A Conversation with Dan Duqeutte

April 17, 2013 by Joel Poiley · 1 Comment

It’s completely fine with the Baltimore Orioles if national pundits and soothsayers again pick them to finish close to the bottom of the always competitive American League East. They believed this time last season they were much better than the 100-loss aggregation most predicted, and they took that quiet confidence into a season that eventuated […]

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Ayalaâ€™s Return Gives Sparky Lyle’s Team Big Boost

September 10, 2010 by Bob Wirz · 1 Comment

If anyone heard what sounded like a collective sigh of relief recently, it probably came from the Somerset Patriots clubhouse because pesky Elliott Ayala had shaken off the effects of being hit squarely on the mouth with a pitch sufficiently to get back in the lineup. â€œThatâ€™s a guy that we need,â€ Manager Sparky Lyle […]

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