The Oriolesâ new owner has largely seemed like a figurehead throughout his first season. With another winless postseason, itâs time for David Rubenstein to show what his vision is.
âItâs been a tough night,â executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias said Thursday. âToday is a tough day. This is all very raw, very fresh.â
"You donât know when youâre going to run into any of these guys again," reliever Danny Coulombe said. "Iâd love to play with these guys again, but you never know what the future holds.â
To ask Westburgâs teammates to describe the 25-year-old New Braunfels, Texas, native brings out a series of adjectives: steady, calming, hard-working, tough.
The playoffs come down to a man holding a bat with a chance to make something happen, and the Oriolesâ playoff runs in this era, to this point, have been devoid of them.
âYou look at it as an opportunity,â Eflin said. âWe have an opportunity to right the ship tomorrow and we are going to show up prepared and ready to go.â
Cowser went to see the show on Sept. 23 during the Oriolesâ off day in New York prior to what would be a pivotal Yankees series. The next day, the Orioles claimed their playoff spot.
Speaking at The Baltimore Bannerâs iMPACT Maryland event, Moore said he didnât do the best job explaining what it meant for the state and the baseball team to sign a memorandum of understanding â news that was flashed on the ballpark video board in the middle of a game.
David Rubenstein didnât get into the baseball business to make money, but to âmake a great baseball team,â the 75-year-old owner of the Baltimore Orioles said at iMPACT Maryland.
Ripken, a Hall of Famer who played all 21 of his major league seasons with the Orioles, purchased the Utica Blue Sox in 2001 and moved them to Aberdeen, his hometown.