Miguel Gonzalez – Baltimore Magazine https://www.baltimoremagazine.com The Best of Baltimore Since 1907 Thu, 06 Aug 2020 00:26:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Miguel Gonzalez – Baltimore Magazine https://www.baltimoremagazine.com 32 32 John Harbaugh Shows His Humanity https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/sports/friday-replay-john-harbaugh-shows-his-humanity/ Fri, 01 Apr 2016 11:26:00 +0000 https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/?p=31526 Continued]]> John Harbaugh: A different kind of coach.
Check out this really sweet and thoughtful piece about Coach Harbaugh by ESPN’s Kevin Van Valkenburg. While most coaches see their teams as a business, Van Valkenburg writes, Harbaugh sees his team as a family. To wit, here’s a clip of Harbaugh’s warm and heartfelt eulogy of cornerback Tray Walker, who died in a motorcycle accident on March 18.

O’s release Miguel Gonzalez.
This makes us nervous. Gonzalez was one of those pitchers—a bit like Jake Arrieta and we all know what happened with him—who showed glimmers of greatness but could never quite pull it together on a consistent basis. In 2012—arguably his best year—he went 9 and 4 with a 3.25 ERA and started Game 3 of the ALDS, departing in the 7th inning with a 2-1 lead. In 2014, he pitched a complete game shutout against the Reds. And last year, despite being plagued by injuries all season, he struck out a career-high 10 batters against the Yankees. But injuries, as well as his $5.1 million salary were a factor, and the Os have put him on release waivers. We’ll miss you, Gonzo. Now just don’t go to the Cubs

Hyun-soo Kim not rising yet.
When the O’s acquired Hyun-soo Kim in the off-season, expectations were pretty high for the Korean slugger who last year hit a career-high 28 home runs with a .326 average in the Korean Baseball Organization. But it’s hard sometimes to anticipate how a player might make the transition to the MLB and Kim has struggled in Spring Training, batting .182 after having gone hitless in his first 24 at-bats. (Meanwhile, Rule 5 draft player Joey Rickard has thrived, batting an eye-popping .390 in the Grapefruit League, and is expected to take Kim’s spot on the roster.) Orioles haven’t given up on Kim yet, thinking that maybe he just needs a little seasoning in the minor leagues. The question is, will the Korean star accept the demotion?

Excited about Opening Day on Monday? Us too!
Here’s a little something from Spring Training to whet your appetite:

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]]> Orioles Stud of the Week https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/community/orioles-stud-of-the-week-15/ Mon, 28 Jul 2014 11:22:59 +0000 https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/?p=67594 Continued]]> The Orioles continued their dominance on the road, winning 6 out of the 10 games on the West Coast and taking series wins against the Los Angeles Angeles and Seattle Mariners. The O’s have now won 17 of their last 25 road games—and a lot of the credit should go to this group of guys.

Stud of the Week for July 21-27:
The pitching staff

The Line:
With lackluster bats (aside from Delmond Young and Manny Machado), our pitching is what saved us this week—whether it was Wei-Yin Chen (11-3, 3.92), Miguel Gonzalez (5-5, 3.91), Chris Tillman (7-5, 3.92), Kevin Gausman (4-3, 3.67), T.J. McFarland (4-2, 3.07), or Zach Britton (3-2, 1.71) on the rubber.

Studliest Moment:
Chen had a dominant performance against Seattle on Thursday night, pitching eight scoreless innings (an Orioles career-high-tie) and running his winning streak to four games (and 11 wins total this season). Not only did he deliver a tight 109-pitch game, but he also made two great defensive plays: one at the plate in the first and a good grab from the mound in the fifth.

The Clincher:
To cap off the road trip, the Orioles went into extra innings last night in Seattle. But Britton came out of the bullpen in the 10th and struck out the side to secure the O’s victory. Great ending to a successful road trip!

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