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In the current climate, how long can any newspaper keep its sports section alive, asks Michael Olesker.
Local disc jockey Bob Rivers vowed to stay on the air until the Orioles won. He figured, “How long could it last?”
Read MoreA business that did $3.5 billion in revenue in 1994 — the time of the last baseball labor-related work stoppage — is now awash with dollars as baseball revenues during the past quarter-century have risen in excess of $11 billion.
Read MoreHad the Orioles been confident enough in Jonathan Schoop’s overall long-term value, the time to have pounced was after the low-end production in 2015.
Read MoreThe Orioles have been playing major league baseball for more than 60 years. In all that time, how many Hall of Fame players has the club’s farm system produced?
Read More“I’m equal parts honored, humbled and excited by the opportunity with the Phillies, an elite franchise in a city rich in history, tradition, sports excellence and with amazingly passionate fans,” Kapler said.
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Alex Bregman celebrating after hitting the game-winning single during the tenth inning to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers in game five of the 2017 World Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Oct. 30, 2017. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Bregman isn’t the only Jewish player making headlines in the World Series. In Game Four Saturday night, Dodger Joc Pederson‘s three-run shot in the ninth extended the Dodgers’s lead to 6-1.
Read MoreWhatever the overriding reasons, Orioles fans picked a bad time to stop coming to games. The owner committed to an all-in payroll in 2017 of over $163 million, as the team again was back in the top 10 of MLB payroll.
Read MoreSo here’s the rule: When an athlete deliberately hurts another athlete to the extent that the injured athlete can’t perform and has to sit out while their injuries heal, the offending athlete should also sit out until the injured athlete returns.
Read MoreAt Oriole Park, the O’s packed people in for much of a decade. But they were helped by curiosity about the new park and the exodus of the Colts. Once the Ravens arrived – along with baseball in Washington – the evenings of packed houses were a sometime thing.
Read MoreSince the Orioles opened the season with 22 wins in 32 starts, they’ve barely won one out of every three games. You play that kind of ball, you don’t even bother opening up the ballpark.
Read MoreBeing Jewish definitely has been part of Bleier’s life. He grew up in South Florida and became a bar mitzvah there. He also played for Team Israel in the 2013 World Baseball Classic and loved having that opportunity.
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