Baltimore Baseball

Question: Why did the Orioles keep Colton Cowser instead of Kyle Stowers in the trade for Trevor Rogers? Or were Stowers and Connor Norby required for the deal? Yes, hindsight is great, but did O’s think Cowser was the better one to keep? From: Bob Stier Answer: Bob, at the time of the trade, Cowser was playing regularly, and Stowers was at Norfolk. Cowser was judged by the … [Read more...] about Why did Orioles keep Cowser over Stowers? | MAILBAG

BALTIMORE–What happened? For the third time in the last four games, the Orioles won a game in their final at-bat, and while it wasn’t as dramatic as the other two, it was unique. After third base umpire Manny Gonzalez ruled that Samuel Basallo’s bloop fly ball near the left-field line was foul, the call was overturned on a crew chief review. Basallo was credited with a single … [Read more...] about Unusual game-winning hit by Basallo gives Orioles another walk-off win, 3-2 over Pirates in 11

When I was writing columns for the Baltimore Sun back in the day, readers had a couple of options if they wanted to contact me directly with a comment about something I’d written. They could write me a letter. Or they could call me. Yes, this was before email, before social media DMs and before there was the ease of just dashing off a comment at the bottom of an article online. … [Read more...] about The Time I Asked Mike Mussina A Really Dumb Question