Near the end of the Orioles’ season-ticket holders’ Q&A with executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias and manager Brandon Hyde on Saturday at FanFest — the first true interaction between the new leadership and the fan base whose team they're charged with returning to glory — Doug Waire boiled down their greatest challenge as simply as anyone could.
The Phoenix resident and longtime Orioles fan asked Elias what a successful year would look like for the club after a 115-loss 2018 season that required a housecleaning on Eutaw Street. Waire, 47, asked Hyde how he'd handle the clubhouse and keep things progressing in the right direction with the specter of such a season looming again.