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What Did You Expect?
On a day when Manager Brandon Hyde and Major League Field Coordinator/Catching Instructor Tim Cossins were relieved of their duties and Tony Mansolino was named interim manager, the Baltimore Orioles lost to the Washington Nationals 10-6. About thirty minutes after the game started, the Orioles found themselves down 6-0 and on their second pitcher of the day and it just was … [Read more...] about What Did You Expect?
The Comeback Wasn’t Enough
The Baltimore Orioles jumped out to a 1-0 lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in the second inning on Monday. The Brewers answered with three runs in their half of the second inning only to stretch the lead to 4-1 after five. Baltimore answered back with three runs in the seventh only to fall by a score fo 5-4 when the Brewers scored a run in the eighth. Monday’s loss was the … [Read more...] about The Comeback Wasn’t Enough
Hyde’s firing key moment in most disappointing season in Orioles’ history
BALTIMORE—When Brandon Hyde was hired as Orioles manager in December 2018, the conventional wisdom was that he was a placeholder, a short-term skipper who could absorb a few seasons of rebuilding and be replaced when the team began contending. Instead, Hyde withstood the 108-loss 2019 season, a 2021 with 110 losses and a difficult 2020 with the challenges of a pandemic and a … [Read more...] about Hyde’s firing key moment in most disappointing season in Orioles’ history
What do you think of Orioles’ dismissal of Brandon Hyde? | MAILBAG
Question: What do you think of Brandon Hyde’s dismissal? From: Todd Baham Answer: Todd, the move didn’t surprise me because the Orioles had been playing so poorly, and Friday’s 4-3 defeat to the Washington Nationals, when 15 runners were left on base, was crushing. I had been asked the question in various forums for a few weeks, and I said I couldn’t see them making that move … [Read more...] about What do you think of Orioles’ dismissal of Brandon Hyde? | MAILBAG