Baltimore Orioles

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...

Search traffic glancing at Xbox, still focused heavily on the Oklahoma tornado

2013-05-21 07:09:00

Amazon's hosting service has been approved for government use, a formerly obscure math lecturer has received hard-won praise for an incredible accomplishment, and Oklahoma City is working to dig out from a devastating tornado. Welcome to your online...

Buck Showalter, Orioles facing biggest test of young season

2013-05-21 07:44:00

Rarely will you see Buck Showalter as agitated as he appeared after the Orioles’ 6-4 extra-inning loss to the New York Yankees last night at Camden Yards. You couldn’t blame the Orioles manager for being in a less-than-sunny mood, either....

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 notes and observations (Jim Johnson, Garcia, Showalter, Casilla)

2013-05-21 04:08:00

The knee-jerk reaction to Jim Johnson’s third straight blown save is to pull him from the closer’s spot for now. I’m probably in the minority here. But I don’t do it. And I know Orioles manager Buck Showalter won’t do it....

Orioles notes: Chen to travel to Florida to continue rehab for oblique injury

2013-05-20 18:10:00

Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen leaves Baltimore on Tuesday for the club’s minor league complex in Sarasota, Fla., but how long he’ll be there is unknown. “I just want to go down there and prepare early and rehab early so I can get...

Sports on TV

2013-05-21 00:00:00

TUESDAY'S TELEVISION HIGHLIGHTS ++++++++++++++++++++ || MLB || Washington@San Francisco (T) || MASN9 a.m. || || Yankees@Orioles (T) || MASN12:30 || || Yankees@Orioles || MASN7 || || Tampa Bay at Toronto || MLB7 || || Philadelphia@Miami || TCN7 || ||...

Rays manager Joe Maddon calls Sunday's replay review 'baseball anarchy'

2013-05-20 11:27:00

The day after Joe Maddon’s team was awarded a home run after a replay review showed that Matt Joyce’s ball hit the base of Camden Yards’ right-field foul pole in the Orioles’ 3-1 loss to Tampa Bay, the Rays manager blasted crew...

Jim Johnson and Buck Showalter on Johnson's latest blown save

2013-05-20 20:54:00

Jim Johnson’s third blown save in as many opportunities obviously was the main angle in Monday night’s 6-4 loss to the New York Yankees in 10 innings. Orioles manager Buck Showalter – as he usually does in these kinds of sticky...

Yankees defeat the Orioles 6-4 in the 10th, Johnson blows third straight save opportunity

2013-05-20 21:13:00

Orioles closer Jim Johnson can be depended on to always be at his locker to answer questions anytime he becomes a focal point of a game following a blown save. Those times have been rare, until recently, as Johnson has blown three consecutive ninth-...

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...

Fans say the Orioles have baseball's best uniforms

2013-05-20 11:16:00

The slumping Orioles have lost five in a row, but on Monday, they came away with a win off the diamond. The Orioles have the best uniforms in the major leagues, according to a recent fan poll conducted by ESPN. The O’s entered the SportsNation...

Baltimore Orioles left fielder Chris Dickerson leaps into the stands but still can't bring back a home run hit by New York Yankees designated hitter Travis Hafner in the ninth inning off of Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Jim Johnson, tying the score at 4-4 during their MLB American League

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Fernando Rodney, right, celebrates with teammate Jose Lobaton after defeating the Baltimore Orioles.

2013-05-19 00:00:00

It's probably not overstating things to say the Orioles are in crisis right now. They surrendered leads in four of the five games last week and blew up in the ninth inning twice.

2013-05-19 00:00:00