masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgLet’s try this again.
The Orioles are playing a day-night doubleheader because it’s not going to stop raining until Christmas. I’m no longer surprised or disappointed by the forecast. Just accept that the team is changing its logo to a black cloud.
I can’t wait for the next giveaway, when the first 10,000 fans 18 and older will receive a tarp.
The roster will change today. Both teams are allowed to add a 26th player for Game 2, as it’s been explained to me.
Infielder Paul Janish would…

Let’s try this again.

The Orioles are playing a day-night doubleheader because it’s not going to stop raining until Christmas. I’m no longer surprised or disappointed by the forecast. Just accept that the team is changing its logo to a black cloud.

I can’t wait for the next giveaway, when the first 10,000 fans 18 and older will receive a tarp.

The roster will change today. Both teams are allowed to add a 26th player for Game 2, as it’s been explained to me.

Infielder Paul Janish would appear to be the logical choice, except that the Orioles would have to purchase his contract from Triple-A Norfolk and he couldn’t be sent back down afterward without clearing waivers.

One solution would be to purchase his contract before Game 1 and option a reliever, then choose someone else as the 26th player for Game 2. This would be a way to place Janish on the roster and get back to a four-man bench.

Let’s see how it plays out.

wright-pitching-white-sidebar.jpgMike Wright is starting Game 1 for the Orioles. He’s never faced the Athletics or anyone on the current roster.

Jesse Hahn is starting Game 2 for the Athletics. He’s never faced the Orioles, and Pedro Alvarez is the only player on the current roster to step in against him. Alvarez is 1-for-2 with a home run.

(Am I the only one who hears “Jesse Hahn” and thinks “Jessica Hahn,” which really shows my age?)

Wright has gone five, six, 6 1/3 and six innings in his four starts, the last coming on April 29 against the White Sox. He worked a scoreless inning on Wednesday, with manager Buck Showalter making sure the right-hander didn’t have too much time between appearances.

Showalter flip-flopped his starters today. Ubaldo Jimenez will wait until the nightcap.

The Athletics are staying in order, with left-hander Rich Hill starting Game 1. He’s going to throw a lot of curveballs, the old-school power kind that helped to earn him that $6 million contract over the winter.

Shameless plug alert: I’m now scheduled to appear on “O’s Xtra” that airs at 12:30 p.m. on MASN2.