decided they wanted to do...
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November 4, 2019 at 7:00 am
After a year away, Dan Duquette looks for another chance in baseball
When Dan Duquette and Buck Showalter were fired by the Orioles 13 months ago, there was doubt that either one of them would work again in baseball. Showalter was recently interviewed for the Los Angeles Angels and Philadelphia Phillies managerial positions that went to Joe Maddon and Joe Girardi but still hopes...
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November 1, 2019 at 7:00 am
Orioles watch championship teams as they enter Year 2 of rebuild
Before Game 7 had even begun, two oddsmakers were already setting lines on the 2020 season. Both SportsBetting.ag and BetOnline reported that the Houston Astros were 5/1 favorites to win next season’s World Series with the Washington Nationals and New York Yankees next at 8/1. The Orioles had the longest odds, 250/1....
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October 31, 2019 at 7:00 am
Nationals’ strange World Series win might be painful for Orioles fans
In perhaps the strangest World Series in history, the Washington Nationals upset the Houston Astros. Wednesday’s 6-2 Game 7 win ended the only Series in history in which the home team failed to win a game. Only the first game of the Series was close, and this World Series will be remembered...