Regardless of what happens over the next month, by virtue of being tied for first place in September, the Baltimore Orioles represent one of the biggest baseball surprises in recent memory. However, those with their ears to the ground of history probably shouldn’t be too shocked by the Birds’ ascent to the top perch in […]
Posts Tagged ‘Buck Showalter’
Like Mentor Martin, Early Success No Surprise for Buck Showalter
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged Baltimore Orioles, Billy Martin, Buck Showalter on September 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Showalter’s Counter-Criticism of Yanks a Disservice to Flannigan’s Memory
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged Baltimore Orioles, Buck Showalter on August 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The Orioles refusal to push up Saturday’s doubleheader to Friday, and the Yankees subsequent vocal criticism of that decision, has created a strain between the two organizations. Until this morning, the harsh words were mostly directed by Joe Girardi and Yankees’ players toward the Baltimore organization, but this morning, Orioles’ manager Buck Showalter took the […]