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Peter Schmuck: A fond farewell to arms (and bats) and the greatest sports fans in the world | COMMENTARY

Willie Mays turns 89, but he’ll always be the ‘Say Hey Kid’ for one lifelong fan | COMMENTARY

Former Sun columnist Peter Schmuck's tribute to late former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda

By Peter Schmuck

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January 08, 2021

Peter Schmuck: Remembering Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda | COMMENTARY

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Despite pandemic, timing is still right to finalize redevelopment plan for Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park | COMMENTARY

Trey Mancini’s brave face at such a scary time is inspiring but not surprising to anyone who knows him | COMMENTARY

Orioles outfielder Trey Mancini opened up about his battle with stage 3 colon cancer and, not surprisingly, he spent a lot of time making everyone else feel much better.

After experiencing Orioles’ fanless game, Buck Showlater isn’t sure MLB should go that route this summer | COMMENTARY

Five years after the "No-Fan Game," former Orioles manager Buck Showalter wonders if MLB should really consider playing in empty stadiums during the coronavirus pandemic.

First homespun NFL draft was understandably rough around edges, but Ravens did just fine | COMMENTARY

The first "virtual" NFL Draft was an awkward affair at times, but for a weekend, at least, it satisfied our hunger for a real sporting event.

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson is no fan of possible no-fan games, but he would make them bearable | COMMENTARY

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson says he couldn't imagine playing football in front of no fans, but he's would help make something like that easier to swallow.

Coronavirus crisis far from over, so let’s not let guard down because we miss favorite sports | COMMENTARY

The COVID-19 virus is far from conquered, so we need to stay vigilant and not get ahead of ourselves and rush back to our normal lives.

Schmuck takes: Remembering Jackie Robinson, more coronavirus developments and other random thoughts | COMMENTARY

Peter Schmuck's "News item" "My take" column on Jackie Robinson Day and a variety of subjects, including more COVID-19 developments.

NFL needs to solve pass interference problem before it tarnishes another Super Bowl | COMMENTARY

The NFL looks like it's going to trip over its own feet and revert to the pass interference rules that reigned during the 2019 NFC title game fiasco that tarnished the 2019 Super Bowl.

Major League Baseball should disavow ‘Arizona alternative,’ which is impractical and dangerous | COMMENTARY

Major League Baseball and its players union have discussed a plan to start the season in May or June and play all games in Arizona until it's safe to return to normal operations. It's a bad idea.

Al Kaline, who starred at Baltimore’s Southern High and became a Hall of Famer with the Tigers, dies at 85

Kaline was known as “Mr. Tiger,” but he was already a local legend when he signed with Detroit out of Southern High School.

Let’s get real: An 81-game baseball season is probably the most fans can hope for at this point | COMMENTARY

The latest updates on the Covid-19 pandemic suggest that a half-season of Major League Baseball would be better than none.

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Coronavirus pandemic will eventually end, but it might change the way we view our favorite sports | COMMENTARY

The coronavirus pandemic will eventually end, but there's no way to know just how much it will change our lives. How we watch sports might never be the same.

With no sports to watch or play, here are a few light-hearted suggestions for staying in shape | COMMENTARY

It isn't easy for a lot of us to get in a fitness routine with all the gyms and parks closed, but here are a few suggestions.

On what was supposed to be Opening Day, here’s hoping Major League Baseball finds right way home | COMMENTARY

While MLB and the players union work to hash out myriad complicated business issues and map out possible resumption scenarios, this is fertile ground for speculation about when and how the now irregular season will restart and what it ultimately will look like.

No one knows exactly what 2020 baseball season will look like, but we’ll take as much of one as we can get | COMMENTARY

No one knows exactly when, or if, the 2020 Major League Baseball season will get underway, but we know it's going to be different.

With rest of professional sports world in limbo, NFL refuses to surrender center stage | COMMENTARY

The other professional sports leagues have all shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, leaving the out-of-season NFL to dominate the headlines, and it's doing a great job of that.

While coronavirus pandemic plays out on larger scale, its impact on sports world still matters | COMMENTARY

The impact of the nationwide shutdown of professional and amateur sports mirrors the shock wave that has reverberated throughout the global economy and sent markets into free fall.

Young relievers, pair of homers back up Keegan Akin in Orioles’ 6-3 comeback win over Braves

Left-hander Keegan Akin was kicking himself for the one pitch that kept him from pitching three scoreless innings in his fourth appearance of the spring.

Orioles support MLB game plan for dealing with coronavirus, hope outbreak 'doesn’t turn into us missing games’

To hear Orioles slugger Chris Davis and some teammates tell it, there is more hand-washing than hand-wringing over the spreading pandemic.

Orioles’ Trey Mancini’s health scare reminds us where baseball ranks in greater scheme of things | COMMENTARY

This is about a young man in his prime who is facing a frightening personal challenge, one that Mancini and the team are not ready to specifically address.

Orioles brought 36 pitchers to camp, but when is enough really enough? | COMMENTARY

The Orioles had 36 pitchers in big league camp before the first cuts were made last Sunday, a huge number that reflected a desperate need for immediate improvement on the mound and one that would soon validate one of baseball’s oldest aphorisms: You can never have enough.

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Orioles relief prospect Cody Carroll hoping a year out of sight doesn’t mean out of mind

Orioles relief prospect Cody Carroll spent all of last year either injured or in the minor leagues. Now he's on a roll and hoping to stick on the Opening Day roster.

Chris Davis knows he has ‘a long way to go’ to satisfy skeptics. His hot spring is a good start. | COMMENTARY

The Orioles’ big slugger is even bigger this spring and has gotten off to a surprising start, but we’re a long way from declaring that he has figured out why he fell off the superstar map three years ago.

John Means throws three perfect innings, Rio Ruiz stays on major roll in Orioles’ 3-2 win over Phillies

Left-hander John Means threw three perfect innings and Rio Ruiz had three hits in the Orioles 3-2 exhibition victory Sunday over the Philadelphia Phillies at Spectrum Field.

Orioles future really could be bright with a little help from Austin Hays and his friends | COMMENTARY

Austin Hays is feeling pretty good about himself this spring, which is no small thing in a sport where something as basic as self-confidence plays a huge role in the development of a top prospect.

Orioles hammer Miami Marlins, 12-6, as Chris Davis homers again

The Orioles' fourth straight Grapefruit League victory, a 12-6 trouncing of the Miami Marlins, was their third straight double-digit offensive performance and featured another long home run by resurgent slugger Chris Davis.

February 29, 2020

Future belongs to Chance Sisco and Adley Rutschman, so Orioles’ Pedro Severino lives in the moment | COMMENTARY

Pedro Severino knows that Adley Rutschman is the catcher of the future and Chance Sisco is likely to end up there with him, so he's focused on doing what he can to help the Orioles win some games now.

February 29, 2020

Rule 5 rookie Brandon Bailey throws well, Richie Martin drives in four runs in 11-4 win over Pirates

Rookie right-hander Brandon Bailey looked a little shaky when he took the mound for his first spring start on Friday, but he worked out of that jam and pitched two scoreless innings in the Orioles’ 11-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at LECOM Park.

February 28, 2020

Orioles slugger Chris Davis warns that baseball’s sign-stealing scandal will be handled on the field

Chris Davis has been taking some big swings this week, and he took one on Friday morning at baseball's ongoing sign-stealing scandal.

February 28, 2020

Homers from Ryan Mountcastle and Chris Davis, sharp debut by Tommy Milone lift Orioles over Pirates, 13-0

Ryan Mountcastle doubled twice, homered and drove in three runs and Chris Davis hit his second home run in just eight Grapefruit League plate appearances in the Orioles' lopsided win over the Pirates.

February 27, 2020

Not much surprises Orioles’ top prospect Adley Rutschman. His first exhibition game is still a big deal.

Top catching prospect Adley Rutschman is feeling more at home in major league camp after making first defensive appearance with the Orioles.

February 26, 2020