Rich Dubroff
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4.0K7September 11, 2018 at 7:00 amFor this Oriole staffer, 9/11 can’t be forgotten
September is always the hardest month for Keith Bodie. It’s the end of another minor league season and the uncertainty of what...
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September 9, 2018 at 5:34 pm
Joseph fumes as Orioles complete awful road trip
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Caleb Joseph was disgusted. He’s the third most senior member of the Orioles, behind Adam Jones and Chris Davis, and he’s watched the team he joined in 2014 come apart. Joseph knew once the July trades were made, it would be a challenge, but after the Orioles lost for the...
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September 8, 2018 at 10:34 pm
Yet another ugly loss for the Orioles at Tropicana Field
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Over the years, Tropicana Field has been a house of horrors for the Orioles. This year, they’ve lost six of eight here. Since the Rays came into existence in 1998, the Orioles are 88-100 here. That 100th loss came a night after the Orioles recorded their 100th loss in 2018....
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Orioles’ Jones says he understands why he’s not playing
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—For the second straight game, Adam Jones wasn’t in the Orioles’ starting lineup Saturday night against Tampa Bay. Jones, who for years has insisted he wanted to play every day, isn’t used to being a healthy scratch, but he says he isn’t upset. “It’s a great opportunity for some guys...
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September 7, 2018 at 11:21 pm
Bizarre day ends with Orioles’ 100th loss of the season
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—The Orioles found the most painful way possible to lose their 100th game of this awful season. It began when David Hess, Saturday’s scheduled starting pitcher, was hit in the left eye by a thrown football by an unidentified quarterback during a conditioning drill. In the actual game, Dylan Bundy...
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September 6, 2018 at 7:00 am
Diner Question: Is any Oriole untouchable in trade talks?
For many, Labor Day means the end of summer. The school year begins and the Orioles’ minor league seasons end. In less than four weeks, the parent team’s schedule will be complete, too. At Dubroff’s Diner, the menu will change slightly for fall. Lemonade and ice tea will be replaced by hot...
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September 5, 2018 at 7:00 am
Jones’ return to Orioles in 2019 seems to make sense
The Orioles’ Adam Jones dilemma can be summed up by quoting the great philosopher Buck Showalter: “If not him, then who?” If the Orioles don’t re-sign Jones to play right field for the next year or two, then who will they play there? When Cedric Mullins was promoted to play center field...
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September 4, 2018 at 7:00 am
Remembered for The Streak, Ripken’s career was much more
Thursday is the 23rd anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr. breaking the unbreakable record. In the years since, no one has challenged his 2,632 consecutive games played. The current leader in consecutive games played is San Diego’s Freddy Galvis with 303. Galvis would need more than 14 more seasons without taking a rest...
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September 2, 2018 at 6:25 pm
Hess allows runs, hits and makes errors in Orioles’ 9-1 loss
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—In order to be successful as a major league pitcher, David Hess must be far better than he was on Sunday. Not only did Hess allow nine hits in four innings, he committed two throwing errors and threw a costly wild pitch. Although one of the five runs he allowed...
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Orioles broadcaster Ben McDonald looks back on being the prize for losing
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A series between the two teams with the worst records in baseball could mean a lot to Bobby Witt Jr. or Adley Rutchman. A series like this was also once meaningful to Orioles broadcaster Ben McDonald. Witt, a Texas high school shortstop, and Rutchman, a catcher at Oregon State, are...