Orioles manager Buck Showalter will likely be airborne and Houston-bound Sunday evening, and is hoping beyond hope that the airplane televisions are working so he can enjoy the culmination of his offseason passion — women's basketball.
The Mississippi State product freely admits that his fascination with the sport stems from his alma mater's recent success in it, and they play Notre Dame for the national championship. But their run near the top of the sport has made him grow fond of what the game has to offer.
"I think it's pure basketball, the way we all [remember]," Showalter said on a particularly slow Sunday morning, before the Orioles play their series finale with the Minnesota Twins.