Baltimore Baseball

The Orioles are in discussions with longtime major league coach John Mabry to join their coaching staff, according to a report by The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. When the Orioles fired Brandon Hyde on May 17th, they not only promoted third base coach Tony Mansolino to serve as interim manager but dismissed Hyde’s close friend, Tim Cossins. They moved major league coach Buck … [Read more...] about Report: Orioles in discussions with John Mabry for coaching role

BALTIMORE–What happened? On an unseasonably cool and wet night, the Orioles’ chances for their first four-game winning streak in nearly a year vanished with a horrid eighth inning. Bryan Baker gave up three consecutive extra-base hits, and the Orioles’ makeshift outfield contributed to the mess in a 7-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals before 13,779 at Camden Yards on Tuesday … [Read more...] about Orioles undone by sloppy outfield play, tired bullpen in 7-4 loss to Cardinals

Pardon the “Dumb and Dumber” reference, but that hilarious line keeps popping into my head as people ask me if there really is still hope for the Orioles this season. The odds against a return to the postseason aren’t “like one out of a million,” as the hapless Lloyd is told when he asks about the chances of him getting a date with the dismissive Mary in that very funny movie, … [Read more...] about Peter Schmuck: “So you’re telling me there’s a chance”