Twelve Orioles thoughts approaching Opening Day
Austin Hays has been on a roller coaster since his major league debut in 2017, but he was easily Baltimore’s best player this spring
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Allen McCallum joins Nestor to discuss state of Baltimore Orioles baseball in 2021
Allen McCallum joins Nestor to discuss state of Baltimore Orioles baseball in 2021
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Waiting on the messiah of Orioles baseball
Allen McCallum joins Nestor to discuss state of Baltimore Orioles baseball in 2021 and the wait for Adley Rutschman and a competitive product on the field.
Muscling up expectations for 2021 Orioles baseball
Luke Jones and Nestor take a deep dive on what the realities are for Mike Elias and the leadership of the Baltimore Orioles in another season of limited expectations.
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If we could only watch Trey Mancini on television this week…
Luke Jones joins Nestor to discuss the Miracle of Mancini and the senseless MASN decision of the Angelos family to still not show Orioles games for fans all month from Sarasota.
Mancini “almost teared up a bit” from ovation in first spring game
The Orioles first baseman singled in his first Grapefruit League at-bat since being diagnosed with colon cancer last March.
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Hyde reveals Mullins to bat only from left side, talks Mancini’s return to Orioles lineup
Cedric Mullins had batted just .147 with a .439 OPS in 111 major league plate appearances as a right-handed hitter.
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The realities of (another) Orioles summer of losing a lot of baseball games
Sure, the 0.0 predictions about postseason hopes were clever but what is the 2021 ceiling for the Birds of Mike Elias and rebuilding into another season without real hope for anything other than the future?
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Twelve Orioles thoughts with full-squad spring workouts underway
Dean Kremer is among the interesting young talents to watch in 2021.
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Mancini feeling great, participating fully as Orioles’ full-squad workouts underway
After completing chemo treatments last fall, the Baltimore slugger began baseball workouts in late October and had a mostly normal offseason.
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2021 Orioles spring preview: 40-man roster position players
The Baltimore outfield is shaping up to be a crowded group this season.
Twelve Orioles thoughts counting down to start of spring training
Yusniel Diaz is among the prospects likely to arrive in Baltimore at some point in 2021.
Elias, Perez speak on Orioles international signing class
The class includes the first two seven-figure international signings in club history.
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Hyde says Mancini “looks fantastic,” Davis will need to earn playing time
The Orioles manager said “all signs are great” with Trey Mancini, who should be ready for spring training whenever it officially begins.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss future of MLB and Orioles in this cold COVID winter
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss future of MLB and Orioles in this cold COVID winter
What is future of MLB and Orioles in this cold COVID winter off diamond?
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss future of Major League Baseball and the Baltimore Orioles franchise as the Camden Yards 30-year lease quietly comes to an end.
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Primed to be ready for spring training, Mancini says he’s feeling “totally like myself”
The Orioles slugger completed chemotherapy for Stage 3 colon cancer in September and recently began hitting again.
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Mancini seeing “light at the end of the tunnel” as Orioles play without him
“It’s strange. It’s the first time since I was about 3 years old that I’m not playing baseball during the year.”
Finding value in 2020 Orioles season challenging and easy at same time
With fingers crossed and expectations low for the Orioles, let’s play ball.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts with 2020 season training resuming
As of Monday, Mike Elias said the organization had been “remarkably lucky” not to have any positive COVID-19 tests.
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Mancini undergoing chemo treatments, unlikely to play in 2020
The Orioles slugger wrote about his battle with Stage 3 colon cancer in The Players’ Tribune.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts ahead of an Opening Day not to be
The timing of Trey Mancini being diagnosed with colon cancer coinciding with baseball’s shutdown has made the news even more difficult to process.
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Mancini has malignant tumor removed; recovery timetable unknown
“The outpouring of love and support I have received has made an extremely tough week so much better.”
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Twelve Orioles thoughts entering late August
The Orioles pitching staff entered Tuesday on the verge of making infamous major league history.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts on quiet trade deadline
General manager Mike Elias says it’s becoming more difficult to pry away prospects from other clubs.
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Elias, Orioles quiet as trade deadline passes
Despite speculation about Trey Mancini and Mychal Givens, Mike Elias made only a minor-league trade Wednesday.
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Orioles’ Means doesn’t pitch in AL’s 4-3 win in All-Star Game
The rookie All-Star selection was only an observer on one of baseball’s biggest stages.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts at 2019 All-Star break
John Means being the first Baltimore rookie named to the All-Star team in over 50 years is a tremendous story.
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Orioles designate Straily for assignment, place Means on injured list
Veteran Dan Straily had allowed a whopping 22 home runs in just 47 2/3 innings this season.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts entering late June
Trey Mancini continues to have a career year at the plate, fueling discussion about his future.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts approaching mid-May
Mychal Givens has recorded more than three outs in eight of his first 13 appearances, making him a valuable commodity.
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Nine notable Orioles numbers at end of April
Trey Mancini entered Wednesday ranked eighth in the majors in on-base plus slugging percentage.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 8-4 loss to Yankees in home opener
Even coming off the injured list, Alex Cobb had a much better season debut this time around.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following series win over Yankees
On Baltimore’s 226th pitch of the game, Paul Fry converted the save in a 7-5 win on Sunday.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts following 7-2 loss on Opening Day
Trey Mancini’s RBI double in the sixth inning proved to be a rare highlight for Baltimore.
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Nine questions on the 2019 Orioles entering the season
Coming off the worst season in club history, what will 2019 bring for the rebuilding Orioles?
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Trumbo to start season on injured list; Cobb questionable for Opening Day
The veteran slugger underwent right knee surgery in early September.
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Waiting the hardest part in earliest stages of Orioles’ rebuild
The Orioles will try to sell a promising future, but the wait to get there won’t be easy.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts on record-setting 2018 club
Perhaps the 1988 Orioles cracked open skunked beers to celebrate on Tuesday night.
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Twelve Orioles thoughts entering All-Star break
Baltimore remains on pace to become the fifth major league team since 1901 to lose 115 games in a season.
