Dan Connolly covered the Orioles starting in 2001 and just about for every year since up to present day. He is not covering baseball this season, but is still working and going strong as the Senior Writer for Select Medical.

Connolly was named the Maryland Sportswriter of the Year in both 2013 and 2023 and has seen a lot and covered a lot in his time on the O’s beat for the York Daily Record, the Baltimore Sun, BaltimoreBaseball.com and The Athletic.

Among his peers he is liked for his sharp wit and respected both for his talents as a writer and reporter.

The “Connolly lean” will be mentioned in this podcast, known only to the writers that cover the team every day. We will detail this inside joke and more in this fun discussion with Connolly about covering the Orioles.

Hope you enjoy this debut podcast!

Coming very soon, podcast episodes with O’s international scouting head Koby Perez and long-time Baltimore Sun writer and columnist Peter Schmuck.

So excited that this pod made it to the finish line. It was harder to get here than I thought but with the help of many people, here we are!

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