Rich Dubroff
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April 3, 2019 at 7:00 am
Orioles keep using players in different roles in fourth straight win
The Orioles’ fourth straight victory, which equals their high-water mark in 2018, illustrated three ways the team has shown improvement in the season’s first week. Andrew Cashner, who allowed six runs on six hits in just four innings on Opening Day, was much sharper in his second start, pitching six scoreless innings...
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April 2, 2019 at 7:00 am
In early tests, 2019 Orioles proving better than expected
In the first four games of the 2019 season, the Orioles have already done two things they failed to do all last season. They’ve won three games in succession on the road, and they’re two games over .500. In all of 2018, the Orioles had just three winning streaks of three games...
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March 31, 2019 at 5:45 pm
Brandon Hyde will mix and match lineups and closers for Orioles
NEW YORK—As Orioles manager Brandon Hyde made out his lineup for the third game of the season, it was radically different from the ones in the first two games. That’s nothing new for either Hyde or the Orioles. Both the Chicago Cubs, for whom Hyde served as bench coach last year, and...
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Orioles’ Hanser Alberto outlasts competition for utility spot
NEW YORK—As the Orioles made trims to their roster during spring training, Hanser Alberto stayed. Eventually, he headed north with the team. The 26-year-old infielder was acquired on waivers from the Yankees on January 11, then was lost on waivers on February 22 to the San Francisco Giants when the Orioles claimed...
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March 30, 2019 at 6:08 pm
Karns opens, Wright closes, and Orioles get Hyde’s first win
NEW YORK—Brandon Hyde was intrigued by the idea of the opener. He was even more enthused about it once the Orioles picked up their first win of the season, and his first as a big league manager by using it. It took six pitchers, and Mike Wright’s first major league save to...
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Jackson, Martin expected to play major roles for the Orioles
NEW YORK—Opening Day meant the major league debuts for the two Orioles Rule 5 players. Saturday might mean they’re both in the starting lineup. Richie Martin, the more publicized of the picks, started at shortstop, played flawlessly, and was hitless in three at-bats. Drew Jackson, who drew notice during spring training for...
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March 28, 2019 at 5:56 pm
Hyde’s first day ends with difficult loss as Orioles fall in season opener
NEW YORK—The night before managing his first major league game, Brandon Hyde admitted to nervousness. “I didn’t sleep much last night,” Hyde said about two hours before Thursday’s opener. “This is the real deal. If you can’t get up for this, you can’t get up for anything. This is a special day,...
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Orioles start the season and a new era today
NEW YORK—Brandon Hyde is ready for his first regular-season game as a big league manager, and it’s coming on the biggest stage. Hyde’s debut comes shortly after 1 p.m. today, when the Orioles and New York Yankees open their seasons at Yankee Stadium. Hyde’s been to Yankee Stadium only once, when he...
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March 27, 2019 at 7:00 am
Diner Question: Are you excited about the Orioles this season?
Dubroff’s Diner was closed for spring training. In Sarasota, the Orioles had early mornings and long days of workouts. Readers were eager to comment on what they liked about what they saw, heard and read about the new Orioles of Mike Elias and Brandon Hyde. No one is expecting a contender this...
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March 23, 2019 at 7:00 am
Cobb gets pre-Opening Day start; Wright’s final spring start; Hyde considering ‘opener’
DUNEDIN, Fla.-What’s happening? –Alex Cobb gets his final start before the March 28 opener at Yankee Stadium when the Orioles play the Minnesota Twins tonight. Cobb is scheduled to be followed by Jimmy Yacabonis, Richard Bleier and Mychal Givens. Even though catcher Jesus Sucre could have opted out of his minor league...
