Adam LaRoche

Some notes and observations (Duquette, Lohse, Bourn, relievers)

2013-01-30 03:45:00

It’s now less than two weeks before pitchers and catchers report to Sarasota, Fla., but I still get a sense Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette isn’t done compiling his roster. Really, I’m not sure there is ever a time when...

Digest: Ravens' Brigance to receive Community Service Award

2013-01-16 21:52:00

Sports Legends Museum Ravens' Brigance to receive Community Service Award The Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation announced that it will present former Ravens player O.J. Brigance and his wife, Chanda, with its Community Service Award at the annual "Babe'...

Orioles aren't only team interested in Nationals' Michael Morse

2013-01-09 04:00:00

There’s no secret that the Orioles are interested in acquiring first baseman-outfielder Michael Morse from the Nationals, but they aren’t the only ones. Now that the Nationals have re-signed first baseman Adam LaRoche to a two-year deal, the...

Orioles promise 2013 fireworks and deliver

2012-12-19 08:11:00

No, they haven't signed free agent first baseman Adam LaRoche, at least not yet, but the Orioles have signed on to sponsor the annual New Year's Eve celebration at the Inner Harbor, which is almost as exciting. The giant fireworks display, which was...

Are the Orioles getting left behind in the AL East?

2012-12-18 14:56:00

If this is December, then there are a lot of Orioles fans who are wondering the same thing. Why is it that every year at this time, the other American League East teams do their holiday shopping at Lord &Taylor and the Orioles seem to do most of...

Would you surrender next year's first rounder for LaRoche?

2012-12-18 04:00:00

The Adam LaRoche dilemma for the Orioles is an interesting one to me. But apparently, at least from those who responded to my Twitter account Monday, it’s pretty simple: Most of those readers believe the Orioles need to sign LaRoche because he...

The Orioles are interested in Adam LaRoche, but at what cost?

2012-12-17 14:15:00

The Orioles need a power hitter for the middle of their lineup. They have a vacant spot at first base, if they can get someone that’s better defensively than Chris Davis. The club has tried to make a trade to bolster those spots, but they haven&...

For Orioles fans, silence from the Warehouse is deafening

2013-01-09 17:07:00

Orioles fans, I don't blame you for being upset. Here we are, the second week of January, and the silence from the Warehouse is deafening. Let's review what we have so far. No major moves to make this team better in 2013. No progress in the hunt for a...

Red Sox bid muddies battle for free agent LaRoche

2012-12-27 21:24:00

That the Boston Red Sox are talking to free-agent outfielder Adam LaRoche, which was reported Wednesday, isn't exactly new. The Red Sox were among a handful of teams — the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays also on that list —...

Chance to win with Nationals made difference, Haren says

2012-12-05 00:00:00

Dan Haren, one of baseball's best right-handed starting pitchers for a half-decade, needed to choose this winter where to continue his career. He used a rationale that, while sound, for generations would have constituted pure fantasy. Haren came to...

Orioles agree with outfielder Nate McLouth on a one-year deal

2012-12-05 19:23:00

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Orioles and outfielder Nate McLouth, one of their key stretch run players from last year’s playoff season, agreed to a one-year deal Wednesday, essentially shutting the door on acquiring more major league outfielders,...

Looking at some likely targets for Orioles

2012-12-04 08:04:00

Good morning from Nashville. No, the Orioles haven’t traded for Billy Butler or signed Adam LaRoche yet. Hold your breath and you may turn Ravens’ purple. As we get into the second day of the annual baseball meetings here, I’ll try...

Anthony Rizzo throws out the Nationals' Adam LaRoche during the second inning.

2013-05-11 00:00:00

Jeff Keppinger slides safely back to first base to beat the tag of the Nationals' Adam LaRoche during the first inning.

2013-04-10 00:00:00

Alejandro De Aza watches fans try to catch Adam LaRoche's home run.

2013-04-09 00:00:00