American League East

For starters, Dan Duquette hasn't had same magic touch

2013-05-21 11:04:00

If you believe that the Orioles’ unexpected run to the postseason in 2012 was something of magic, then the most dazzling trick the organization pulled off was consistently pulling productive starters out of their sleeves. Executive vice...

Talking Orioles with Birds Watcher's Amanda Redman

2013-05-21 04:00:00

The Baltimore sports scene is blessed with a bunch of talented bloggers who bring their unique perspective to the conversation. Each week, I hope to chat with one of them in a regular feature called Blogger on Blogger. This week, I exchanged emails with...

Orioles fall to Rays, 3-1, extending losing streak to five games

2013-05-19 17:12:00

Last season, Orioles manager Buck Showalter had the base of the right-field foul pole at Camden Yards painted black in order to help discern balls in play from home runs. Most stadiums have a yellow line on the top of the wall that serves as a marker in...

Is it too soon for Orioles fans to start panicking?

2013-05-20 09:52:00

Less than two weeks ago, the Orioles were tied for first place in the American League East. Despite subpar starting pitching, they were winning games -- more than 60 percent of them -- because Manny Machado, Adam Jones and Chris Davis were pounding the...

Orioles thoughts and observations: Rotation, Garcia, Gonzalez and Flaherty

2013-05-16 06:54:00

The San Diego Padres might be better than their sub-.500 record indicates, but losing two games to them over a span of 18 hours this week has to be a bitter pill for the Orioles to swallow. Following today’s off day, the Orioles will play 17 games...

Jim Johnson blows first regular-season save since July as Orioles fall to Padres, 3-2

2013-05-14 20:33:00

Buck Showalter's first glimpse of closer Jim Johnson inside the Orioles clubhouse moments after his remarkable consecutive-save streak came to an sudden end Tuesday night was the sight of Johnson working up a sweat on the exercise bike in the training...

Five Baltimore Orioles stats that stand out this week

2013-05-08 09:46:00

Each Wednesday, blogger Matt Vensel will highlight five statistics that really mean something for the Orioles. 58.9 -- the number of saves Orioles closer Jim Johnson is on pace for this season. Jim Johnson got his 12th save in Tuesday night's 4-3...

Roberto Alomar, former Orioles second baseman, elected to club's Hall of Fame

2013-05-01 18:30:00

Former second baseman Roberto Alomar isn’t positive that 1996 was his greatest season as a big leaguer, but he knows that first year as an Oriole had to be among the highlights of his Hall of Fame career. “Numbers-wise, I can maybe say yes,...

Roberto Alomar says Orioles 'are on the right track'

2013-05-01 10:16:00

A couple of hours after it was announced that Roberto Alomar would be inducted into the Orioles Hall of Fame, the former Orioles second baseman hopped on a conference call at noon Wednesday to talk about the honor. I was curious to see what he had to...

After impressive Orioles debut, Freddy Garcia looks to stay as No. 5 starter

2013-05-06 20:20:00

When Orioles right-hander Freddy Garcia was left without a job just a week before the regular season began this year, there was no doubt in his mind that he would pitch in the major leagues in 2013 if he was given the chance. Garcia — a 15-year...

Jeremy Guthrie out-pitches Freddy Garcia as Royals beat Orioles in series finale

2013-05-09 20:33:00

Jeremy Guthrie received a warm reception from the crowd at Camden Yards when he took the mound Thursday for the first time here since he was traded away before last season. Then the Kansas City Royals right-hander did his part to beat his former team,...

Orioles rise to No. 1 in Yahoo Sports' baseball power rankings

2013-05-09 13:08:00

They say you’re not really supposed to read much into baseball standings until Memorial Day, and power rankings surely fall under the same umbrella. But it’s probably OK for Orioles fans to take a little satisfaction in seeing that their...

Instead, the Orioles won four of those five divisional series and went 9-6 in those 15 games, even though they did not get enough innings out of the starting rotation.

2013-04-24 00:00:00

Even though the Boston Red Sox are leading the American League East, the Orioles are actually getting some long-awaited respect from the out-of-town media.

2013-04-11 00:00:00

It happens every game, but it still makes you feel good every time you go to Camden Yards. Since the 1970s, the Orioles have been playing John Denver's iconic song. A tradition during the seventh-inning stretch at Camden Yards, it never gets old.

2013-04-02 12:13:00