Even in enemy territory, Buck Showalter’s not afraid to rock the red.
The Orioles manager showed up to a news conference before Friday’s series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays wearing a Capitals hat, just hours before Washington’s NHL team was set to face the … yup, Tampa Bay Lightning.
It’s the second straight year the Orioles have shown support for the Capitals in a territory largely hostile to those interests. Last spring, Showalter, Trey Mancini and Adam Jones each posed for photos in red Capitals T-shirts at Toronto’s Rogers Centre on the eve of the Capitals’ first-round playoff series against the Toronto Maple Leafs.