Trying to Buck a losing trend
Trying to Buck a losing trend
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Did you know that, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Orioles can become the first team in history to have three managers work at least 50 games apiece in the same season? Buck Showalter can complete the Triple Crown if he doesn't change his mind in September. I don't think the buzz over Showalter's debut tonight will match the one that accompanied Matt Wieters' arrival last summer. It's just not quite the same for a manager - unless Earl Weaver comes out of retirement again - but...
How will the players react to Showalter taking over?
How will the players react to Showalter taking over?
Steve Melewski
Orioles
So what happens if an Oriole player decides to jog down the first-base line tonight on a routine grounder to short? Does Buck Showalter yank him from the game or is it just part of his evaluation process and does he make a mental note of it and address it later or out of sight of the media and the cameras? You would think a player dare not show any lack of hustle tonight or any night really, the rest of this season. Some fans I talk with can almost stomach all this losing (I said almost) but...
VandenHurk dazzles in debut
VandenHurk dazzles in debut
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Rick VandenHurk went seven innings tonight for Triple-A Norfolk and held Indianapolis to one run and four hits. He walked one and struck out four. VandenHurk left the game after 97 pitches, 64 for strikes. The right-hander, obtained from the Marlins for reliever Will Ohman at the non-waiver deadline, has allowed one earned run in each of his last five starts - the previous four with Triple-A New Orleans. Could he beat Zach Britton to Baltimore? Brandon Snyder hit his seventh home run, and...
Adleman: No baserunners through six (updated three times)
Adleman: No baserunners through six (updated three times)
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
And no Buck Showalter quotes in this entry. Aberdeen's Timothy Adleman, a 24th-round draft pick this year out of Georgetown University, hasn't allowed a baserunner through six innings in his start against Staten Island. He's struck out five. Update: Adleman walked the leadoff batter in the seventh. Another batter reached on a two-out error. Update II: Adleman was removed after seven innings and no hits. Must have reached his pitch count. Update III: Staten Island finished with one...
One more Showalter note; J.J. update
One more Showalter note; J.J. update
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Buck Showalter modeled his new Orioles' jersey today, which included No. 26 to honor the late Johnny Oates. It was one of the more memorable scenes to come out of today's press conference. "The first thing, our kids looked at the media guide and my son Nathan said, 'Dad, Mr. Samuel's got No. 11,' and I said, 'Well, he'll keep it.' That's just part of it. I thought Juan certainly earned it," Showalter said. "The first thing that came to mind was John. He meant a lot to me in my...
Nationals Recall OF Justin Maxwell from Syracuse & Transfer RHP Tyler Walker to 60-Day DL
Nationals Recall OF Justin Maxwell from Syracuse & Transfer RHP Tyler Walker to 60-Day DL
Lindsay Rykiel
Nationals
The Washington Nationals today recalled outfielder Justin Maxwell from Syracuse of the Triple-A International League and transferred right-handed pitcher Tyler Walker to the 60-Day Disabled List. Nationals Senior Vice President and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Maxwell hit .287 with 17 doubles, six home runs and 21 RBI in 66 contests with the Chiefs. The 26-year-old posted 16 stolen bases, 35 walks and a solid .439 on-base percentage at Triple-A. Maxwell has a .340 on-base...
More Showalter-speak
More Showalter-speak
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
I've transcribed a few more quotes from new manager Buck Showalter: "You look at every job like it's your last one. This is where you want to have your career end, on your own terms, but we all know that's real naïve. I've got it. But you roll the dice. You really do. And people who have trouble with that accountability don't last very long. You do what's right, you try to treat people like you'd like to be treated, and through it all, you know that somewhere along the...
Zimmermann ready for next challenge with Syracuse
Zimmermann ready for next challenge with Syracuse
Byron Kerr
Nationals
Right-handed pitcher Jordan Zimmermann has made his way back to the Syracuse Chiefs as he gets ever closer to returning to the Nationals following Tommy John surgery last August. Zimmermann expects to start Thursday or Friday for the Chiefs and work the standard five innings or 80 pitch limit he has been on for the last three starts. "I am pretty excited to be back with Syracuse. I didn't know how long I was going to stay in Harrisburg so it was good to find out I was going to Triple-A. ...
Quotes from the press conference
Quotes from the press conference
Roch Kubatko
Orioles
Here is part of Andy MacPhail's opening statement: "What we have currently in our franchise is we have a young core of players who are struggling and have taken a step backwards. They haven't been exposed to a winning-type environment. We for the last couple months have been trying to find somebody that has had some experience at creating that winning environment, that has been exposed to young rosters before and knows how to prepare young players to be as good as they can possibly be. We...
An Exclusive One-on-One with Showalter
An Exclusive One-on-One with Showalter
Steve Melewski
Orioles
Following his press conference at Camden Yards today, Showalter made his way down to the MASNsports.com WebStudio for an exclusive one-on-one sit down where I got the chance to talk with him further about the new job before him. Watch the video of our interview below for even more insight from Showalter as he takes the reins in Baltimore, followed by my impressions from the press conference: Sitting in the sixth-floor room at Camden Yards watching today's press conference to introduce new...