Rich Dubroff
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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...
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Orioles hoping for a healthy Hunter Harvey in 2019
NEW YORK—How would the Orioles like a pitcher who threw 176 2/3 innings this season and had a 3.11 ERA? Those are the professional stats for the entire career of Hunter Harvey, who was the Orioles’ top draft choice in 2013 and was shut down again this month during the Instructional League....
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September 22, 2018 at 8:56 pm
Orioles lose another to Yankees as Davis’ disastrous season gets worse
NEW YORK—Deeper and deeper into his slump goes Chris Davis. Since a fourth-inning single on Sept. 5, Davis has gone a horrifying 1-for-39 with 20 strikeouts. “This year for me has just been kind of one disaster after another,” Davis said. In the Orioles’ 3-2 loss to the New York Yankees in...
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September 21, 2018 at 11:53 pm
Uncertainty follows Orioles to New York as they lose to Yankees
NEW YORK—As the Orioles began their final road trip of the season, the futures of the two top decision-makers in the organization was still in question. According to a report in USA Today, manager Buck Showalter is not expected to return as Orioles manager in 2019. Before Friday night’s game, which the...
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How’s the Orioles’ makeover going so far?
It’s been nearly two months since the Orioles completed the last of the trades that sent six veterans—Manny Machado, Zach Britton, Brad Brach, Kevin Gausman, Darren O’Day and Jonathan Schoop away—and brought back 15 players and $2.75 million in international signing bonus slot money. Although it’s far too early to make a...
