Rich Dubroff
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September 29, 2018 at 6:21 pm
Mancini grateful for help from Jones, Showalter
BALTIMORE—Sunday could well mark the end of two great Oriole careers, and Trey Mancini is grateful to both Adam Jones and Buck Showalter. “I just look at him and the way he plays and goes about his business every day and it’s kind of what you aspire to be,” Mancini said about...
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September 28, 2018 at 11:01 pm
Hess ends 2018 on an up note, but Orioles go down, 2-1
BALTIMORE—David Hess finished off his 2018 season with a flourish, allowing just one run on three hits in seven innings. The seven innings equaled a career high, but the Orioles could muster little support and lost, 2-1, to the Houston Astros on Friday. Hess gave up a home run to right by...
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Jones wins third Most Valuable Oriole award
BALTIMORE—For the third time, Adam Jones has been named Most Valuable Oriole. Jones, who entered Friday’s game batting .281 with 15 home runs and 62 RBIs, is completing his 11th season with the Orioles on Sunday, and it may mark the end of his storied career with the team. He joins six...
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September 27, 2018 at 5:27 pm
Showalter says uncertainty of his future with Orioles not a big deal
BALTIMORE—Buck Showalter entered the final series of the Orioles’ season not knowing if these four games will mark the end of his eight-plus-year managerial tenure. There has been speculation about Showalter’s future all season long, and as this disappointing year winds down, the chatter has become louder. Not only is Showalter’s contract...
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September 26, 2018 at 11:56 pm
After worst defeat of season, Orioles recover to split doubleheader
BOSTON—Each time Orioles fans keep thinking their favorite team’s season can’t get any worse, it gets worse. On Wednesday, they were forced to play a day/night doubleheader to make up for Tuesday’s rainout, and they allowed 19 runs, equaling a season-high, to the Red Sox. They gave up 22 hits, the most...
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In difficult season, Cobb shows Orioles real class
BOSTON—When the Orioles signed Alex Cobb to a four-year, $57-million contract, the move was critically acclaimed. Some thought that Cobb’s addition could even make the Orioles a contender for the postseason. Cobb was the best free-agent starter still on the market when the Orioles signed him. At the time, he appeared to...
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September 25, 2018 at 3:49 pm
Gilmartin has been worthy addition to Orioles
BOSTON— Even in a lost season, there are some positives for the Orioles. One of them is left-hander Sean Gilmartin, who was signed to a minor league contract on July 13. Gilmartin was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Aug. 11 and has proven to be a valuable member of the bullpen. In...
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Dickerson and his fellow Oriole coaches wait to hear their fate
BOSTON—Everyone seems focused on the status of Orioles manager Buck Showalter and Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations Dan Duquette. It seems they forget other members of the staff are also in limbo. The contracts of Showalter’s coaches are expiring, too. Pitching coach Roger McDowell, finishing his second season, and hitting coach...
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September 24, 2018 at 11:28 pm
Bundy’s short outing doesn’t help starter-strapped Orioles
BOSTON—The biggest remaining question for the final six games of this lost 2018 Orioles season is: Who will be there to start the games? For the moment, manager Buck Showalter has just two confirmed starters, Dylan Bundy, who lasted just three innings and 90 pitches in the Orioles’ 6-2 loss to the...
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September 23, 2018 at 6:06 pm
Cobb’s first season with Orioles ends in disappointment because of blister injury
NEW YORK—Alex Cobb knew this might be a short day. He’d been bothered by a blister on his right middle finger for several weeks, and he left his previous start on Sept. 11 after just two innings. Cobb also knew he wasn’t risking serious injury by pitching, so he decided to go...
