Peter Schmuck

Schmuck: Dexter Fowler foul-up caps a strange few days for Orioles

June 30, 2019 at 12:02 p.m.

If Yogi Berra were alive today, he would have something very relevant to say about the Orioles' supposedly successful bid to sign free-agent outfielder Dexter Fowler. It really wasn't over...

Los Angeles Dodgers' Hee-Seop Choi, right, is congratulated by manager Jim Tracy, left, as Choi returns to the dugout after hitting a two-run home run off Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Webb in the third inning Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005, in Phoenix.

Former major leaguer Hee Seop Choi will serve as guest coach at Orioles minor league camp

June 29, 2019 at 5:32 p.m.

The Orioles had another South Korean player in camp on Tuesday, but it's not what you think. Former Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and Florida Marlins first baseman Hee Seop...

Ravens linebacker Jamie Sharper (left) and teammate Lionel Dalton celebrate following Sharper's interception, which sealed the Ravens' 16-3 victory over the Oakland Raiders in the AFC championship game.

Schmuck: Broncos defense doesn’t measure up to ’85 Bears or 2000 Ravens

June 30, 2019 at 9:02 p.m.

In the aftermath of Super Bowl 50, several Denver Broncos tried to make the case that their defense is the best in NFL history, which only proves that those who...

After Randy Edsall’s firing, responsibility for Terps football reverts to Kevin Anderson

August 19, 2019 at 11:20 a.m.

Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson said on Sunday that he first began pondering the dismissal of head football coach Randy Edsall after the Terps were chased out of their stadium...

Twenty years after 2,131, Orioles celebrate Cal Ripken Jr.’s ‘superhuman’ accomplishment

August 19, 2019 at 11:17 a.m.

Cal Ripken Jr. kept us all in suspense for the 13 years leading up to the night he broke Lou Gehrig's supposedly unbreakable consecutive-games record, so why should Tuesday night...

The importance of the Streak that likely will stand forever

August 19, 2019 at 11:16 a.m.

If you take Cal Ripken Jr. at his word, his quest to become baseball's all-time iron man was not a quest at all. He would tell you — and he...

Girl’s prosthetic hand delivers special first pitch before Orioles game

August 19, 2019 at 11:15 a.m.

It's not often that the perfunctory first pitch ceremony before a Major League Baseball game can tug at your heartstrings and also provide a window into a brave new technological...

Orioles' Gerardo Parra, top, rounds the bases past Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Tommy Milone after hitting a three-run home run during the sixth inning, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, in Baltimore.

Key numbers from the Orioles’ 26-hit, 18-run blowout of the A’s

August 19, 2019 at 11:15 a.m.

By now you probably know the Orioles absolutely pasted the Oakland A's on Sunday at Camden Yards, scoring 18 runs on a franchise-record-tying 26 hits. It was pretty crazy to...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter, left, and executive vice president Dan Duquette chat while they watch pitchers throw during spring training at the Orioles' spring facility Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015.

Schmuck: As O’s brass defends woeful 2014 offseason, don’t expect much to change this winter

August 19, 2019 at 11:15 a.m.

Baseball operations chief Dan Duquette probably didn't think that 41/2 months into the 2015 season, he'd be explaining for the umpteenth time why the Orioles don't have Nelson Cruz and...

Buck Showalter’s decision to walk Mike Trout and Albert Pujols backfires

August 19, 2019 at 11:14 a.m.

Keep in mind Buck Showalter once ordered an intentional walk to Barry Bonds with the bases loaded, so the decision on Sunday to walk Mike Trout and Albert Pujols to...

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