Brian Roberts

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....

Showalter hoping Flaherty can 'get his legs back under him' at Norfolk

2013-05-19 16:08:00

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he hopes that getting second baseman Ryan Flaherty consistent at-bats at Triple-A Norfolk — while getting the 26-year-old to work on offensive problems away from the major league spotlight — will help him...

Orioles pregame notes on Valencia, Wieters, the second base situation, Johnson, Garcia, Gonzalez

2013-05-19 10:12:00

The Orioles will try to snap their season-high four-game losing streak and salvage the series finale against Tampa Bay today at Camden Yards. This is the first time the Orioles have lost five straight games at home since June 28 to July 15, 2011 and...

Reimold to 15-day DL; Arrieta back with Orioles; Roberts to 60-day DL

2013-05-18 11:08:00

The Orioles made several moves before Saturday's game, with one high-profile player hitting the disabled list and another getting a recall to the major leagues. Outfielder Nolan Reimold, who has struggled to hit in the early season and hasn't played...

Orioles right-hander Miguel Gonzalez confident DL stint will be short

2013-05-09 14:15:00

Orioles right-hander Miguel Gonzalez, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Thursday with right thumb blister, said he's�confident�he will be able to return to the team’s starting rotation when he’s eligible to be activated May 19....

Nate McLouth and Manny Machado using teamwork at top of the lineup

2013-05-09 17:25:00

Orioles left fielder Nate McLouth entered Thursday's game with 11 stolen bases, second most in the American League. McLouth credits Manny Machado's patience at the plate hitting behind him with allowing him to be aggressive on the basepaths....

Orioles' Brian Roberts will miss six more weeks after hamstring surgery

2013-05-08 17:54:00

Oft-injured Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts is expected to miss at least another six weeks after making the decision Wednesday to have surgery to repair a muscle in his injured right hamstring. Roberts, who was injured while sliding into second...

Showalter: Brian Roberts is 'going to come back and make a contribution to this club this year'

2013-05-08 20:16:00

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he spent 20 minutes on the phone with injured second baseman Brian Roberts on Wednesday discussing all the possible paths he could take with his lingering right hamstring injury. At the end of the conversation, the...

Don't give up on Brian Roberts just yet

2013-05-08 15:41:00

It's easy enough to digest the news that Brian Roberts is headed for another surgical procedure and presume that it will always be thus -- that he will never be able to hold up long enough to help the Orioles for a reasonable period. That's not an...

Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts seeing specialist for lingering hamstring injury

2013-05-07 17:57:00

Brian Roberts’ continuing injury saga will take on another chapter today when the Orioles second baseman visits a hamstring specialist in Dallas to determine why he is not responding as quickly as he had hoped after rupturing a tendon behind his...

Orioles left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada nearing minor league rehab assignment

2013-05-05 12:28:00

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Orioles left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada's recovery from Tommy John surgery is expected to take a significant step forward next week. Wada is slated to make one more start in extended spring training on Friday and after that he will likely...

Due to injuries, Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts hasn't played a full season since 2009. He batted .283 with 16 home runs, 79 RBIs and led the American League with 56 doubles that year. But, four years later, he's now 35 years old and coming off a season in which he hit .

2013-04-02 12:31:00

Outfielder Nick Markakis #21 of the Baltimore Orioles catches a fly ball in front of infielder Brian Roberts #1 of the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning during the Opening Day game at Tropicana Field on April 2, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Brian Roberts smiles during the eighth inning.

2013-04-02 00:00:00