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Sitting in the third base dugout Tuesday at Tropicana Field, the same one he was in when he made his managerial debut eight years ago after Edwin RodrÃguez unexpectedly stepped down as the Florida Marlins manager, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde could look back on that day with a laugh.
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Orioles manager Brandon Hyde discussed the possibility of using an opener the way the Tampa Bay Rays did, with plenty to weigh in terms of the team's ultimate ambitions this season and the staff they can put together before making that decision.
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New Orioles manager Brandon Hyde has installed a more upbeat attitude at spring training, but it's not because Buck Showalter's approach was the wrong one.
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Brandon Hyde is in place as manager, but there's still a lot of work to be done for the Orioles to be where they want to be when spring training begins in the second week of February.
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Orioles manager Brandon Hyde was the first name Mike Elias heard on his first managerial research call, a process that ended with Hyde introduced as the Orioles' 20th manager Monday.
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Joe Maddon's first job with the Tampa Bay Rays was in similar circumstances that reported Orioles manager Brandon Hyde will find himself in.
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As multiple media outlets reported the Orioles had selected Chicago Cubs bench coach Brandon Hyde to be their next manager Tuesday night, new general manager Mike Elias denied that a hire had been made.
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Postseason managers are overmanaging their pitching staffs and it's costing them games.
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Free-agent losses, injuries and growing pains are making it difficult for baseball's defending champions to repeat their 2016 success.
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When the Cubs were on the brink of defeat in the World Series last fall, his coaching staff went looking for help.
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Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon talks about being second-guessed during the World Series.
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The Chiicago Cubs are world champions for the first time in almost forever after a classic Game 7 and their beyond-the-limit World Series victory obviously was
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To end an 108-year championship drought, the Chicago Cubs absorbed a series of knockout blows from the Cleveland Indians, survived a collapse by their
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The flyball between Indians outfielders Tyler Naquin and Lonnie Chisenhall looked harmless. It turned out to be the exact opposite. The duo miscommunicated and
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Cubs vs. Indians in the World Series — who do you have?
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It certainly is no secret in Baltimore and beyond that the Orioles starting rotation is in crisis, which just makes it that much more frustrating for fans to watch from afar as 2015 National League Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta continues along his merry way.
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Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta said he recommended Brian Matusz to the Cubs front office.
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Jake Arrieta has a legitimate chance to win the NL Cy Young Award tonight, there's a couple of Buck Showlater connection in the manager of the year awards, David Ortiz is retiring and Manny Machado missed on the Platinum Gold Glove.
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Cubs manager Joe Maddon makes sure former Orioles reliever Pedro Strop enjoys his day off at the beach.
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Buck Showalter is now sixth on the list of longest tenured managers in MLB.
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Following an injury plagued season, right-hander Steve Johnson has been removed from the Orioles' 40-man roster and outrighted to Triple-A Norfolk.
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The Orioles didn't play their best baseball this weekend. But after a career day by Nelson Cruz in a 7-5 win in 11 innings over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon, they left Tropicana Field with a 9 1/2-game lead in the American League East.
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Nick Markakis has seen Adam Jones make his share of spectacular defensive plays over the years, so the right fielder might be the best judge of the center fielder's talents.
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It took four pitches in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays to recognize it might be that kind of afternoon for Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen.
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The Orioles rallied from a three-run deficit to tie the game in the eighth inning Monday night before left-hander Brian Matusz allowed a game-winning two-run homer to Jerry Sands, handing the Orioles a 5-4 loss -- their third defeat in the past four games -- in front of an announced 10,576 at Tropicana Field.
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On Thursday night, the Orioles completed a three-game sweep of the division-rival Tampa Bay Rays with a 3-1 victory in front of an announced 11,076 at Tropicana Field.
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The game between the Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays tonight has been postponed because of rain. An announcement regarding the makeup date will be announced as soon as possible.
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As Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette sat in his office at the Ed Smith Stadium complex on a sunny afternoon earlier this month, overlooking a well-manicured cloverleaf of fields, a bitter winter seemed like an eternity ago in more ways than one.
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Even after a winning season in 2013, the club heads into Saturday's FanFest lacking much of the giddiness that permeated last year.
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The Orioles don't have an established closer, but the Rays have shown in the past that you don't necessarily need one.
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At the Swan and Dolphin Resort during this week's winter meetings, there are a lot of baseball experts talking about talent, resorting to on-base percentage and WAR to evaluate value.
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Orioles third baseman Manny Machado injured his left knee while beating out a single in the seventh inning Monday. It appeared to be serious.
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The Orioles selected the contract of first baseman Dan Johnson from Triple-A Norfolk to add another left-handed bat in place of rookie outfielder Henry Urrutia, who is not with the team in Canada because of visa issues.
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Orioles first baseman Chris Davis sent a history-making homer onto Eutaw Street in the fifth inning and Tommy Hunter got his fourth career save.
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Each Wednesday, Baltimore Sun blogger Matt Vensel will highlight five statistics that really mean something for the Baltimore Orioles.
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Rays manager Joe Maddon blasted crew chief Gerry Davis, calling Sunday's replay review ¿baseball anarchy¿ and saying that Davis ¿made stuff up on the field.¿
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Coming into Sunday afternoon's series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays at Camden Yards, Orioles pitchers had allowed 30 total runs in their past three games.
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Here's what umpired crew chief Gerry Davis told me about the delay on today's replay review on Rays right fielder Matt Joyce's eventual home run ball in the Orioles' 3-1 loss to the Rays:
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Here's an interesting story for your Friday lunch hour, one that includes a reference to former Orioles outfielder Luke Scott, who never ceases to amaze.
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A look at a main storyline for each of the Orioles' opponents in the AL East, as well as a look at who's hot and who's not on each club.
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A visibly increased police presence greeted Orioles fans Tuesday as they ventured to Camden Yards for Baltimore's first major sporting event since the previous day's deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon.
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Orioles first baseman Chris Davis has been named American League Player of the Week following his history-making start to the season.
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But when Matt Joyce¿s solo homer off reliever Tommy Hunter sailed into the right field seats ¿ giving the Rays an 8-7 walk-off win over the Orioles ¿ it ended a bullpen outing very uncharacteristic of the 2012 Orioles.
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The Orioles chased David Price from the game in the seventh inning, then orchestrated a two-out, five-run rally against reliever Jake McGee for a 7-4 Opening Day win against the Rays, a team they outlasted to earn an American League wild-card berth last season.
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"To Be Continued ..." the front of the shirts, provided by Orioles center fielder Adam Jones, say in orange lettering. It means that last year's sudden success wasn't a fluke, but instead just a beginning.
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Some Orioles notes about pitcher Jair Jurrjens, the leadoff spot with Nick Markakis and Tampa's David Price.
