In an alternate universe, Steve Cishek would’ve been a consistently effective setup man for the Nationals last season, effective enough to draw interest from other clubs over the summer and spend the rest of the year pitching for a contender while the Nats got a prospect or two in return. It didn’t happen that way, of course. Cishek, while effectiv

I’m finally done with 2022 except for those occasions when I reference it in relation to the upcoming season. Like, can the bullpen be as good or better than it was last summer? Can Kyle Bradish and Dean Kremer pick up where they left off? Can Ramón Urías win a Gold Glove at a different position? Will I break my record set last year for most times

As the New Year begins today, here is a wish for health and happiness for all of us. Without the first, it gets more difficult to have the second. Let’s all go two-for-two in 2023. As it relates to baseball and the Orioles, here is a wish list for a few people for the 2023 season. Manager Brandon Hyde: A wish that he not change one thing. Not anyth

It’s New Year’s Day, and you won’t find anybody associated with the Nationals not named Meneses who was disappointed to see 2022 come to an end. It was a miserable year, arguably the most miserable year in club history. But like Mark McGwire once tried to do in front of a congressional panel, let’s not talk about the past anymore. Let’s look ahead

Happy New Year. Hope you remembered to hydrate before going to bed. You’ll know if it wasn’t enough. One of the best pieces of advice I ever received was to order a water with every alcoholic beverage. You can thank me later. Do people still use a designated driver, or have Uber and Lyft made it obsolete? Anyway, the year 2022 is officially behind

On Aug. 30, 2020 the Orioles traded reliever Mychal Givens to the Colorado Rockies for three players, including Tyler Nevin. Recently Givens rejoined the Orioles, but now Nevin is officially leaving the organization. Designated for assignment on Dec. 21 when the club acquired catcher James McCann from the New York Mets, Nevin was traded to the Detr

The Orioles have traded Tyler Nevin to the Detroit Tigers for cash considerations. Nevin was designated for assignment on Dec. 21.

We’ve reached the final week of the year, so it’s time to look back at the Nationals’ most significant stories of 2022. We conclude the series today with the story that has hovered over the franchise since April: The Lerner family’s interest in selling the club … Upon announcing the long-awaited sale of the league-owned Nationals in May 2006, then-

The report was that the Orioles and Cubs have interest in free agent first baseman Eric Hosmer. The former All-Star won a World Series ring with the 2015 Kansas City Royals and is said to be “on the radar” of the Orioles and Cubs. This tells us, well, not much. How much interest do they have and how much interest will Hosmer have in them? The Padre

The countdown has started. Get ready to raise a glass, and your expectations for the 2023 season if you dare. I’m still looking back at 2022. I’ll make my resolutions, and my spring travel arrangements, at a later date. My personal and professional lives slamming together as usual. Here are a few more memorable Orioles moments to go with yesterday’