
Jack Gibbons
Online Editor at BaltimoreBaseball.com
Former sports reporter, editor, The (Baltimore) News American; night sports editor, Philadelphia Daily News; sports editor, online editor, Baltimore Sun.
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6 days ago |
baltimorebaseball.com | Jack Gibbons
SCROLL DOWN TO READ ARTICLE Who knew that oven mitts could cause so many problems? They were involved in two big ones for the Orioles on Saturday and Sunday against the New York Yankees. Jordan Westburg was wearing an oven mitt — baseball players refer to them as sliding mitts — on Saturday when he stole second with a headfirst slide. Immediately, he knew something didn’t feel right despite the protection the mitt is supposed to provide.
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1 week ago |
baltimorebaseball.com | Jack Gibbons
SCROLL DOWN TO READ ARTICLE The Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays were competing against each other as if it were a playoff game on Thursday night. The Orioles were coming off a disastrous loss — 12-8 after leading 8-0 — and the Rays were trying to issue an early knockout punch to Baltimore’s chances of a comeback this season while staying on the heels of the American League East-leading New York Yankees. There was a lot on the line, and the intensity of the game reflected it.
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1 week ago |
baltimorebaseball.com | Jack Gibbons
SCROLL DOWN TO READ ARTICLE What happened? Charlie Morton, the Orioles’ bounce-back player of the year, led the Orioles to an impressive 4-1 bounce-back win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. Colton Cowser gave him the offensive support he needed with a three-run homer on an 0-2 pitch in the sixth, snapping a 1-1 tie. The win came a night after the Orioles blew an 8-0 lead and lost, 12-8, to the Rays.
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1 week ago |
baltimorebaseball.com | Jack Gibbons
SCROLL DOWN TO READ ARTICLE From his first game as Orioles interim manager, it was clear Tony Mansolino was his own guy, and that he was going to be refreshingly honest. He was thrown into a tough spot when his friend Brandon Hyde was fired, and executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias decided to announce it in a release and not address the move with the media until three days later in Milwaukee. It was up to the players and Mansolino to provide the reaction.
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2 weeks ago |
baltimorebaseball.com | Jack Gibbons
SCROLL DOWN TO READ ARTICLE The Orioles had won three in a row against the White Sox and then had a day off. They then won three more against Seattle to run their winning streak to six. As they prepared to extend the winning streak to seven a week ago Friday against the A’s, interim manager Tony Mansolino said he was going to rest 23-year-old All-Star shortstop Gunnar Henderson, who went back-to-back with catcher Adley Rutschman the day before to power the Orioles to a 4-3 win.
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Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry, who died Thursday at age 84, was a good guy who didn't mind if hitters thought he was doing something bad on the pitching mound. https://t.co/Qh4CdkIHeB

RT @brentgibbons: I think y'all need a good cat video on a Monday morning https://t.co/2QjEIEEPY9

When the Orioles finished their 2022 marathon on Wednesday, they weren't among the leaders, but they were closer to the front of the pack than anyone expected -- with their best still to come. https://t.co/qacnGYF3jA