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Mancini writes about undergoing chemotherapy

Mancini writes about undergoing chemotherapy
If the 2020 baseball season unfolds later this summer, Trey Mancini doesn't expect to be part of it. Making his first comments beyond a tweet since his surgery on March 12 to remove a malignant tumor from his colon, Mancini confirmed that he's been undergoing chemotherapy treatments since April 13 that will last for six months. "If baseball returns in 2020, it will probably be without me," Mancini wrote in The Players' Tribune. "I want everybody to know that I'm OK. I know reading...
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Taking the latest Orioles quiz during the shutdown

Taking the latest Orioles quiz during the shutdown
If you sense that I'm giving you a quizzical look this morning, well, scroll down for verification. Or maybe the headline gave it away. This is the latest coronavirus edition. We could use the distraction and a few smiles. Extra credit awarded for expanding on "none of the above" by making a prediction. The season is going to start: A. In June B. In July C. In 2021 D. None of the above Games will be played: A. Exclusively in Arizona B. In Florida and Arizona C. In no more than five states D....
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Recalling where Orioles played one year ago and bullpen woes

Recalling where Orioles played one year ago and bullpen woes
At the risk of rubbing salt into an open wound caused by the sports shutdown, the Orioles are supposed to be playing the Royals tonight to begin a four-game series at Camden Yards. I would have spent the following weekend in Chicago for the three-game set against the White Sox, as the season rolled merrily along. A year ago today, the Orioles were in the middle of a series against the Twins in Minnesota that treated them with concrete gloves. No kidding. The Orioles were swept by a combined...
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LeBlanc on life at home without baseball

LeBlanc on life at home without baseball
Wade LeBlanc expected to be pitching for a new team this season rather than becoming a stay-at-home dad. He was waiting to be placed on the 40-man roster, bypassing the opt-out date last month in his contract. But he retains status as an invitee to spring training despite the camp's closure and a sports shutdown with no known date to reopen. I've found it interesting how players are maintaining their focus on the season, with the Orioles keeping everyone connected and dispensing information...
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More myths, misconceptions about some Orioles players

More myths, misconceptions about some Orioles players
Another weekend is passing without sports, unless we're counting the NFL draft. I'm on the clock again, challenging myself to come up a few more Orioles who were misunderstood or unfairly labeled. Who didn't completely earn their reputations. For example: * Albert Belle wasn't always a menace to the media and actually was a popular teammate. Let's start with the second part. I'm not saying that Belle was loved by everyone who wore the uniform during his two seasons in Baltimore, but...
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LeBlanc: "I just want to play ball"

LeBlanc: "I just want to play ball"
A world that no longer simulates normalcy during the coronavirus pandemic keeps tossing pitcher Wade LeBlanc in directions he couldn't imagine. From a professional standpoint, he settled for a minor league deal with the Orioles on Feb. 3 after the Mariners declined his $5 million option. He made $2.5 million in 2019 and is supposed to earn $800,000 this summer if he's on the club. The bonding process with teammates was interrupted in spring training with the March 12 shutdown. He participates...
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Trade deadline status and other lingering questions

Trade deadline status and other lingering questions
If questions about the 2020 baseball season could be used as currency, I'd be able to afford all the toilet paper in the land. I'd also make donations to the Maryland Food Bank and assorted charities, but there would be lots and lots of toilet paper. I'm wondering exactly how a late start is going to impact the trade deadline. Does it still exist? Does the date get pushed back? The Orioles traded veteran pitcher Andrew Cashner to the Red Sox on July 13, 2019 for two Rookie-level Dominican...
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Myths, misconceptions about some former Orioles players

Myths, misconceptions about some former Orioles players
As various cable networks keep reheating old broadcasts to satisfy the need for sports, I'm certain that the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network will skip the night of Aug. 14, 1997. Unless fans want to wait through a 2 hour, 25 minute delay while sitting at home. For a game that wasn't played. Then again, it could be part of a tribute package for Cal Ripken Jr. Include a silly rumor, which turned into an urban legend, with the 1983 World Series, 2,131 and the home run in his final All-Star Game. The...
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Three more Orioles enter the closer conversation

Three more Orioles enter the closer conversation
In yesterday's article that mentioned some of the top Orioles closers since the franchise's move from St. Louis, I omitted a guy who saved 24 games in 1978 and 21 more in 1979 while making his only All-Star team. He also made Earl Weaver smoke as if the future Hall of Fame manager was electing a pope. Don Stanhouse registered a 2.89 ERA in '78, but he also had a 1.500 WHIP, blew seven save opportunities and averaged an anxiety-inducing 6.3 walks and only 5.1 strikeouts per nine innings. But...
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A few Orioles questions that can't be answered

A few Orioles questions that can't be answered
If the baseball season begins in its altered state, and in whichever states are deemed acceptable for hosting teams, we're still going to be left wondering what would have happened under the usual circumstances. It's impossible to simulate normal with spring training shut down on March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic and months lost past the anticipated opening day. For example, no matter how many games are salvaged - and this is assuming that health risks are reduced and the travel and...
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Closing in on Orioles bullpen bests and blunders

Closing in on Orioles bullpen bests and blunders
With so much uncertainty engulfing the 2020 season and the world-wide impact of the coronavirus pandemic reducing the importance of playing baseball to microscopic proportions, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde isn't whittling away the hours at home wondering about his closer situation. Mychal Givens counts as the incumbent, though he worked the seventh or eighth innings in his last five appearances. Hunter Harvey seems to be on deck for the role, though no one on the team has made him an offer....
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The last K.C. trip, Roenicke's roll, Mathews' quote

The last K.C. trip, Roenicke's roll, Mathews' quote
The work put toward booking travel and hotels for the 2020 baseball season slipped into reverse. The coronavirus pandemic kept the media at home. I would have taken a train to New York for the four-game series earlier this month. I'm supposed to be in Kansas City this weekend for my first visit since the 2014 American League Championship Series. I'm not a huge barbeque guy. I like it, but don't treat it like a religion. Otherwise, yeah, I'd be wrestling Steve Melewski for the...
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Memories of Mike Mussina as MASN airs more Orioles moments

Memories of Mike Mussina as MASN airs more Orioles moments
The classic coverage yesterday on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network included Game 1 of the 1997 American League Division Series between the Orioles and Mariners. A wire-to-wire team staying on its roll, and in unfriendly territory. Delmon Young's three-run double in the 2014 Division Series created the loudest moment at Camden Yards, but the '97 playoff game at the Kingdome, with 59,579 fans cranking up the volume, nearly burst my eardrums. The ringing noise didn't subside until pitchers and...
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Memories of Melvin Mora as MASN airs more Orioles moments

Memories of Melvin Mora as MASN airs more Orioles moments
The sports shutdown is depriving us of live broadcasts - arm wrestling, for instance, is impossible at a six-foot distance - and networks are digging into their vaults for classic games to feed starving fans. The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network keeps airing Orioles wins from as far back as the 1970 World Series. You can count on an exciting finish rather than heartache. Nerves won't be frayed. Yesterday's menu included the four-run, eighth-inning rally to defeat the Yankees on Aug. 13, 2014 at...
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Another series for Orioles that wasn't played

Another series for Orioles that wasn't played
The Orioles would have been finishing a two-game series against the Cubs tonight at Camden Yards if not for the pandemic and slamming of brakes on the baseball season. A screeching halt before it actually got started. Manager Brandon Hyde would have been able to reminisce about his years in the Cubs organization and visit with friends. No social distancing to keep them apart. The whole scene could have played out again on June 2-3 with the teams meeting at Wrigley Field. Only there would have...
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Elias on importance of draft preparation while unsure of length

Elias on importance of draft preparation while unsure of length
The Orioles are stuck in a sports holding pattern during the coronavirus pandemic, unable to play games but staying busy on other fronts. Only the rosters are frozen. Not the members of the organization. Executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias pointed out in yesterday's Zoom video conference with local media that the Orioles are prepping for the First-Year Player Draft while unsure of the total number of rounds. Could be five, could be more. Won't be less. The bonus for players...
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Elias on Mancini, draft preparations and more

Elias on Mancini, draft preparations and more
Mike Elias is preparing as if the 2020 season will begin at some point over the summer. He's preparing as if the First-Year Player Draft will last 40 rounds. He's proceeding as if baseball life will get back to normal while fully aware that it might stay on hold. There might not be a season. The draft might consist of only five rounds. The club's executive vice president and general manager couldn't offer many updates this afternoon in a Zoom video call with the local media. He's hoping...
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Sports memories and many meals made by a loving mother

Sports memories and many meals made by a loving mother
I returned home from spring training 10 days early because of the coronavirus pandemic. I haven't seen my daughter or been able to hug her since I left for Sarasota, with news that I'm going to be a grandfather. And I haven't seen my mother and can't celebrate her 80th birthday today beyond another phone call and promises that we'll be together again. I've written about the many ways that sports influenced my relationship with my father, who passed away in January 2019, five months after...
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This, that and the other

This, that and the other
Part of my spring training routine that disappeared after March 11 was receiving and passing along the list of Orioles extras brought over from the minor league complex. Some high draft picks and some minor league free agents. Pitcher Isaac Mattson fell into a different category. The Orioles didn't draft or sign him. They acquired him from the Angels as part of the four-pitcher package for Dylan Bundy. Mattson appeared in two exhibition games and totaled one inning, but he warranted our...
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Memorabilia and memorable moments

Memorabilia and memorable moments
The absence of games during the sports shutdown has made it necessary for me to tap into my many years on the Orioles beat and my memories as a kid rooting for the team to keep the blog humming. There are only so many roster decisions and stalled competitions to dissect. Only so much speculation about the 2020 season to rekindle and douse. Let's find out a little more about you. With a heavy dose of me, of course. What is your most random or bizarre piece of sports memorabilia? I own a hockey...
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