Mackanin

FREDERICK -- Have team. Will travel.Blame the harsh winter for the predicament that confronts the Bowie Baysox, the Double-A team that seemingly will be playing everywhere in the area except its own home until Prince George's County Stadium is ready for baseball.Construction delays because of the weather have forced the Baysox to locate their base in Frederick and to schedule early-season games at Grove Stadium here, at Judy Johnson Field in Wilmington, Del., and at the University of Maryland's Shipley Field.

The Orioles completed their minor-league instructional staff yesterday by naming former American League All-Star catcher Butch Wynegar manager of their Single-A Albany (Ga.) farm team.Wynegar, a native of York, Pa., has been out of professional baseball since concluding a 13-year playing career in 1988. For the past three seasons, he has served as assistant baseball coach at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla., after a two-year hitch as an assistant pro at Wekiva Golf Course in Longwood, Fla.A .255 career hitter, Wynegar was the American League Rookie of the Year in 1976, the first of two straight seasons he made the All-Star team.

The Bowie Baysox announced yesterday that former Orioles outfielder Al Bumbry will join manager Pete Mackanin's coaching staff for the 1994 season.Bumbry, who recently was released from the major-league coaching staff of the Boston Red Sox, was considered a candidate for the Orioles major-league staff, but that opening went to Don Buford.The Orioles might have chosen Bumbry if first-base coach Davey Lopes had left for a managerial position, but apparently felt there would be some redundancy with both Lopes and Bumbry on the staff.

Reliever Brad Pennington's winter league season come to an abrupt end last week when he was released by the Mayaguez club of the Puerto Rican league.Pennington apparently was released because his inconsistent performance had become a source of frustration to the club's owner, even though the move left Mayaguez manager Rick Dempsey short of relief pitching."

A major minor-league success story enters its fifth season tonight when the Frederick Keys begin their 1993 Carolina League schedule at Grove Stadium.The past two summers, the Single-A affiliate of the Orioles has drawn nearly 750,000 fans to its 5,000-seat park, ranking in the top 20 among all minor-league teams both years.More of the same can be expected from the Keys this season, starting with the opener against the Prince William Cannons."It [high attendance] figures to continue," said new general manager Larry Martin.

Pete Mackanin, a career utility infielder in the major leagues who has spent the past seven years managing in the minors, is the new manager of the Frederick Keys.He has a 491-467 record as a manager, including 199-193 the past three seasons with Nashville, the St. Louis Cardinals' Triple-A affiliate in the American Association. He spent two years at Single-A Peoria and two years at Triple-A Iowa before moving to Nashville.Mackanin replaces Bobby Miscik, who was promoted to manager of Rochester, the Orioles' Triple-A affiliate.